By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Gaming Discussion - How will the low Metacritic Effect Far Cry 5 sales?

81 is a low score...

BS opinions like this is why metacritic is worthless. One site will say a game has to be an 8 out 10 to just be "okay" while another will try to say 5/10 is average (probably to justify clickbait). Then all of these scores are pooled together for a distorted report on the actual quality of the game. Not to mention how gamers think anything under a 9 is utter crap these days (or make the claim at least).

If you ask me, scores are obsolete. Just give me a detailed review listing the pros and cons and if you recommend the game or not. That is all we need.

 

OT:

 

81 is a good score and the game will sell very well with no negative impact from said good score.



Nintendo Switch Friend Code: SW-5643-2927-1984

Animal Crossing NH Dream Address: DA-1078-9916-3261

Around the Network

"How will the low Metascore affect Far Cry 5 sales? So reviews are in and the Metascore for FC5 is 81 atm"



B O I

Since when is a low 80s/high 70s score "low"? That's higher than most games.

That said, no VR, no buy for me. Wasted opportunity by Ubisoft in not making this with VR support.



KManX89 said:

Since when is a low 80s/high 70s score "low"? That's higher than most games.

That said, no VR, no buy for me. Wasted opportunity by Ubisoft in not making this with VR support.

You only buy games with VR support?



I was on the fence, but decided to go ahead with it once I saw it scoring over 80. So, I'd say its a solid score that, at least in my case, is helping sales.



Around the Network
flashfire926 said:
If 85 is your cutoff, you have missed a lot of great games. I keep my cutoff at 75, usually.

This is still higher than far cry primal, and that sold well, so no, it won't affect sales.

I agree. I consider 85 to be the point at which I have to give extra consideration to a game that I wasn't planning to play.  I consider 75 the point at which I have to reconsider whether or not I really want to play something that I was planning to pick up.  That 75 to 85 window is what I consider solid, and probably won't affect whatever opinion I have otherwise formed of the game.  

For example, I decided to pass on Sea of Thieves last week, based on the ~70 meta score.  I was planning to play Far Cry 5, and the 81 score has not killed my excitement, nor added to it (I'll be picking it up later today).  I never cared about GTA games, but the high score convinced me to play it.  



VGPolyglot said:
KManX89 said:

Since when is a low 80s/high 70s score "low"? That's higher than most games.

That said, no VR, no buy for me. Wasted opportunity by Ubisoft in not making this with VR support.

You only buy games with VR support?

No, but it's an absolute waste of an opportunity by not making this game with VR support. 

It sounds like the go-to game for VR support. 



Shadow1980 said:

Still relevant:

Basically, anything below a 9 is average.

The fact that this shit is actually taken seriously (this thread being a prime example of that) is truly baffling. 

Last edited by KManX89 - on 27 March 2018

CGI-Quality said:
contestgamer said:

uh, yeah 95% of games are garbage, they're called shovelware... 80 isn't garbage, but it's really mediocre and not worth wasting a lot of time on.

Under no reasonable circumstance is 80 ever called mediocre. You’re entitled to your opinion, so I’m curious, what makes 95% of games shovel ware?

There's only one thing that needs to be said to anyone who honestly thinks an 80 is "mediocre" which OP sadly does:

If an 80 is mediocre, then you're missing out on a TON of great games.



Shadow1980 said:

Still relevant:

Perfect.