Or perhaps Link is Zero Suit Samus.

With exception to MGS HD (which had 89 on the PS3, which was the version with more reviews), the MCC is the highest scoring collection in years. I'm not aware of a single major collection getting 90+ since 2010/2011.

Considering that, and the harsher nature of reviews right now, 85 - 90 seems like an acceptable score for the MCC. I had hoped they'd judge it on the 7th gen scale though.

Edit: Just noticed that the MGS collection was also released in 2011. So the MCC is literally the highest rated collection in 3 years, even despite 8th gen only titles being treated harsher :p

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gow collection 91 (includes 94, 93 games) 4 1/2 years after frist game released
mgs collection 89 (includes 96, 91, 89 games) 10 years after frist game released
halo collection 87 (includes 97, 95, 94, 87 games) 10 years after second game released

I think most collections suffer with this nonsense. Older game mechanics may feel dated after sometime (like older FPS with different control schemes, MGS old camera, etc). But that's normal, games are in constant evolution. Critics should review games according to its own time, not comparing its mechanics with modern ones.

Come on, take Medal of Honor. The game didn't even used two analogs correctly and the main control schemes was: walk with D-pad, hold R1 to aim with the D-pad and shoot with X. Despite that, it's a masterpiece and one of the best FPS ever. If I reviewed it today should I give it a 4 because of that? Of course not, the games should be reviewed according with their time.

Of course, critics nowadays don't make sense, at least in gaming. That's exactly why gaming critics don't have the same status as movie critics. Not because games aren't as important, but because their work reviewing it is inconstant and basically sucks big time.

Or perhaps Skyrim and Skyward Sword are not one and the same? :)

How dare you imply his opinion isn't the overruling baseline from which all people should judge games. Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done, young man.

(on a side note, what game is that in your sig? The fanboy one :p).

I can understand the lower review score for Halo: Anniversary as it didn't have any multiplayer, unless you had halo reach and even then it was just halo reach multiplayer on CE maps which angered a lot of people as they expected the original's multiplayer, plus it also had technical difficulties and didn't have as many improvements as this collection.

xD I retain my right to discuss respectfully within discussions.

Also, that pic is from Telltale's The Wolf Among Us.

87? That's a little lower than I expected. Well there's still plenty of time and I know what I'm getting for Christmas anyway!

Also let's try and keep the thread on topic; there's a fair few off topic nearly posts so let's try and stamp that out please.

Wow so far so good!

Xbox one is really shining in the past few months