Retro_Link Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Some good stats to mull over... http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/08/which-publishers-and-games-scored-best-on-metacritic-in-2012 Metacritic, the ever-useful tool for both consumers and industry-types created to aggregate game reviews into one nifty score, has released its overall 2012 ratings sorted by publisher. And the results are, not surprisingly, super interesting. Metacritic separates large publishers from mid-size publishers in their statistics; we’ve put them together into a more exact listing, which you can see below. 1. Telltale Games (Average Score: 83.9)2. Take-Two Interactive (Average Score: 83.1) 3. Electronic Arts (Average Score: 75.2) 3. Square Enix (Average Score: 75.2) 4. Bethesda Softworks (Average Score: 74.3) 5. THQ (Average Score: 73.7) 6. Microsoft (Average Score: 73.0) 7. Sony (Average Score: 72.3) 8. Nintendo (Average Score: 71.2) 9. Warner Bros. Interactive (Average Score: 70.6) 10. Capcom (Average Score: 70.4) 11. SEGA (Average Score: 69.9) 12. Atlus (Average Score: 69.8) 13. Konami (Average Score: 69.0) 14. Ubisoft (Average Score: 68.2) 15. XSEED (Average Score: 66.8) 16. Activision Blizzard (Average Score: 64.4) 17. Namco Bandai (Average Score: 62.5) 18. Paradox Interactive (Average Score: 62.1) 19. Focus Home Interactive (Average Score: 60.5) 20. 505 Games (Average Score: 53.3) Additionally, 18 games scored a 90 or higher on Metacritic in 2012. Those games are listed below: 1. The Walking Dead (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 95) 2. Persona 4 Golden (PlayStation Vita) (Metacritic Score: 94) 3. Mass Effect 3 (PlayStation 3) (Metacritic Score: 93) 3. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 93) 4. Journey (PlayStation 3) (Metacritic Score: 92) 4. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) (Metacritic Score: 92) 5. Dishonored (PC) (Metacritic Score: 91) 5. Mark of the Ninja (PC) (Metacritic Score: 91) 5. Borderlands 2 (PlayStation 3) (Metacritic Score: 91) 5. Far Cry 3 (PlayStation 3) (Metacritic Score: 91) 6. Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. Trials Evolution (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. Okami HD (PlayStation 3) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. Mark of the Ninja (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. FIFA Soccer 13 (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. Guild Wars 2 (PC) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. NBA 2K13 (PlayStation 3) (Metacritic Score: 90) 6. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Xbox 360) (Metacritic Score: 90)
S.C.G Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I love the way that they state '18 games scored over 90...' when it's actually 16... multiformat games should not be counted more than once unless they are sufficiently different. Mass Effect 3 and Far Cry 3 are the same games regardless of format.
Cube Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Quite surprising statistics. The "best" game is more of an interactive story (a brilliant one) and clearly doesn't have the productions values of big "AAA" games. It's refreshing to see a game like that just high up. Next you have a remake of a PS2 game on a supposedly "failed" console. Then Mass Effect 3. Now that's one of the strangest - and most disturbing - situations I've seen. It does deserve the spot, and it is a brilliant game. I'm referring to the fan hatred found in most corners of the internet. I mentioned that I liked the game on Eurogamer and the result was that my post was given so many negative votes (something I'm glad N-Europe doesn't have) that the post was "hidden". The hatred is fascinating - the official forums are worst and the two heads of BioWare stated this Zaire fan hatred as one of their reasons for leaving the company. This fan hatred doesn't happen to just BioWare, it's evident on quire a few official forums (I'm surprised any game developer has a forum). The most mind-boggling thing is that it seems that, overall, these people loved Mass Effect 3 and they'll likely buy the next game without question. Yes, I was also disappointed with the ending, but in my complaints I said that I did love 99% of the game. I was also satisfied with the "Extended Cut" where BioWare added a ton of explanations to the ending (in the original ending you were given vague information and some random scenes that made no sense), and I'm glad they stuck with their vision. The people who weren't satisfied got into their head that BioWare were going to make the end a "dream" and to create a whole new one. While the "Indoctrination Theory" for the ending was well thought out, nobody seemed to have any good ideas on what follows - what the actual ending would be. Assassin's Creed 3 is also good to bring into this. The ending was much worse than Mass Effect 3. However, nobody ever cared about Desmond, so there wasn't really much in the way of complains.
Rummy Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I don't know whether I'm worth my salt as a gamer anymore, because I've only really played 2 of those 'over 90' games - xenoblade and journey(which was only recently too). Would say they were certainly two of the best games I've played though.
Retro_Link Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 I don't know whether I'm worth my salt as a gamer anymore, because I've only really played 2 of those 'over 90' games - xenoblade and journey(which was only recently too). Would say they were certainly two of the best games I've played though.I haven't played any of them! :p I have Journey downloaded and ready to play, and I've played Okami on the Wii, but yeah!
Rummy Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I haven't played any of them! :p I have Journey downloaded and ready to play, and I've played Okami on the Wii, but yeah! I know this doesn't help, and in fact if anything achieves the opposite but: you really have to play it. It'll take maybe...4 hours max for a playthrough? It really is a journey. One of the most beautiful games I've ever played. That's not even from an aesthetic point of view, but I might have just been fortunate with my so far single playthrough.
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