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Do Game Review Scores Matter?

Posted by Zonk on from the i-give-this-nutter-three-chainsaws dept.

jasoncart writes "This piece on Ferrago discusses the use of review scores and the significance they play in gamers purchasing decisions. Ultimately, according to columnist Ben Parfitt, review scores are pointless." From the article: "Few things wind me up more than when what appeared to be a well-balanced and thoughtful gaming discussion descends into a successive barrage of review scores and Gamerankings ratings."

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  1. Reviewers are robots. by schild · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When game reviewers on the big sites stop writing like robots, maybe [the scores] will stop mattering.

    The best judgement of a game (because of the above), is to see anomalies in gameranking.com listings. If IGN or Gamespot or Gamespy or EGM give a review that seems to be an anomaly, ignore it. It's a bought review.

    Always read the review giving a game the lowest score. Or stop reading reviews with scores altogether. The latter works well for me.

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    schild
    editor, f13.net
  2. article summary by evilmousse · · Score: 4, Insightful


    a system meant to reduce all that is to be said about a game to a single-digit number somehow leaves the smaller nuances unsaid.

    stunning.