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Forums - Nintendo - SSBU Reviews, Metascore: 93 (27 Reviews)! [4 Perfect Scores] [23 Reviews Over 90!] Cons= "Too Much Fun"

tbone51 on 19 November 2014

Power Unlimited - 9,2

Dunno if thats a legit reviewer, but i'll add it...

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Nirvana_Nut85 on 19 November 2014

I called GOTY! Let's see if it can maintain a "no review under 90!"



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Clyde32 on 19 November 2014

Nintendo Enthusiast also has a 9, but I don't know if they count.



aikohualda on 19 November 2014

hopefully it will get more perfect score.... then maybe, just maybe (because it is a nintendo game and hence a kiddy game) will be part of the GOTY season?



 

HylianSwordsman on 19 November 2014
Zekkyou said:
HylianSwordsman said:

It definitely has a fantastic shot at 90+. If it misses that target, it will only barely miss it. A couple of asshole reviews can still ruin it though. It happened with MCC, which got five 75 and under reviews. Right now we're seeing the people who haven't tested the online but put out a review anyway. If that online isn't completely flawless, this metascore is going to come crashing down when a few assholes looking for any reason to give a bad score say "See! We waited for the online to be finished like good reviewers, and the online had flaws! But that's the only part that matters, so it has to be perfect! Here's a 60!"

If I trusted reviewers not to be assholes, I'd be predicting a 92-93 as well, putting it on par with Rayman Legends and 3D World, the best scores on Wii U. But I don't, so I'm just waiting for the online to be done, the reviews to flood in, and the score to lower to an 89, just above Mario Kart 8.

How are they 'assholes' for giving a lower score when half the game isn't functioning as advertised? I hope it becomes a more common practice. DC and to a lesser extent MCC's launches were unacceptable. If SSBU ends up in a similar situation, it deserves every bit of shit it gets for it (though i'm not expecting it to have any major issues).

It's because we never previously criticized publishers for releasing unstable or unfinished products that it's become such a common practice; they think they can get away with it. That's something that needs to change.


I'm not talking about people that take off for less than perfect online in general. That's justified to an extent, and online was just an example. I'm talking about the outliers that give exceptionally low scores for bullshit reasons and take off far beyond what is justified. We've already had one guy give an 80 just for a lack of story mode. He starts out comparing it to 64, which didn't have one, and it's been known for months that this one wouldn't have one, yet his main complaint is a lack of story. And this guy didn't even play the online yet, because there is no online. Now when online does come out, and the reviews flood in, there will be outliers. There always are. And even if any online issues are very minor, these assholes will use it as one of their excuses to give a bad score. Just you wait, we'll see a 60 even if the online is reportedly flawless or near flawless, because they'll always be able to say "Well I had problems!" and look like they were good reviewers that waited until the online portion was done, only to exaggerate any issues with the experience and take off for the online not being ready when the embargo lifted. Problems with online is a legit criticism, but there's always going to be the one asshole that takes off more than is justified, be it for online, story mode, or whatever bullshit they can think up.



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MoHasanie on 19 November 2014

Wow, amazing scores! I was expecting 90 so I am very happy to hear its doing so well.



    

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 19 November 2014

Wow!!! Its above expectations so far!!! It just might be the highest rated game this year! (Excluding remasters)



                  

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tbone51 on 19 November 2014
aikohualda said:
hopefully it will get more perfect score.... then maybe, just maybe (because it is a nintendo game and hence a kiddy game) will be part of the GOTY season?


The highest games on metacritic this year are Bayo2+DS2. both a 91, SSBU might drop to a 91-92 but even so should win many GoTY awards, unless reviewers give it to Remasters/Remakes/etc



ktay95 on 19 November 2014
tbone51 said:
aikohualda said:
hopefully it will get more perfect score.... then maybe, just maybe (because it is a nintendo game and hence a kiddy game) will be part of the GOTY season?


The highest games on metacritic this year are Bayo2+DS2. both a 91, SSBU might drop to a 91-92 but even so should win many GoTY awards, unless reviewers give it to Remasters/Remakes/etc

Haha, TLoU GOTY for 2 years running... yeah that just sounds weird.



tbone51 on 19 November 2014

96 metascore, 12 reviews another perfect score!