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Forums - Sony - Bloodborne Review Thread - MetaCritic 93% ~ GameRankings 91.47%

Kerotan on 24 March 2015
FentonCrackshell said:
Did so many of you really need meta scores to validate your wanting this game?


Not at all.  I bought battlefield hardline instead of this and it got a 75. I also bought the order 1886 and I'm thoroughly enjoying both more then I'd enjoy this. These threads are still fun whether the score is high or low. 



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Kerotan on 24 March 2015

Is it true that metacritic doesn't give all its review sites equal weight?



TheGoldenBoy on 24 March 2015
Zekkyou said:
celador said:
None of the 7s have been added yet. Good chance that will knock it down a point, even if those sites aren't weighted particularly much.

I did a quick poking about, and i'm not sure the 7's actually will be added. The only gamereactor site that was previous listed on metacritic was Sweden, and their reviews haven't been counted on any recent games (not sure why). The other 7 (7.5?) has never been listed. Always a chance they'll suddenly pop up though.

I do expect Bloodborne to be knocked down a little at some point though. At 93 even a 9/10 is sometimes scratching it down lol (depending on the weight).

IGN, Polygon and Kotaku's review will probably decide it since they're weighted the most I am assuming.



TruckOSaurus on 24 March 2015
Kerotan said:
Is it true that metacritic doesn't give all its review sites equal weight?

Yep, it's somewhere in their methodology. Certain sites are valued higher than others.

 

Edit: Here's the paragraph on it:

Why the term “weighted average” matters

Metascore is a weighted average in that we assign more importance, or weight, to some critics and publications than others, based on their quality and overall stature. In addition, for music and movies, we also normalize the resulting scores (akin to "grading on a curve" in college), which prevents scores from clumping together.



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Kerotan on 24 March 2015
TheGoldenBoy said:
Zekkyou said:

I did a quick poking about, and i'm not sure the 7's actually will be added. The only gamereactor site that was previous listed on metacritic was Sweden, and their reviews haven't been counted on any recent games (not sure why). The other 7 (7.5?) has never been listed. Always a chance they'll suddenly pop up though.

I do expect Bloodborne to be knocked down a little at some point though. At 93 even a 9/10 is sometimes scratching it down lol (depending on the weight).

IGN's review will probably decide it since they're weighted the most I am assuming.

When is ign due? 



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TheGoldenBoy on 24 March 2015
Kerotan said:
Is it true that metacritic doesn't give all its review sites equal weight?

Yes, it's a weighted average. Bigger sites like IGN and Gamespot's review carry more weight towards the average. It's one reason why some people prefer Game Rankings.



DakonBlackblade on 24 March 2015
Kerotan said:
FentonCrackshell said:
Did so many of you really need meta scores to validate your wanting this game?


Not at all.  I bought battlefield hardline instead of this and it got a 75. I also bought the order 1886 and I'm thoroughly enjoying both more then I'd enjoy this. These threads are still fun whether the score is high or low. 


Didnt get Batlefield but I loved the Order. Anyway its nice when a game from a series youre a fan gets worldwide recognition/praize. 



TheGoldenBoy on 24 March 2015
Kerotan said:
TheGoldenBoy said:

IGN's review will probably decide it since they're weighted the most I am assuming.

When is ign due? 

Thursday at the latest.



VXIII on 24 March 2015
Kerotan said:
Is it true that metacritic doesn't give all its review sites equal weight?

Why the term “weighted average” matters

Metascore is a weighted average in that we assign more importance, or weight, to some critics and publications than others, based on their quality and overall stature.

http://www.metacritic.com/about-metascores

Edit: too late.



Kerotan on 24 March 2015
DakonBlackblade said:
Kerotan said:


Not at all.  I bought battlefield hardline instead of this and it got a 75. I also bought the order 1886 and I'm thoroughly enjoying both more then I'd enjoy this. These threads are still fun whether the score is high or low. 


Didnt get Batlefield but I loved the Order. Anyway its nice when a game from a series youre a fan gets worldwide recognition/praize. 

Yeah it must be sweet for fans of what was once an extremely niche series to explode like this.  Great to see.