But their review scale and grade inflation have become completely insane, so much so that their reviews are now meaningless to me. For better or worse, they are the leading website, other than Metacritic itself, that people look to when seeking reviews. So which games are they going to buy? The 84 “Amazing” games or the rest of the non-Amazing crap? Reviewers wield far more power than they realize and while IGN is only one of many, they are the most prominent. They play far less, roughly about 1 a month, let’s say. As stated, most people don’t play 84 games in one year. And it might literally be the difference between profitability and closure for some companies. According to Ben Kuchera’s article about review scores and sales, a game that gets a 9 on Metacritic is likely to sell THREE TIMES as many copies as a game that receives an 8. 8 is still a perfectly respectable score, but for some people, it is apparently a matter of life or death. Of late, there is this idea that if a game gets anything less than a 9 or higher, it is crap. What is the average gamer supposed to do with that? Seems incredible, right? 2012 was a surprisingly good year for games, but 84? How many games did you play last year? 12? Maybe 15 on the high-end? And yet IGN is telling us that when this generation of games ends, we will look back at 84 different games in 2012 (this isn’t including each version of a multiplatform title) and say it was one of the best games made for its respective system? That’s insane and it is becoming an issue. When this generation of games ends, people will look back and say, “This was one of the best games made for the system.” It might have a few flaws, but this is a must-buy.”Īgain, that should be all I need to say. I shouldn’t have to say anymore than that to render you speechless, but let’s look at the full description for a 9 on the IGN rubric: IGN gave 84 games a 9 or higher in 2012, which is considered “Amazing” on their scale. A lot of the main quest NPCs just keep talking and.” Shane Steinhauser on GamerSushi Asks: Why Do You Like The Witcher 3? 497 days 12 hours ago Archives Exciting times 🙂” Julez Michaud on The GamerSushi Show, Ep 95: Super Sushian Odyssey 82 days 19 hours ago “One thing I regretted not mentioned on the cast (even though I had the perfect opportunity at one.” Mitch on The GamerSushi Show, Ep 95: Super Sushian Odyssey 82 days 8 hours ago w TOO SOON” dapurplesharpie on The GamerSushi Show, Ep 95: Super Sushian Odyssey 82 days 3 hours ago
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