Bernkastel
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Oh you prefer Rotten Tomatoes
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God of War Ragnarok is Being Review Bombed
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ChorizoPicozo
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Mental illness.
splattered
Member
Yuck hate when people do that, so lame
Toots
Gold Member
She's cute as a clown I'd rather spend time with her than review bombing (or reviewing) anything
sainraja
Member
So others aren't allowed to feel differently than you about the game?
This is purely review bombing. Something that happens quite a lot in gaming.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Imagine having the time or investment to review bomb a game.
The Cockatrice
Banned
Where did I say that? Just stating why some downvote it. 1's and 10's are dumb. If you consider 10 valid, then so should a 1 be valid as well because as you stated, we should allow other to feel differently about the game.
sainraja
Member
I mean sure, but this is clearly a pattern of review bombing.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Agreed.
Problem is gamers are conditioned to rate games on a 6-10 scale like game sites the past 15-20 years. So even a shit game should still get a 5 or 6. So when other gamers give legit scores they think are a 3/10, some gamers go ape shit because that person's rating methodology is different than his.
As if every game site reviewer and gamer at home on Earth has to magically use the same scoring method.
To me, if a game is shit, it's getting a 0, 1, or 2. An average game is a 5. And great games are 9s and 10s. I use a 1-10 scale. Or even a 0-10 scale.
Ulysses 31
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The Cockatrice
Banned
Because twitter and some shitty journo said so? Barely a review bomb. It's at 7.9/8. Theres 2k positives vs 400 negatives and there are a lot of dumb 10's. Also fuck critic and user scores.
remember_spinal
Banned
I’ve been saying this for years. Makes no sense to have user ratings when you don’t have to prove you played it.
Unless its steam user reviews it doesn’t matter
Majormaxxx
Member
oh no anyway
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Just one more example of why user reviews are irrelevant.
Jayjayhd34
Gold Member
Nah just implentment a system where verifies trophies or some shit I refuse to believe in this modern time it can’t be done
Flutta
Banned
For those asking to ban user reviews would you also want to ban user reviews for movies, shows, products in general? Or do you just want banning of user reviews for games/movies/product you like?
Like some have said, do we also apply the same logic to those perfect 10/10 score reviews?
Or better yet just Ignore it all together, sure you lot can do that right?
Like some have said, do we also apply the same logic to those perfect 10/10 score reviews?
Or better yet just Ignore it all together, sure you lot can do that right?
BusierDonkey
Member
Not the first game to get fake 0s on MC and it won't be the last. Luckily none of it matters.
Starfield will be a massive ocean of 0s too, as will Forza Motorsport, as will Tears of the Kingdom regardless of how they turn out.
Starfield will be a massive ocean of 0s too, as will Forza Motorsport, as will Tears of the Kingdom regardless of how they turn out.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Fake reviews can go for anything, but I dont think there's people coordinating review padding or review bombing for a toaster on Amazon.
But gaming has lots of hardcore weirdos trying to boost or bomb games. And sites like MC doesn't even track verified users. Right now, I can sign up and give 10s and 0s leaving the comment box blank. Or just leave one sentence.
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Mibu no ookami
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I don't think user reviews should be removed, I think they're a vital counterbalance against critic reviews which can sometimes be very biased and off from the typical end user experience.
What I think needs to happen is that user reviews need to be controlled based on confirmed ownership of a game and weight against the completion percentage of the game.
Formula would be
Grade of game divided by 10 * current completion/current average completion rating
So if I give a game 10/10 and I played it for 40 hours and the average completion rating is 40 hours, that gives my review full weight divided by the full number of users and their respective weight. Something like that
What I think needs to happen is that user reviews need to be controlled based on confirmed ownership of a game and weight against the completion percentage of the game.
Formula would be
Grade of game divided by 10 * current completion/current average completion rating
So if I give a game 10/10 and I played it for 40 hours and the average completion rating is 40 hours, that gives my review full weight divided by the full number of users and their respective weight. Something like that
FalsettoVibe
Member
Pathetic.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Another way is do it like Olympic review scores. MC chops off the bottom scores and the best scores, so the middle portion of like 70-80% of the scores are what are counted. The extremes are excluded.
Nothing wrong with adjusting the overall user score rating anyway, since MC's critic score isn't a pure average score either. It's based on their secret methodology where they give some sites a higher weighting. No doubt a site like IGN gets heavier weighting than "Obscure Game Site X from Italy". It's even stated in their FAQ they do this.
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Mibu no ookami
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I think it's fine to weight them, but I don't think 9s and 10s should randomly be removed because people gives 0s and 1s to AAA games that are entirely functioning games...
sankt-Antonio
Banned
With NG+ no talking NPC, no boy, just going thought the missions ala Diablo adventure mode and GoW could be a goty. As it is now, nah ah.
Eddie-Griffin
Banned
That's been the case since the early 2000s been a bunch of scandals regarding that on previous site/platforms.
Thirty7ven
Banned
What a surprise.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
User reviews definitely deserve to be there
Just take them with a mountain of salt when it’s a 1st party game from anyone
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
LOL.
User reviews definitely deserve to be there
Just take them with a mountain of salt when it’s a 1st party game from anyone
Side topic: I never played DA games. Anyone know why this game got bombed? Legit complaints? Or people just bombing for laughs?
TheRedRiders
Member
Symptoms of over consuming sodium.
Punished Miku
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It sucks ass
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
The game stinks compared to the first one.
SafeOrAlone
Banned
That's lame, but it should balance things out a bit. I firmly believe this game is going to "age poorly" when people go back to it in a few years, even though it already feels aged to me. I've finished every God of War mainline game, but for this one and Ascension. In fact, I've completed them all twice. Something isn't right with Ragnarok, if you ask me, and I can't deny that the praise sort of bums me out, if only because I want to see the games I think are good be rewarded. No ill will towards anyone who likes it.
Bragr
Banned
It's a weird one, I also feel it's gonna age quickly. You are always gonna have the "best game EVA" crowd cheering it on, but the first feels so much tighter and better crafted in most ways. The story is too ambitious for its own good. This sentiment is gonna grow through the years.
And the length of this game is gonna turn a lot of people off, I think that's one of the reasons you see these weak user reviews, most casual players are noticing they are stopping midway and will never finish it.
AtomicStarving
Member
My game of the year take this L. GOWR is a DLC. ER is another DLC for Demons Souls LMAO. 
Boss Man
Member
I take the user reviews more seriously than the “journalist” reviews and they’ve never steered me wrong…
In this case though, Ragnarok is a legit great game. I was very cynical going into it (looked too similar 2018, seemed like it would be too political) but the more I played the more they won me over. While there’s not really any technical improvement over 2018, they did actually make use of that extra time to bring more and better content. Elden Ring should win GOTY though.
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Banjo64
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I think everytime a Sony game releases the negative reviews are mislabelled as ‘review bombs’. Complaining about the narrative, cinematic focus or technical issues are all legitimate complaints. The 0 scores with praise for the game are probably just being left by technically illiterate people. What a scandal
gaming_again
Member
lmao.
All part of the fun of the internet. I remember when forums used to encourage this kind of thing.
All part of the fun of the internet. I remember when forums used to encourage this kind of thing.
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Punished Miku
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They probably tried to hit 10 but stumbled after seeing the 0. Poor souls.The 0 scores with praise for the game are probably just being left by technically illiterate people. What a scandal
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