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Carl on 10 July 2013
TheKoreanGuy said:
JayWood2010 said:

First off I disagree with perfect and while TLoU is amazing and imo one of the best games ive played I would not have commented if it wasnt for the game of the gen remark seeing as we have had 9 games ranked higher this generation. Mostly multiplatform.

GTAIV - 98
Mario Glaxy - 97
Mario Galaxy 2 - 97
Bioshock - 96
Orange Box - 96
Skyrim - 96
Mass Effect 2 - 96
Uncharted 2 - 96
Batman Arkham Asylum - 96

Hmm, yeah GTA IV does NOT deserve a 98 meta. That meta score is based on hype and nothing more. We really can't trust reviews anymore these days.


Its not reviews in general. Its the scores. Dont put the weight on the score, put it on the review itself. Too many people focus on the score alone.

Find a reviewer or three who you tend to agree with. Find reviewers who generally have the same tastes that you do. Read the reviews THEY put out. 



                            

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Conegamer on 10 July 2013
Kantor said:
I don't really understand all of this. Yes, it's an excellent game. I do think it's the PS3's best exclusive and the best game that Naughty Dog have ever made.

But it's not the be-all and end-all of gaming like all these 10/10s suggest. There are long segments where nothing really happens. The stealth tools are decidedly lacking. The friendly AI is often a bit of a mess: Ellie runs around in front of clickers and Joel gets stuck behind her when trying to take cover. Nothing it does is really groundbreaking at all.

And yet all of these flaws are ignored in 40 perfect-scored reviews.

I agree with much of this. It seems like people see the story, and the graphics, and ignore the faults.

It's still a mighty fine game, though.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Carl on 10 July 2013

Oh and one more thing.

GTA5 will review insanely well. Dont count out another 98, or higher...



                            

Jaywood2010 on 10 July 2013
HesAPooka said:
JayWood2010 said:
HesAPooka said:


Mario Galaxy 2 and Mass Effect 2 didnt even release 3 years ago.  Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2 is no old either.  Skyrim is another newer game so no.

Mass effect is over 3 years. It released early 2010. Same with Mario Galaxy 2. Mutiplats don't count because there's less incentive for fanboys of opposing consoles to make low reviews to screw with the total meta.

Ohhh i get it now.  Lets ignore multiplats and praise exclusives.  Fits the internet perfectly.




       

Jaywood2010 on 10 July 2013
Carl2291 said:
Oh and one more thing.

GTA5 will review insanely well. Dont count out another 98, or higher...

Betting a 95+.  Doubt we will see another 98.  But i agree with your previous statement.




       

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GuyDuke on 10 July 2013
JayWood2010 said:
guiduc said:

. There won't be any game that will beat Galaxies' score.

 

  • GamePS3

    Grand Theft Auto IV

    98
    • Release Date: Apr 29, 2008
    • Rating: M
    • Publisher: Rockstar Games

    [Metacritic's 2008 PS3 Game of the Year; Also known as "GTA IV"] What does the American Dream mean today? For Niko Belic, fresh off the boat from Europe. It's the hope he can escape his past. For...

  • GameX360

    Grand Theft Auto IV

    98
    • Release Date: Apr 29, 2008
    • Rating: M
    • Publisher: Rockstar Games

    [Metacritic's 2008 Xbox 360 Game of the Year; Also known as "GTA IV"] What does the American Dream mean today? For Niko Belic, fresh off the boat from Europe. It's the hope he can escape his past....

That is, according to Metacritic. But not Gamerankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html

I tend to see sometimes fishy reviews over Metacritic so I prefer to consult Gamerankings.



Talal on 10 July 2013
guiduc said:
Pavolink said:
KHlover said:

Sorry to break it to you, but Super Mario Galaxy 2 actually has 42 perfect review scores. :P

That's a negligible difference though and a HUGE achievement for Naughty Dog. Congratulations to the (second) best reviewed game this generation!

Wow, and no score below 90 like the first one. Impressive.

What Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 achieved is pretty impressive. I think no game will be able to beat it now that the generation has come to and end.

Now, 10/10 doesn't mean anything. Last of Us is still rated at #25 on Gamerankings and sits at 95 on Metacritic. I don't get all this crazy talk about that game. Get over it, I think we all agree that everybody knows it's a great game. But shove it down our throat every time is a little bit too much. There won't be any game that will beat Galaxies' score.


It's a bit hypocritical to ask people to stop talking about how well TLOU is received when you (and many others) keep pointing out how the Galaxy games are better.



HesAPooka on 10 July 2013
JayWood2010 said:
HesAPooka said:
JayWood2010 said:
HesAPooka said:


Mario Galaxy 2 and Mass Effect 2 didnt even release 3 years ago.  Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2 is no old either.  Skyrim is another newer game so no.

Mass effect is over 3 years. It released early 2010. Same with Mario Galaxy 2. Mutiplats don't count because there's less incentive for fanboys of opposing consoles to make low reviews to screw with the total meta.

Ohhh i get it now.  Lets ignore multiplats and praise exclusives.  Fits the internet perfectly.


Yes clearly you get it that's why you're going out of your way to specifically ignore what I am saying and twist my words ;). COnversation over, not going to bother with people who can't discuss things like adults.



I was walking down along the street and I heard this voice saying, "Good evening, Mr. Dowd." Well, I turned around and here was this big six-foot rabbit leaning up against a lamp-post. Well, I thought nothing of that because when you've lived in a town as long as I've lived in this one, you get used to the fact that everybody knows your name.

Talal on 10 July 2013
JayWood2010 said:
Carl2291 said:
Oh and one more thing.

GTA5 will review insanely well. Dont count out another 98, or higher...

Betting a 95+.  Doubt we will see another 98.  But i agree with your previous statement.


Have you seen Titanfall the gameplay trailer?!



A203D on 10 July 2013
Xen said:
Uncharted 2 has 39 perfect scores?
Didn't the reviewers ever play another game?

I'm not bashing on TLOU, I've yet to even try it, but it speaks volumes of the reviewers when a good/very good but still quite flawed game like Uncharted 2 has 39 perfect scores...

I also think Uncharted 2 was overrated. Personally I didn't think it was a 9/10 game.

You have to remember though its to do with timing and exclusivity.

GTA4 and MGS4 came out very early in the generation and have many perfect scores. The standard of games since then has increased. So something like Tomb Raider which I would say was on par with those games was not as highly reviewed because it came out much later.

Its also to do with exclusivity. For whatever reasons console exclusives tend to get more perfect scores. Eg God of War Ascension. They did something which was better than God of War 3 in some ways. It was about the same level as God of War 3, yet it had much weaker reviews. Its to do with timing and exclusivity imo.