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Is this a good development?

Yes, this is a positive thing for consumers. 11 35.48%
 
No, this will negatively impact developers. 15 48.39%
 
Maybe. 5 16.13%
 
Total:31

They should have 1 more category for 96+ titles like Zelda BOTW, SMO, and Rockstar games.

Must Buy = 90+
GOTG = 96+



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Other than INSIDE, I can't say I disagree with the list in the OP. Those are all really good games.



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LGBTDBZBBQ said:
They should have 1 more category for 96+ titles like Zelda BOTW, SMO, and Rockstar games.

Must Buy = 90+
GOTG = 96+

There's plenty of other 96+ games other than Nintendo and Rockstar, like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Soul Calibur, Halo, NFL 2K1, Half Life 2, Bioshock, Uncharted 2, Resident Evil 4, Batman: Arkham City, Tekken 3, Mass Effect 2, Gran Turismo, Metal gear Solid 2.

Dman, this list just seems like an essay on why Playstation consoles are must haves...



BoseDK said:

There's plenty of other 96+ games other than Nintendo and Rockstar, like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Soul Calibur, Halo, NFL 2K1, Half Life 2, Bioshock, Uncharted 2, Resident Evil 4, Batman: Arkham City, Tekken 3, Mass Effect 2, Gran Turismo, Metal gear Solid 2.

Dman, this list just seems like an essay on why Playstation consoles are must haves...

Gonna have to wait on Metacritic to say so.



BoseDK said:
LGBTDBZBBQ said:
They should have 1 more category for 96+ titles like Zelda BOTW, SMO, and Rockstar games.

Must Buy = 90+
GOTG = 96+

There's plenty of other 96+ games other than Nintendo and Rockstar, like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Soul Calibur, Halo, NFL 2K1, Half Life 2, Bioshock, Uncharted 2, Resident Evil 4, Batman: Arkham City, Tekken 3, Mass Effect 2, Gran Turismo, Metal gear Solid 2.

Dman, this list just seems like an essay on why Playstation consoles are must haves...

Zelda Series = 5 games = OOT 98(64), BOTW 97(Switch). BOTW(WiiU), Twilight Princess(GC), and WindWaker(GC)

Mario series = 3 games = Galaxy, Galaxy 2 and Odessey = 97

Sony exclusive = 2 games



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LGBTDBZBBQ said:
BoseDK said:

There's plenty of other 96+ games other than Nintendo and Rockstar, like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Soul Calibur, Halo, NFL 2K1, Half Life 2, Bioshock, Uncharted 2, Resident Evil 4, Batman: Arkham City, Tekken 3, Mass Effect 2, Gran Turismo, Metal gear Solid 2.

Dman, this list just seems like an essay on why Playstation consoles are must haves...

Zelda Series = 5 games = OOT 98(64), BOTW 97(Switch). BOTW(WiiU), Twilight Princess(GC), and WindWaker(GC)

Mario series = 3 games = Galaxy, Galaxy 2 and Odessey = 97

Sony exclusive = 2 games

Yes but vast majority of the games on there are on Playstation consoles and not on Nintendo consoles. basically if one doesn't care about Mario and Zelda Nintendo consoles immediately become obsolete. 



BoseDK said:
LGBTDBZBBQ said:

Zelda Series = 5 games = OOT 98(64), BOTW 97(Switch). BOTW(WiiU), Twilight Princess(GC), and WindWaker(GC)

Mario series = 3 games = Galaxy, Galaxy 2 and Odessey = 97

Sony exclusive = 2 games

Yes but vast majority of the games on there are on Playstation consoles and not on Nintendo consoles. basically if one doesn't care about Mario and Zelda Nintendo consoles immediately become obsolete. 

If we go down this road, it will be very disappointing for you. As single development companies, Nintendo without a doubt has the most (and) highest rated games ever. Also, with your logic if you have a PC, the PS is immediately obsolete. So... yeah.

Having said that, please don't derail my thread any further. This is not a place for your console warring. Stick to the issue please, thank you.

Last edited by OTBWY - on 13 September 2018

BoseDK said:
LGBTDBZBBQ said:

Zelda Series = 5 games = OOT 98(64), BOTW 97(Switch). BOTW(WiiU), Twilight Princess(GC), and WindWaker(GC)

Mario series = 3 games = Galaxy, Galaxy 2 and Odessey = 97

Sony exclusive = 2 games

Yes but vast majority of the games on there are on Playstation consoles and not on Nintendo consoles. basically if one doesn't care about Mario and Zelda Nintendo consoles immediately become obsolete. 

And here we go...



I wonder if they should include a special badge for games that surpass 95 and games that are lower than 60.. might aswell since they are going this far.



OTBWY said:

Metacritic has recently added a badge that basically says that it is a must-play game. This however is only given to games that rate higher than 90 (with minimum 15 professional reviews behind it).  



The list is seen here: https://www.metacritic.com/feature/metacritic-must-play-games

It turns out that only 4% of the database games total qualify for this badge.

What do you guys think? Do you think this is a good development for consumers to be aware of the greatest games? Or is it something that will negatively impact developers as they again scramble to get a high metacritic rating, as we know is very important to some of these companies?

It's worth noting that all those games, except Bayonetta 2, are available on PS4 (Hollow Knight's PS4 version release date is 25.9.2018). Inside's PS4 version should also be on the list since its score is 91 based on 18 reviews.

I wonder why almost all of those games are rated higher on XBOX ONE and SWITCH compared to PS4 (Divinity: Original Sin 2 on XBOX is rated 95, but it has only 8 reviews)? Could it be related to higher standars?



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