I think review scores are only useful when considering a variety of different reviewers with different tastes, and knowing what the tastes of the reviewers are.
For example, if five RPG/strategy centric reviewers give a game 10/10 each, and then five action centric reviewers give the same game a 6/10 each, - the average would be 8/10, which most people would consider the game’s score - but this isn’t actually useful. I like RPGs, so the game isn’t likely an 8/10 for me, it’s probably a 10/10. If there was only one reviewer, and he/she scored it 6/10 because they like action games, that review score doesn’t accurately represent the game to me.
Anyway, what I am trying to say is averages are useless, what is more useful are categorized scoring.
Metroid for me might be 3-4/10, but for others 10/10. And Dragon Quest might be 10/10 for me, but 3-4/10 for someone else.
So I don’t really think they’re useful in a singular sense.
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