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pastro243 on 18 July 2017
NintendoPie said:
I wonder for how long will a Nintendo Metascore thread devolve into discussion about BotW and other Zelda Metas.

Still no Horizon comparison so we are still safe 

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Alkibiádēs on 18 July 2017
HyrulianScrolls said:
This clearly just seems to be a franchise the critics don't like anywhere near as much as the public. Both games have extremely low metas for their quality. Of course I understand the first game launched without a lot of features so that was understandable, but this time that's not the case. Though I supposed this time maybe it's more due to the game feeling like Splatoon 1.5 than Splatoon 2.

84% metacritic is pretty high. Although I don't get how single-player only games with short campaigns like Ratchet & Clank get similar scores.

 

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Miyamotoo on 18 July 2017
HyrulianScrolls said:
This clearly just seems to be a franchise the critics don't like anywhere near as much as the public. Both games have extremely low metas for their quality. Of course I understand the first game launched without a lot of features so that was understandable, but this time that's not the case. Though I supposed this time maybe it's more due to the game feeling like Splatoon 1.5 than Splatoon 2.

84 score is still pretty high, and to be fair online focused games are very rarely 9/10 games.



Lonely_Dolphin on 18 July 2017
Alkibiádēs said:
HyrulianScrolls said:
This clearly just seems to be a franchise the critics don't like anywhere near as much as the public. Both games have extremely low metas for their quality. Of course I understand the first game launched without a lot of features so that was understandable, but this time that's not the case. Though I supposed this time maybe it's more due to the game feeling like Splatoon 1.5 than Splatoon 2.

84% metacritic is pretty high. Although I don't get how single-player only games with short campaigns like Ratchet & Clank get similar scores.

The same way MK8 gets a higher score despite having even less new over it's predecessors. It's best not to think about it.

-Lonely_Dolphin



Kai_Mao on 18 July 2017
Einsam_Delphin said:
Alkibiádēs said:

84% metacritic is pretty high. Although I don't get how single-player only games with short campaigns like Ratchet & Clank get similar scores.

The same way MK8 gets a higher score despite having even less new over it's predecessors. It's best not to think about it.

-Lonely_Dolphin

But the overall package of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is better than the vanilla version of Mario Kart 8 when that was initially reviewed back in 2014.



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GuyDuke on 18 July 2017

3 points over its predecessor is pretty good. Nintendo will have to walk the extra mile regarding single-player campaign, local multiplayer, modes and content at launch if they want better critical reception next time.



AlfredoTurkey on 18 July 2017

This is one of those games where the meta means nothing to me.



Lonely_Dolphin on 18 July 2017
Kai_Mao said:
Einsam_Delphin said:

The same way MK8 gets a higher score despite having even less new over it's predecessors. It's best not to think about it.

-Lonely_Dolphin

But the overall package of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is better than the vanilla version of Mario Kart 8 when that was initially reviewed back in 2014.

MK8 has an 88 meta, higher than Splatoon 2, despite having less new. MK8D doesn't have much new either, it just brings the game back up to the series standard of actually having a battle mode.



Kai_Mao on 18 July 2017
Einsam_Delphin said:
Kai_Mao said:

But the overall package of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is better than the vanilla version of Mario Kart 8 when that was initially reviewed back in 2014.

MK8 has an 88 meta, higher than Splatoon 2, despite having less new. MK8D doesn't have much new either, it just brings the game back up to the series standard of actually having a battle mode.

But vanilla MK8 also didn't have the DLC before. Deluxe not only has the Battle mode but all the DLC and new characters not from the DLC (King Boo, Bowser Jr., and the Inklings). I mean I get the discrepancy between the two but the latter ultimately has the bigger package along with battle mode. 



Metroid33slayer on 18 July 2017

mid eighties is pretty good for a multiplayer focused game.