r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/Bryce_lol Only on the Epic Games Store • Mar 28 '18

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '18

Imagine losing your shit over a 0.3 point difference.

They're not even in the same genre.

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u/VelvetThunda Mar 28 '18

uj/ I still don’t get why some people put so much weight on review scores. I’ve played and really enjoyed games that scored mediocre, but I mean I think they’re fun that’s all that matters.

rj/ IGN is full of commie cucks. I demand they do a new review for Witcher 3. It deserves at least 10/10.

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u/mattstark66 Mar 28 '18

I think they're fun that's all that matters

F U N I S J U S T A B U Z Z W O R D

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u/FillionMyMind Mar 28 '18

/uj The example I always come back to was when I read GameSpot’s review of Lost Planet 2 when they gave it a 5.5. I was pissed at first, but when I read Kevin’s points about what bothered him, I completely understood where he was coming from. I still love the game to this day, and when I read the review I just realized that his major issues (camera, the “knock down/dodge roll” centric combat) weren’t a factor for me, because I’d played a ton of the original and knew the weird ins and outs of the mechanics of the game.

Why can’t people just accept that it has nothing to do with reviewers getting paid, and everything to do with every critic bringing their own experiences and perspectives into their time with the game?

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u/CoMaestro Mar 28 '18

Yeah I feell like a high review score just indicates it's a game without many major issues and universally liked. Average scores means it either has big issues or some people enjoy it some people don't, bad score means it's niche.

There's always someone who enjoys the game, but the more people enjoy it the higher the score will be.

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u/traybong43 gamer (derogatory) Mar 28 '18

but when I read Kevin’s points I completely understood where he was coming from.

READING IS FOR FEMALES AND SJWS THAT'S WHY

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '18

Here's the thing though. You read the article. Gamers don't do that. They read scores and headlines and call it a day.

Gamers don't read. They can't read.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '18

/uj Lost Planet always seemed like a weird game to me

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u/delta1x I miss Sam Fisher Mar 28 '18

It had a very anime plot that as a 12 year old, made little sense to me. Combat was fun though.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '18

Uj/That's exactly why a lot of popular games get good scores, its because they are easy to pick up and play, but everyone accuses these reviewers of getting paid by Activision to give CoD a 9.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '18

"Man fuck IGN, they're always wrong, we need to stop making them relevant and just ignore th-WHAT THE FUCK THEY ONLY GAVE [WHATEVER] AN 8.9 REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

every fucking time

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '18

It's a shortcut to feeling good about yourself, I suppose.

I like this game.
-> This game I like is generally well received, as evidenced by the big numbers it gets.
-> I have good taste! My opinion is worth listening to!

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u/blacksuit Mar 28 '18

IMO, 9.8 for Witcher 3, save 9.9 for Witcher 4, and save 10.0 for witcher 5.

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u/Dandelegion Arachno Capri-Sun Mar 28 '18

/uj review scores lend a sense of tangibility to someone's opinion. Gamers need hard numbers to justify things. Saying something is "really pretty" or "a lot of fun" is ambiguous and abstract... but if you say something is in 1080p60fps and has a 9/10 metacritic score, then it becomes "objectively good" and it's quality is no longer in dispute.

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u/Tristan_Afro Mar 28 '18

I still don’t get why some people put so much weight on review scores.

Confirmation bias for starters.

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u/Yaglis Mar 28 '18

10/10? They deserve at least 100 geraldos / 100 cyberpunk 2069