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[LiquidMetal14]

It's crazy calling a game rated in the 8's as average. What's above average to you? mid or high 80's? Is a good game in the 90's?

Amén, I want to hate on this like any other souls like but 8 is great and 5 is average.

 

[LazyParrot]

Amén, I want to hate on this like any other souls like but 8 is great and 5 is average.

Can 5 really be average if the average score across all games on sites like MC and OC is around a 7?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Can 5 really be average if the average score across all games on sites like MC and OC is around a 7?

We're all going to H E TRIPPLE HOCKEY STIZ

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I don’t remember the last time I ever actually clicked on one of their shitty clickbait articles, but this still felt good. Eat shit, screen rant!

 

[Draugoth]

Dont trust reviewers

Spoiler: OT

OT will be up later today, since i will be busy monday and tomorrow

 

[Little Chicken]

Yeah seems pretty average like the rest of the Sony payola this year

 

[Rocinante618]

Gamers take reviews too seriously.

I just read reviews from Notebookcheck or Techpowerup as mainstream stuff are opinion pieces. The tragedy is that those subjective reviews which have a major "Zeitgest" flavor are taken by score aggregators such as metacritic and opencritic which do indeed have a business impact.

Gamers largely today will not care much but down the line, say after a decade, these reviews will still be up for the mainstream customer and will have some influence in their decisions to purchase an old title.

How much profit a videogame makes after years I don't really have any idea. Only time will tell. If it were me, sure, I would want my game to sell for years.

 

[Fake]

Gamers take reviews too seriously.

A forum about gaming, a thread about a game review, a discussion about the qualities of the game and thats is the best you can come with?

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

If you change the Screenrant review from a 6/10 to a 9/10 the overall meta score for the game barely moves. None of the other 7 or lower rated reviews even bring up diversity or anything like that.

Not to mention there are reviewers who will give it bonus points for the same reason others score it lower. Like I said before, the pendulum always swings both ways.

People will see what they want to see. There have been numerous posts of review recaps where multiple valid critiques are ignored and people highlight the third or fourth negative listed because it’s omg woke!!!

 

[adamsapple]

Dont trust reviewers

Spoiler: OT

OT will be up later today, since i will be busy monday and tomorrow

 

[Draugoth]

I really want this monke game to be good, you have no idea

 

[RaduN]

So, a good game in the end.

Does it look like those first images from aeons ago?

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Not to mention there are reviewers who will give it bonus points for the same reason others score it lower.

Absolutely no.

Most journos are in the woke hive mind, this is not even arguable.

Besides, a bad score impacts more negatively because it's farther from the average.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Absolutely no.

Most journos are in the woke hive mind, this is not even arguable.

Besides, a bad score impacts more negatively because it's farther from the average.

Isn’t the most quoted review a 7/10? That’s not even a bad score and lists valid criticisms.

Also, how have you determined “most” reviewers are part of this “woke hive mind”? If you don’t think it goes both ways even after reading this thread, idk what to tell you. I guess this game should have a meta of 100.

 

[kikii]

""The lack of diversity and inclusivity resonates with the misogynistic comments reported to have been made by developers,"

interestring ^^

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Isn’t the most quoted review a 7/10? That’s not even a bad score and lists valid criticisms.

Also, how have you determined “most” reviewers are part of this “woke hive mind”? If you don’t think it goes both ways even after reading this thread, idk what to tell you. I guess this game should have a meta of 100.

In this thread there are no gaming journos or MC reviewers.

 

[cormack12]

Monke wants dat pussy

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

In this thread there are no gaming journos or MC reviewers.

No, there are people. Which is what journos are.

 

[Hardballer]

 

[jm89]

I hope the ps5 version ends up being decent.

But not a chance I'd be preordering based on a boss battle that's under 2 minutes.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Imagine if this had come out day 1 on Xbox, all the inflated Xbox journalists scores might have pushed up the meta score. But then maybe the other scores might have dipped. Kind of a double edged sword. One thing is for sure. Topher ’s Starfield scored higher.

 

[Plague Doctor]

But my question is this: A game based on Chinese mythology and folklore filled with animals and monsters, is it inclusive?

I base my purchasing opinion not on gameplay or any of that other stupid shit. Did they make this animal monster chinese folklore fantasy game inclusive?

 

[Eiknarf]

Amén, I want to hate on this like any other souls like but 8 is great and 5 is average.

But all the people who played it said it’s not a souls-like

 

[Bernardougf]

Typical social fighter trying to spread the message trough a mainstream media... "gamer" fuck off..

 

[Bloobs]

I had no interest in this game until I saw that SR review

 

[GHG]

Not to mention there are reviewers who will give it bonus points for the same reason others score it lower. Like I said before, the pendulum always swings both ways.

People will see what they want to see. There have been numerous posts of review recaps where multiple valid critiques are ignored and people highlight the third or fourth negative listed because it’s omg woke!!!

Care to point any of these reviews out then?

 

[Panajev2001a]

Care to point any of these reviews out then?

I like this because he will be spending quite some time fishing the most obscure review site to make a point (good as we will discover new content without breaking a sweat) or leave the thread in peace .

 

[N30RYU]

I hope the ps5 version ends up being decent.

But not a chance I'd be preordering based on a boss battle that's under 2 minutes.

If it ends like cyberpunk we'll be getting a free offline refunded game, so...

 

[PeteBull]

So far i can tell u for some unknown reason xbox console exclusives have visibly inflated scores, i would say at least one if not 2 points on avg
using only current gen:
https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport/ 84 review, 7.0 userscore
https://www.metacritic.com/game/starfield/ 83 review, 6.8 userscore
https://www.metacritic.com/game/senuas-saga-hellblade-ii/ 80 review, 7.4userscore
https://www.metacritic.com/game/halo-infinite/ 87 review, 7.8 userscore
https://www.metacritic.com/game/redfall/ 56review, 3.5 userscore
If one or two had just a bit inflated scores it could pass as an accident but all 5? And we talking current gen here.

So yup, im not surprised ppl look at those and deduct 2 points(in 10 scale, in 100 its 20 points)
Even terrible redfall got to 56 metascore from reviews, which should tell u enough of how strong the bias is there.

 

[RainyNguyen]

 

[LiquidMetal14]

But all the people who played it said it’s not a souls-like

Amén!?

 

[knguyen]

To all of those youtubers who complain about diversity, race in this game, you people are truly fucked up in the head, seriously fuckup in the head.

 

[Skifi28]

Yeah seems pretty average like the rest of the Sony payola this year

It's ok, you'll love it when it eventually releases on the xbox.

 

[kikii]

Amén!?

 

[Slothbeing1209]

 

[Chuck Berry]

 

[saintjules]

Still wild to me that numbers will dictate people's decisions. If one person said 82% and the other said 80%, some would go batshit crazy lol.

I always say this: Watch a youtube video and see if a game is in your wheelhouse. If you like it enough based on that, give it a go. And if you're too cheap, wait for a sale.

I always take reviewers with a grain of salt AFTER my own thoughts.

 

[Bojji]

No diversity? In how many games main character is monkey?

Monkey King reading this review:

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

The FUD against this game is wild, even on the actual content of the game. It's an embarrassing state of affairs that you can only trust random players and streamers who aren't involved in cultural wars.

 

[Fess]

Oh that’s perfect! Sounds like some Margit’s Shackle and Haligtree scenario.

 

[Eiknarf]

Jesus Christ

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I like this because he will be spending quite some time fishing the most obscure review site to make a point (good as we will discover new content without breaking a sweat) or leave the thread in peace .

Not spending a single second doing it because we all know it happens. He’s asking me for evidence that water is wet

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

He’s asking me for evidence that water is wet

Unironically owning yourself

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Unironically owning yourself

Technically yes but you understand the point

Grass is green, is that better? The sun is hot?

 

[yurinka]

 

[GHG]

Not spending a single second doing it because we all know it happens. He’s asking me for evidence that water is wet

Right, so you've got nothing.

The only way the pendulum is swinging is right back in to your face.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Right, so you've got nothing.

The only way the pendulum is swinging is right back in to your face.

Sorry friend, wasting time scouring for text to score meaningless internet points is your shtick, not mine.

Suddenly there isn’t a push back against woke nonsense, because you need to be right about a video game

Extra because the evidence we have gathered that this 10/10 gem is being brought down to a trash tier 80’s meta because of woke nonsense is a line from one 6/10 review that also points out several legitimate flaws.

 

[GHG]

Sorry friend, wasting time scouring for text to score meaningless internet points is your shtick, not mine.

Suddenly there isn’t a push back against woke nonsense, because you need to be right about a video game

Extra because the evidence we have gathered that this 10/10 gem is being brought down to a trash tier 80’s meta because of woke nonsense is a line from one 6/10 review that also points out several legitimate flaws.

If you make a statement like you did then the onus is on you to back it up.

Until then, I guess you can enjoy being a delusional apologist for the agenda driven nutjob reviewers that evidently do exist. Not that I can say I'm surprised by this development though, thriving on fiction is something you've had no choice but to become accustomed to in recent years.

So no, no need to be sorry, these subsequent replies of yours with no substance to speak of were very much expected.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I guess you can enjoy being a delusional apologist for the agenda driven nutjob reviewers that evidently do exist.

I love that you think this is what’s happening. Carry on being a snowflake.

 

[GHG]

I love that you think this is what’s happening. Carry on being a snowflake.

Don't need to think anything, it's right there in black and white for everyone to see.

Like I said, show everyone this pendulum "swinging the other way" or GTFO with your gaslighting.