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AZWification on 02 February 2014
trixiemafia86 said:
AZWification said:
trixiemafia86 said:
AZWification said:

It's kinda like how Ocarina of Time has a 99 on Metacritic, but only because the number of reviews is really low.

yep. sites like quarter to three have added in reducing the score of games like halo, uncharted, last of us lol. just for fun.

Quarter to Three gave Halo 4  a 2/10... That score is complete nonsense  even if you are disappointed by the way Halo 4 turned out campaign-wise and/or multiplayer-wise.. That guy does reviews just to get attention.

That is what has come with increased number of gaming sites. Jokers on the internet have increased too. Scores like that cannot be justified in any way. A game has to be unplayable to get less than a 5 IMO.

I would personally give a 2 only to games that barely work or games that are seriously flawed/have almost no redeeming qualities. 



                
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QuintonMcLeod on 02 February 2014


According to the user rating (which are a lot more trustworthy), appears as though the PS4 version scored higher. Overall, gamers aren't too happy with the game since the only real difference are the graphical improvements.



Azhraell on 02 February 2014

People still believes the scores in that site? Since Alice Madness Returns has 70 I don't give a crap about metacritic.



Figgycal on 02 February 2014
Barozi said:
13 vs. 37 reviews.

Case closed.

Yes.



kupomogli on 02 February 2014
trixiemafia86 said:
13 vs 37 reviews. With more reviews, there's a higher chance of a score reducing. This is the same case IMO why Ocarina of Time is the highest rated game based on 22 reviews. Compare that with recent games that have over 70, 80, 100 reviews. With Quarter to three lucking.

Having less reviews just makes the average more effected by each review.  It has just as good of a chance to get a higher score as it does a lower score. With how most journalists rarely give anything below a 60, there's technically more of a chance that the game with least amount of reviews could get a lower score with a journalist who decides to throw a really low review as the low review would be effected more than the high review since everything is so inflated, it's all high reviews.  Example below.

If the PS4 had an average of 80 with 20 reviews and it got a 20 for its 21st review.  77.1 would be the average of the 21 scores. 

If the Xbox One had an average of 80 with four reviews and it got a 20 for its fifth review.  68 would be the average of the five scores. 

If instead the final review was a score of 100 instead of 20, the score would instead look like  81 for PS4 and 84 for Xbox One.

If you want some visual proof of games that have received a lower score with less reviews.  Not one, not two, but all three Dead Space  games were reviewed more and scored higher on the 360.