I think scores are a waste of time other than as a very crude measure of whether something is terrible or worth my time. You can't take account of differences of opinion and the subjectiveness of the reviewer. Maybe the mIt's also ridiculous that metacritic scores are used to determine developer bonuses. I definitely would prefer a simpler system.
@XCWarrior not sure I agree with this. I really enjoyed playing through the Walking Dead but I wouldn't call it a "fun" experience. But it was definitely worth my time. I think we get too hung up on fun which is oversimplification of whether a piece of entertainment is worh you're time. We don't just see movies which are fun eg they're scary or moving etc. Not sure why video games that aren't fun aren't seen as worth my time.
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Re: Poll: Do Video Game Reviews Need To Have A Score?
I think scores are a waste of time other than as a very crude measure of whether something is terrible or worth my time. You can't take account of differences of opinion and the subjectiveness of the reviewer. Maybe the mIt's also ridiculous that metacritic scores are used to determine developer bonuses. I definitely would prefer a simpler system.
Re: Poll: Do Video Game Reviews Need To Have A Score?
@XCWarrior not sure I agree with this. I really enjoyed playing through the Walking Dead but I wouldn't call it a "fun" experience. But it was definitely worth my time. I think we get too hung up on fun which is oversimplification of whether a piece of entertainment is worh you're time. We don't just see movies which are fun eg they're scary or moving etc. Not sure why video games that aren't fun aren't seen as worth my time.