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jason1637 on 02 April 2016
Swordmasterman said:
jason1637 said:

Yeah but thats around what remedy's last game did on an xbox system.

400K Is good for a game like this with mixed Reviews, and with Live Action Scene, i wonder how much it will sell on PC.

It should do pretty bad because its only on the windows 10 store.



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Swordmasterman on 02 April 2016
CGI-Quality said:
poklane said:
I have to say, I'm surprised Quantum Break is so high after a mediocre Metacritic rating of 78/100.

Simple, 78/100 isn't mediocre and those that wanted it will most likely buy it anyway.

 78 = OK, isn't bad, but isn't good, i think that those reviews only matter for who will purchase the console, who already have it will purchase the games anyway.



Aura7541 on 02 April 2016
CGI-Quality said:

Tell me, when did two points behind an 80 become "not good"? Expectations, to me, are pointless, given you can only be talking about gamer expectation (like myself, who expected nine points higher, but still acknowledge that a 78 isn't "bad" by any means). Plus executives, unless stated, don't give a numeric expectation of a game.

If a 78 isn't a good score, some of you must not have been around prior to the 5 & 6th gens. Only after last gen did such a number become "mediocre" (and another reason why I say we need to do away with the numeric system, but this isn't the topic for that).

I would also like to add that "mediocre" would be a 5/10 since the definition of the word is "neither good nor bad". A 78 average is between "good" (7) and "very good" (8) territory. A more accurate description of Quantum Break's score is that it's not a masterpiece, but it's a very solid game.



mornelithe on 02 April 2016
CGI-Quality said:
Aura7541 said:

I would also like to add that "mediocre" would be a 5/10 since the definition of the word is "neither good nor bad". A 78 average is between "good" (7) and "very good" (8) territory. A more accurate description of Quantum Break's score is that it's not a masterpiece, but it's a very solid game.

Well said.

Tbh, I believe it's the color coding system for games ratings, that Metacritic uses that's caused this.  Green, yellow, red etc...  Hasn't helped how people view games, though, I really really wish people would do their own research rather than just looking at metacritics score.



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Ryng on 02 April 2016

...I'm impressed that Twilight Princess is still over The Division for XBO in the yearly...



poklane on 02 April 2016
CGI-Quality said:
poklane said:
I have to say, I'm surprised Quantum Break is so high after a mediocre Metacritic rating of 78/100.

Simple, 78/100 isn't mediocre and those that wanted it will most likely buy it anyway.

Lets be real here, normally in gaming the average consumer considers it mediocre. Personally I think it's more than good.



jason1637 on 02 April 2016
CGI-Quality said:

Tell me, when did two points behind an 80 become "not good"? Expectations, to me, are pointless, given you can only be talking about gamer expectation (like myself, who expected nine points higher, but still acknowledge that a 78 isn't "bad" by any means). Plus executives, unless stated, don't give a numeric expectation of a game.

If a 78 isn't a good score, some of you must not have been around prior to the 5 & 6th gens. Only after last gen did such a number become "mediocre" (and another reason why I say we need to do away with the numeric system, but this isn't the topic for that).

A 78 is mediocre. Comparing it to 5th and 6th genes don't really make sense because the standards for games and reviewers have became more harsh.

I'm sure QB will be a good game. I'm even planning on still getting the game but 78 is still mediocre. 



iTzCharlie on 02 April 2016

CGI-Quality you are the light in the dark of this thread. I agree with every single word you're saying.



jason1637 on 02 April 2016
CGI-Quality said:
jason1637 said:

A 78 is mediocre. Comparing it to 5th and 6th genes don't really make sense because the standards for games and reviewers have became more harsh.

I'm sure QB will be a good game. I'm even planning on still getting the game but 78 is still mediocre. 

And the standard says that a 78 is mediocre? Got it. So, Until Dawn must also be mediocre - even though the industry praised it. Doesn't take a genius to see why that line of thinking doesn't work. 

As for the word mediocre: of only moderate quality; not very good. Thus, you're saying the game is not very good, based on a 78. Regardless of changing standards (which I didn't know this was an applied rule), that makes no sense at all, especially since it is a contradiction, in your case. A game can't be both "good" and "mediocre". It's even funnier when you consider the very source you're using. "Generally favorable reviews". How does that translate into mediocre?

@ BraLoD: I don't ever recall saying you couldn't talk about it.

Until Dawn wasn't a AAA game and so the score it got was acceptable. It's different from QB a game that took over 3 years to make.

Now I said that the reviews are mediocre but ti seems like a game I'll like. So in my personal opinion the game looks like its good but review wise its mediocre.