SvennoJ said:
shikamaru317 said:
And that right there is exactly my problem with Gamespot (and a few other sites) using a different review methodology than the industry standard. We live in an world where publishers sometimes give developers a bonus if their game reviews over a certain meta threshold (the Obsidian Fallout New Vegas situation is one of the most notable examples of this), some critics using the full 0-100 scale instead of the 50-100 scale can totally screw those devs out of a much needed bonus. |
You have a problem with Gamespot, but not publishers that tie bonuses to an arbitrary congregated score???
I've actually read the Gamespot review as well as Games beat and PC gamer and they make valid well constructed, backed up points to explain their scores. Yet not to 'screw' devs out of a bonus (which is not how CDPR works btw) they should get in line with the yes men and alter their scores?
Any site giving this game a perfect score, 100, in the state the game is currently in, is part of the problem. None of those even expect the day 1 patch to address all the issues, not any time soon after release. For example from one of the 100s, "but it’s not without fault. It’s let down by elements that should have been better; not the bugs, in particular (because they will be fixed), but things like the melee combat, the explanation of systems, the oppressive influx of side quests." Perfect score!
Let's blame the ones that actually reflect their impressions in a (still meaningless) score.
There was a glimmer of hope for reviews at the start of this gen when it briefly looked like we were getting a reversal from the bloated scores. It's worse now than ever with tons of small sites pushing out a 100 score asap for clicks. Leaving the ones with more realistic scores open to abuse.
Eurogamer had it right to get rid of scores and simply go with recommended, which isn't even based on how good the game actually is, just whether the reviewer would recommend it. Still you get the endless nonsense in the comments why one game got the one badge and not the other. Just read the text and decided for yourself what you find important. (Not that I'm saying you don't but people put way too much value on an average score) |
Well if you read what I wrote I mentioned my problem is not with the gamespot review per se, but with reviewers only using the 50-100 scale.
Bonus should be attached to sales.
