God of War |OT| Now on PC

[BananaKing]

Metacritic must be run like a business. I presume reviewers have to pay a yearly fee to keep a certain weight.

Why one earth would a publication care avabo it's weighting?

[Dr. Pezus]

Edge review added and its still 95. Just 1 game below it on 95 too. Surprised it survived the 8 from edge. Probably about 10 reviews left to be added. Will it hold..

Hold the door!

[Legend]

Includes spoilers

[Dr. Pezus]

Edge vs. Metacritic: Does a game's platform influence its EDGE score?

[BananaKing]

Edge vs. Metacritic: Does a game's platform influence its EDGE score?

It would be cool to see an updated version of that with Nintendo scores as well

[Xevross]

Edge vs. Metacritic: Does a game's platform influence its EDGE score?

dang. An 8 average difference between Xbox and PS exclusives is almost too much to ignore.

[the-pi-guy]

dang. An 8 average difference between Xbox and PS exclusives is almost too much to ignore.

It's pretty old. Someone should update it!  

Spoiler for Hidden:

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[Dr. Pezus]

dang. An 8 average difference between Xbox and PS exclusives is almost too much to ignore.

Almost. Trend continued with the latest scores.
I also bet they review Nintendo titles more favorably

[Xevross]

Almost. Trend continued with the latest scores.
I also bet they review Nintendo titles more favorably

Probably. They always seem to favour gameplay.

Fun fact, 92.5% of the reviews for this game are 9/10 or higher.

[the-pi-guy]

Fun fact, 92.5% of the reviews for this game are 9/10 or higher.

Boy that is a fun fact.

[BananaKing]

Probably. They always seem to favour gameplay.

Fun fact, 92.5% of the reviews for this game are 9/10 or higher.

The notion that Nintendo games have the "best gameplay" and that other games can't match or exceed it always baffles me.

Many story driven games or "cinematic" games have awesome gameplay like uncharted, tlou, god of war, farcry, and many many others. Just because the other aspects of the game are up to par doesn't mean there isn't a strong focus on good gameplay

[the-pi-guy]

Well, I think Nintendo has awesome gameplay.  Not the best, but I have loved pretty much every game I've played.  

But I do hate their philosophy of good story=bad gameplay.  Their gameplay is awesome, but their games lack depth.  

[Dr. Pezus]

The notion that Nintendo games have the "best gameplay" and that other games can't match or exceed it always baffles me.

Many story driven games or "cinematic" games have awesome gameplay like uncharted, tlou, god of war, farcry, and many many others. Just because the other aspects of the game are up to par doesn't mean there isn't a strong focus on good gameplay

Plus, GoW has it in spades.

[Xevross]

The notion that Nintendo games have the "best gameplay" and that other games can't match or exceed it always baffles me.

Many story driven games or "cinematic" games have awesome gameplay like uncharted, tlou, god of war, farcry, and many many others. Just because the other aspects of the game are up to par doesn't mean there isn't a strong focus on good gameplay

Well of course. The "best gameplay" depends on personal preference.

There's absolutely no doubt though that Nintendo games are the ones most focused on gameplay. All of their games show this. They focus more on gameplay than story/ voice acting (that kind of thing) than any other big dev/ pub. BOTW and SMO were gameplay kings last year, which is why Edge gave them 10s and why they reviewed so well overall.

Playstation exclusives have always favoured story, more than any other first party devs. This just seems to go against Edge's preference. This is where God of War stands out though. The gameplay is exceptional, yet they still only give an 8.

Well, I think Nintendo has awesome gameplay.  Not the best, but I have loved pretty much every game I've played. 

But I do hate their philosophy of good story=bad gameplay.  Their gameplay is awesome, but their games lack depth. 

Yeah this is true. But you expect that from Nintendo though, so you're not disappointed or it doesn't detract from the experience if there's not a good story. I buy Mario for the gameplay only, I hold BOTW so highly for its gameplay not its story. That being said, BOTW does have a very good story still, which is why its a standout Nintendo game for me. If only they did it more often.

Also what would you consider the best gameplay?

[the-pi-guy]

Yeah this is true. But you expect that from Nintendo though, so you're not disappointed or it doesn't detract from the experience if there's not a good story. I buy Mario for the gameplay only, I hold BOTW so highly for its gameplay not its story. That being said, BOTW does have a very good story still, which is why its a standout Nintendo game for me. If only they did it more often.

It's weird.  With Nintendo, I don't mind if there's no story.  But for a lot of other games, even if I love the story, I feel weird thinking about them without their stories.  Not sure if I'd play them, but I probably still would.  

Also what would you consider the best gameplay?

*shrugs*

I think most companies have pretty good gameplay.  I wouldn't put any to be "the best" though.
Like I love Mario Kart Wii, put hundreds of hours into it.  But, I don't think I'd just say yep this is the best.  I think Modnation Racers is pretty comparable.  

I would say Nintendo probably has the best platformers. But aside from that a lot of companies do great gameplay.