Iun Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yeah I've seen it too often, people are like oh "it wasn't that great" and give a 7/10?! 7 is not by any means bad! Couldn't agree more. Going back in time to when I used to buy ST magazines, they promoted a system where a game receiving less than 80% was something to somehow be ashamed of. Every game had to be a 90%+ to have any hope of being a monster hit, otherwise it was considered to be horrifically flawed. A title scoring between 80% - 90% always had an enormous (*snicker*) "but" somewhere along the line. As people have said, 7/10 or 70% is actually not bad. I'd have killed to get 70% in all of my Final Exams, I would not have considered that bad at all. Disagree with the thoughts about Edge however: They are pompous assholes who perpetuate themselves through trying make others believe that they are somehow superior by being hyper-critical of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 From what I recall from their MGS4 review: It's boring, disappointing, boring, colourless, boring and disappointing. 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 From what I recall from their MGS4 review: It's boring, disappointing, boring, colourless, boring and disappointing. 8/10. Don't remember the boring part. But I do remember and agree with the disappointing, and with the score, too. It was a great game, just not a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 You know, Edge aren't harsh at all... they just score games properly. I mean, when you see a 7 on any other game reviewer, you immediately think "average". And only a 5 should mean average. (but alas, when people see a 5 they don't think average, they think mediocre...) exactly Edge are proper critics, while the resty of the games industry press are, by and large, a bunch of charlatans and pretenders, devoid of integrity and authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Re bad taste joke = If I thought anyone would be genuinely offended I really wouldn't have posted so for my lack of judgement I apologise. If it makes me any more human I did hesitate more than usual before submitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 exactly Edge are proper critics, while the resty of the games industry press are, by and large, a bunch of charlatans and pretenders, devoid of integrity and authority. Err... Thankyou? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Err... Thankyou? So good, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookiablo Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Couldn't agree more. Going back in time to when I used to buy ST magazines, they promoted a system where a game receiving less than 80% was something to somehow be ashamed of. Every game had to be a 90%+ to have any hope of being a monster hit, otherwise it was considered to be horrifically flawed. A title scoring between 80% - 90% always had an enormous (*snicker*) "but" somewhere along the line. Couldn't agree more. Some of my favourite games were the 70%/low 80% ones. Reviewers, or rather the people reading the review (IGN viewers for example...) do tend to place far too much emphasis on a game getting 8.5 or above out of 10 (convert accordingly) - anything less than that and its shit supposedly. Also agree with Edge - stuck-up assholes. But then, I don't buy games based on reviews, I read the review to get an idea of the game without taking score into account. Edge reviews are just a load of convuluted shite though. You'd think you were reading a god awful version of Proust. Anyways, this site seems like a good idea - good to have a new perspective on things and although I don't personally benefit from it, I know plenty of folk who could and thus links shall be sent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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