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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings [Locked] |
Yukishiro1  Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
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Reviewer inflation is becoming ridiculous. When's the last time you saw a top budget title get less than an 80%? It seems like the new scale for AAA budget titles is 80-100.
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tenkly Title: Best looking Outposter.
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
I'd give it a 72-75% at the most.
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Date Posted:
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
When the big studios buy the ad time, you'll get reviews that skew to the big studios.
Skyrim shouldn't be a 95. An 85 is fair though. A good solid B.
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Ptilk Title: Creepy old pirate
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Registered: 2002-2-13 14:52:58
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Skyrim is more of a really pretty mod for Morrowind than a new game.
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cobane  Posts: 473
Registered: 2001-9-6 18:42:56
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/obsidian-missed-fallout-new-vegas-metacritic-bonus-by-one-point/
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
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I didn't personally like it but I wouldn't think it was that ridiculous if it got an 85% average. 95% is venturing into "baghdad bob" territory.
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
Registered: 2005-6-29 08:21:12
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
There are some games that eventually break your heart. Skyrim seems to be one of those.
There are other games that never even capture your interest. It is hard to distinguish between the two with a simple rating system.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
Sin_of_Onin posted:
There are some games that eventually break your heart. Skyrim seems to be one of those.
There are other games that never even capture your interest. It is hard to distinguish between the two with a simple rating system.
Part of it is definitely that games that are fun for the first 10-15 hours get a ratings boost they don't deserve. No doubt about that. You see that in MMOs a lot too. Age of Conan got great reviews because Tortage was good, and most of the reviewers never bothered to spend enough time in the game to find out there was nothing to do in the second half of the game that wasn't awful or broken. Skyrim does benefit from that.
But it is not a 95/100 game even in those first 10-15 hours. How can an action rpg with uninspiring, wooden combat get a 95%? It's absurd.
The rating system has become meaningless because anything less than an 80 has become unthinkable for a major release.
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RHWarrior  Posts: 770
Registered: 2009-9-30 18:42:12
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
I'd give it 75-80% these days, it probably doesn't have longevity like some old games, so the grade won't stand the test of time.
Still, I had a blast playing it actually, getting immersed in the environment, sneaking around discovering nooks and crannies and new quests and shit.
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Ardenwolfe Title: All Knowing Grammar Police
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Registered: 2002-12-11 14:47:24
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Skyrim does not deserve a 95% on gamerankings |
I love Skyrim and am playing it now. But, the game is plagued with bugs. More often than not, I have to research and find a workaround or console command that'll fix the bug. Sometimes, there's no fix at all.
So, I can kind of understand the drop it ratings, but I believe anything between 90-95% is fair and generous.
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