Videogame ratings

[esadajr]

They should should not exist, just read the reviews, watch the videos, spend time and judge for yourself.

As a result games would be better, there won't be a need to water down anything.

[esteban]

I totally agree.

I also despise "aggregate" scores that simply average all the published scores (from various sources) to create a new, totally lame metric that is even more useless than the original scores.

[DragonmasterDan]

I disagree and think that while by no means are all game journalists as knowledgeable as most hardcore fans, most of them are and that aggregate scores while not necessarily the final word on any games quality can definitely be helpful in determining a great game from a decent or bad game, especially with modern games where the aggregate sites have a large pool of reviews to draw from.

[Opethian]

metacritic sez

[Nazi NecroPhile]

What kind of ratings we talkin' 'boot here?  ESRB or 'professional' reviews?

I don't mind ESRB ratings for parents that don't want to put the effort into thorough inspections of each game their kid(s) want, but I don't like how expensive it is nor how it's essentially mandatory.  Fuck monopolies.

As for review ratings, I don't see anything wrong with 'em if they're included with a full review, screenshots, etc.  Standing alone or aggregated together, they're nigh useless as there's too many variables being ignored when you have just a number to look at.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Video game review ratings are usually stupid because the reviewer is stupid.

[MotherGunner]

^This.  These so called "journalists" have lost perspective.  Too many a times I have played a game they thought was the best shit ever only to find out it sucked.  I remember when Silent Hill 2 came out.  EGM took a giant shit on it so much they had to re-view it.

[CrackTiger]

^This.  These so called "journalists" have lost perspective.  Too many a times I have played a game they thought was the best shit ever only to find out it sucked.  I remember when Silent Hill 2 came out.  EGM took a giant shit on it so much they had to re-view it.

Street Fighter Alpha for Saturn "plays better" but is 10% worse than the PSX version because the shadows are high color blue translucencies instead of low color blue palettes.

[geise]

^This.  These so called "journalists" have lost perspective.  Too many a times I have played a game they thought was the best shit ever only to find out it sucked.  I remember when Silent Hill 2 came out.  EGM took a giant shit on it so much they had to re-view it.

Street Fighter Alpha for Saturn "plays better" but is 10% worse than the PSX version because the shadows are high color blue translucencies instead of low color blue palettes.

Haha!  Ah good ol' Die Hard Gamefan.  They were pro's.  Haha!  Still loved the mag though.  Always will.

[VestCunt]

I don't think I've ever paid attention to a reviewer's 1-10 score or watched a Youtube review with the volume on. Fuck, I'd rather shoot myself in the ear. I like AVGN, but it's comedy, not criticism. I watch Gamesack because it's a TV show about classic video games, not so much for the reviews.

If I'm actually researching a game, I skim a handful of sites for people with literacy and watch long-play videos. A good writer is 5000x more coherent than anyone on Youtube.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I give this thread a 4/10.

[esteban]

I give this thread a 4/10.

I rate your post 10/10.

[Tatsujin]

Yeah, i remember silent hill 2 got quite throat punched everywhere, and then i bought it anyway, PANG one of the best PS2 games i've played evar!!

[esteban]

Yeah, i remember silent hill 2 got quite throat punched everywhere, and then i bought it anyway, PANG one of the best PS2 games i've played evar!!

BITD, My brother and I played it at night, lights off. It was awesome. 

[Tatsujin]

Yeah, i remember silent hill 2 got quite throat punched everywhere, and then i bought it anyway, PANG one of the best PS2 games i've played evar!!

BITD, My brother and I played it at night, lights off. It was awesome. 

I have very fond memories of when I played SH2 & 3 with a good friend back-to-back, during whole weekends with a bottle of scotch and swissler kirsch schnapps next on the table. we played non-stop until we busted out. such good times

[JoshTurboTrollX]

They should should not exist, just read the reviews, watch the videos, spend time and judge for yourself.

As a result games would be better, there won't be a need to water down anything.

3/10 - who are you?

I totally agree.

I also despise "aggregate" scores that simply average all the published scores (from various sources) to create a new, totally lame metric that is even more useless than the original scores.

5/10 - not enough "quotes"

I disagree and think that while by no means are all game journalists as knowledgeable as most hardcore fans, most of them are and that aggregate scores while not necessarily the final word on any games quality can definitely be helpful in determining a great game from a decent or bad game, especially with modern games where the aggregate sites have a large pool of reviews to draw from.

1/10 - Way too knowledgey

metacritic sez

10/10 - Perfection

What kind of ratings we talkin' 'boot here?  ESRB or 'professional' reviews?

I don't mind ESRB ratings for parents that don't want to put the effort into thorough inspections of each game their kid(s) want, but I don't like how expensive it is nor how it's essentially mandatory.  Fuck monopolies.

As for review ratings, I don't see anything wrong with 'em if they're included with a full review, screenshots, etc.  Standing alone or aggregated together, they're nigh useless as there's too many variables being ignored when you have just a number to look at.

5/10 - Almost good, but too much opinion.

Video game review ratings are usually stupid because the reviewer is stupid.

8/10 - reviewers are stupid!

^This.  These so called "journalists" have lost perspective.  Too many a times I have played a game they thought was the best shit ever only to find out it sucked.  I remember when Silent Hill 2 came out.  EGM took a giant shit on it so much they had to re-view it.

Street Fighter Alpha for Saturn "plays better" but is 10% worse than the PSX version because the shadows are high color blue translucencies instead of low color blue palettes.

Haha!  Ah good ol' Die Hard Gamefan.  They were pro's.  Haha!  Still loved the mag though.  Always will.

9/10 - Mentions of Die Hard Gamefan WIN!

I don't think I've ever paid attention to a reviewer's 1-10 score or watched a Youtube review with the volume on. Fuck, I'd rather shoot myself in the ear. I like AVGN, but it's comedy, not criticism. I watch Gamesack because it's a TV show about classic video games, not so much for the reviews.

If I'm actually researching a game, I skim a handful of sites for people with literacy and watch long-play videos. A good writer is 5000x more coherent than anyone on Youtube.

2/10 - for lying.

I give this thread a 4/10.

I rate your post 10/10.

10/10 - grazie!!

Yeah, i remember silent hill 2 got quite throat punched everywhere, and then i bought it anyway, PANG one of the best PS2 games i've played evar!!

BITD, My brother and I played it at night, lights off. It was awesome. 

I have very fond memories of when I played SH2 & 3 with a good friend back-to-back, during whole weekends with a bottle of scotch and swissler kirsch schnapps next on the table. we played non-stop until we busted out. such good times

Silent Hill 2 gets a 3/10 for being on Playstation.... A Saturn release would have surely gotten a 9/10.  ;)

[esteban]

Hahahahahahahahaha.