Problem with that is that legacy outlets would just give 1s and 2s like crazy.We need less fractions when we rate games. 1 to 100 is ridiculous. What determines if a game gets 78 or 79, for instance? It's just random numbers at this point.
1 to 10 is also too much.
The best is the mid-90's CVG magazine 1 to 5. The best games would get a "high five" and you didn't have to compare them. Doesn't matter if OOT is better than, say Resident Evil or BOTW. They all get the same 5/5 score because they are all objectively great games, everything else is subjective. 4 also means the games are great but not as much to become real classics. 3 means pretty average or "OK". 2 means the game is pretty bad with some good parts and 1 is simply the worst games.
Much simpler and much more objective and on point.
POW BINGO.If the game is 30 bucks: yeah.
If the game is 75 bucks: FUCK NO.
Good choice.I would not date a 6 out of 10, but I would sex them. In summary boys will be boys.
Yeaaaaah, it's wild to me that some people can genuinely be interested in something but turn against it just because of a number.Scores are stupid regardless
If the game is 30 bucks: yeah.
If the game is 75 bucks: FUCK NO.
POW BINGO.
I didn't mind paying 20$ for the digital deluxe Edition of Gotham Knights.
So price determines quality then?If the game is 30 bucks: yeah.
If the game is 75 bucks: FUCK NO.
There's a youtube channel I view from time to time that uses this scale(mostly for movies):I’m not paying seventy United States dollars plus tip for a mid tier game.
So price determines quality then?
Is a 3/10 a good score for a game at 10 bucks? Or a 1/10 for 3 bucks? Would it still worth your time though?
Is a shit burger still edible if it's free?
This and with the sheer amount of games released these days regardless of platform there's no reason to settle. There's thousands of 7 plus games and more released all the time. Time and money are precious.No one has ever seen a game they're looking forward to get a 6 and think "nice!".
it's a bad score.
*US schools, other regions use the full scale and I passed a lot of classes in middle school thanks to 5.5 being a passing grade
It's harder to get a score lower then 6 then it is to get above 9, so a 10 score scale is just redundant.
Dunno, i only play games that are fun to me, that's the only factor i care about. If i can't have fun with a game i just do something else even if said game is cheap/free. Meals though, you can't avoid them.This is your takeaway from that? Don't be deliberately obtuse. It's about value proposition.
You'd be okay with an average meal for 15 bucks. But you wouldn't be okay with an average meal for 50 bucks. No one is okay with a shit meal, regardless of price.
The problem with comparing games to food is that the games will become cheaper over time, but those day one reviews for dropping a point or two simply for it being high priced won't change.This is your takeaway from that? Don't be deliberately obtuse. It's about value proposition.
You'd be okay with an average meal for 15 bucks. But you wouldn't be okay with an average meal for 50 bucks. No one is okay with a shit meal, regardless of price.
The good games I want I buy right away. I don't wait.I think the problem with this argument is that for the same price, I can get just as many games that are better. I've got dozens of games in my backlog both purchased and unpurchased. Why rush to buy average games when you can just wait and buy good ones?
nah it's your life, do whatever you want and people not finishing games isn't that strange.The good games I want I buy right away. I don't wait.
In the case of Gotham Knights even if I just play it for 30 minutes & never touch it again that 20$ I spent won't bother me.
I got no girlfriend, no dog, no responsibilities and money shooting out my arse.
I'm not "rushing" to buy average games but maybe I misunderstood your point.
I'm a dumbass sometimes
Fuck man I miss Gamepro. Best magazine ever, I was a huge Gamepro fan back in the day, and I loved their rating scale. I didn't always agree with it, (I personally thought their takes on 2D fighters feeling "outdated" after 3D fighters took over was misguided, but eh, what can ya do, symptom of the times), but in general they had great logic for their system of reviews and they always backed everything up. I also loved that they divided the ratings into different categories, which we honestly need to get back. Rating a game with one simple average is far too reductive when there's so many ways to enjoy a modern game. If memory serves, Gamepro broke up their reviews into separate scores for graphics, controls, fun factor, and music/sound design right? It's been a while, I might be off on that but I think that's what it was. Anyway, that's how it should be done though, rate a game on several different levels, not just one simple score to encompass the whole of a piece of interactive media that will be judged wildly differently by different people based on what they value in a game.10 point systems have always been terrible because no one ever uses them right. GamePro's 5-point system was the best one all along.
I remember borrowing this game from a friend and it was a fun ride for the weekend I played it. It was PS2's Sifu for me. A 68 on GamePro's scale would be between a 3.0 and 3.5. That's a smiley face with a possible thumbs up, which pretty much describes my fun weekend with Rise to Honor.
Edit:
And this is one of the biggest reasons why current day review scores are broken.
Half the scale is redundant. What you're actually saying is it's a 5 point rating system with artificial inflation.This is what it should be. 5/10 is not "ok". Its BAD. Its quite literally barely passable. If you get 50's in college you are a failed student.
A real fucking scale is as follows:
1/10 - Historically bad.
2/10 - Abysmal.
3/10 - Terrible.
4/10 - Not good at all.
5/10 - Bad
6/10 - Mediocre
7/10 - Solid
8/10 - Great
9/10 - Amazing
10/10 - Masterclass
And they shouldn't be scared to go below 6 like they are currently. We should be seeing WAY more 2's and 3's.
Scores don't matter.
This
Is a better game than this:
(or better than rebirth but I am not going there just yet)
I might have to unwrap it and play itScores don't matter.
This
Is a better game than this:
(or better than rebirth but I am not going there just yet)
Fixed that for you.A real fucking scale is as follows:
1-8 - shit fucking sucks
9/10 - alright
10/10 - warrior fodder
Half the scale is redundant. What you're actually saying is it's a 5 point rating system with artificial inflation.
0 star - Big Rigs and Resident Evil 6
1 star - Bad
2 star - Mediocre
3 star - Solid
4 star - Great/Amazing
5 star - Masterclass
Scores don't matter.
This
Is a better game than this:
(or better than rebirth but I am not going there just yet)