Barozi said:
Teeqoz said:
GTAV and TLOU:R - released so close to the original and had minor improvements. Makes no sense to lower score
Bioshock Collection and Skyrim SE - released further away from the originals. The originals' flaws have become more apparent and easy to see, without too much having been done to fix them
Mario Kart DE - Released sorta close to the original, but also had notable additions to the original. Throw in some Switch goodwill after a dissapointing generation from Nintendo and boom.
Anyway, I don't see why some people think this is a low score. It is only 4 points lower than Ratchet & Clank, which is a terrific game. It has the same score as Splatoon got. An 8 means it is a very good game, especially with (imo) somewhat stricter reviews this gen.
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I didn't criticize the scores for GTA V and The Last of Us. I said it doesn't make sense to have some getting the same exact score, some much lower and some higher.
Skyrim SE added mod support, included all DLCs, improved graphics, fixed tons of glitches that were present in the original when it was reviewed.
Bioshock Collection includes 3 games with Metascores of 96, 88 and 94 (average of 93%). Bioshock Infinite is from 2013, the collection from 2016. That's the same amount of time between MK8 and MK8 Deluxe. Obviously with graphical improvements and all DLCs as well. So what dragged the Collection down? Are Bioshock and Bioshock 2 only 8/10 and 7/10 games by today's standards? I think not. And even if they were, they are two full games that come with Bioshock Infinte, whereas Mario Kart 8 Deluxe only adds some tracks and modes for the same price? How is adding additional games not far better than doing comparatively minor additions to an existing game.
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Mario Kart Deluxe Edition included a proper Battle Mode, which was one of the main complaints about the original game. (As well as including all DLC obviously)
As for the Bioshock collection, yes, Infinite released in 2013, but when it is a collection it isn't treated like "Bioshock Infinte, + 1 and 2". It's a collection. And Bioshock 1 & 2 like I've said, have had time for their faults to show. Maybe they are 8.5 and 7.5 games by today's standards.
