Author Topic: So I went to MetaCritic.....  (Read 9679 times)

Offline Letus

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So I went to MetaCritic.....
« on: July 15, 2013, 03:59:36 am »
...was trying to use it to prove a point in why review sites are highly..........well I dislike them...then I went to look at my favourite game (this one) and found this




Needless to say I laughed.

Then I found one that I really agreed with




I'm still laughing for some reason....

Offline Morbie

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2013, 04:08:02 am »
Oh god I should go do this.

Offline Squidslinger Gilder

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2013, 05:11:44 am »
I joined Metacritic for one reason...to put down Coffee Stain's Sanctum 2 debauchery of FPS TD, and I'd do it again. All until CSS admits they cheated their loyal fans and ripped us off with the non TD monstrosity that is Sanctum 2. I DIDN'T PREORDER TO SHOOT ALIENS IN THE FACE WITH TINY GUN!! I SHOOT ALIENS IN FACE WITH BIG FREAKEN GUN TURRET FILLED MAZE WHILE I SIP TEA ON A BEACH BATHING IN THE BLOOD OF THE ALIEN HORDE!!! Those that survive the maze, I will then shoot in the face!!

Offline Imagine

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2013, 11:24:50 am »
The problem with Metacritic scores is you can only ever once submit a score for it. A lot of the negative scores that I've seen under there for Goio came from like... beta when people were bitching about lag issues.

It's why you've gotta take all scores with a grain of salt.

Offline Keon

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2013, 01:22:00 pm »
Well, I propose we all go there and rate it right now. FOR THE SWARM!

Offline Captain Rajko

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2013, 04:19:13 pm »
That sounded like a challenge!

....  Cough https://secure.metacritic.com/signup cough

Offline N-Sunderland

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2013, 04:20:26 pm »
I stopped caring about MetaScores a long time ago... Some of the things reviewers come up with are really, really dumb.

Offline Imagine

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2013, 04:21:41 pm »
I stopped caring about MetaScores a long time ago... Some of the things reviewers come up with are really, really dumb.
It's like yelp. People complain about the stupidest shit.

Offline Surette

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Re: So I went to MetaCritic.....
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2013, 05:33:36 pm »
It's also a case of silent majority. The people who are angry about something are much more likely to write a negative view than people who are happy about something are to write a positive review, even if the angry people are the minority, which is usually the case.