| VGPolyglot said: 5/10. Unlike weight, this is a pre-defined range of 0% to 100%. 5/10 is 50%. Now, the question is what an average game is. Average in terms of AAA games, or average out of every single game? Considering all of the shovelware it makes sense that an average AAA game would be 7/10. |
If we were to say average out of all games I would agree at 5/10. Average out of AAA games (or any game where the developer is genuinely trying to make something worthwhile) I would say 7/10.
But I don't really see any review sites doing reviews of shovelware. I mean when's the last time you saw IGN do a review of a blatant steam asset flip? Most hardcore gamers can spot shovelware a mile away. I mean can you imagine the head editor of IGN saying "Let's review this shovelware title, because I'm sure our readers want to know whether it is worth buying or not."
| JRPGfan said: a "avg" game sucks..... usually its the "good" ones at 75+ that count, or the "greats" at 90+. |
Yep. I won't even touch a game if it doesn't get at least 77 on my custom Opencritic settings. Considering that No Man's Sky got 72 on metacritic, and that game was a joke, it makes perfect sense to stay miles from any game coming close to that sort of Metascore. But then again, I think it makes sense to not even bother with Metacritic, since Opencritic is miles better.
Last edited by Cerebralbore101 - on 07 January 2018
