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Not all summer blockbusters get five to four star ratings...

MyrmidonMyrmidon
edited 2012-02-05 13:37:06 in Media

But all AAA list games seem to get 8-10 ratings unless they're something like Daikatana.



This fact bugs me.

Comments

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    Well, for videogames, 8 is a fairly negative review.
  • MyrmidonMyrmidon

    Not really. It basically means, "this game is good but not great".


     


    7 means "this game is seriously flawed" and everything from 6-1 just means the game is shit.

    I don't know why people don't just go with four star ratings, because nuance seems kind of lost on them. 

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    True; it's more of a meh. But for a AAA game, getting an 8 is often seen as pretty bad.

    Though really, I wish scoring systems would be done away with overall.
  • vandrovandro
    He who laments and can't let go of the past is forever doomed to solitude.

    getting an 8 is often seen as pretty bad.



    the mentality that an 8 is bad is the problem, not the scoring.

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    edited 2012-02-05 14:09:13
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!

    That is true, but it's nevertheless what causes that effect. The mentality does affect the reviews to at least some extent.

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