Reviews shouldn't care about price/value

[Legend]

And they also shouldn't be out of ten.

Instead the scores should be like benchmarks. I think I'll set up a formula for this and score a few games.

[the-pi-guy]

In the future, games will be scored by a computer using info from the brain to gauge a real time and accurate score. 

[FLGibsonIII]

I feel like Skyrim gets most of its praise because of the large amount of content. Should it?

[Legend]

I feel like Skyrim gets most of its praise because of the large amount of content. Should it?

I don't think so. Take free to play mmos. By that type of reasoning wouldn't they be the best games of all time?

[FLGibsonIII]

I don't think so. Take free to play mmos. By that type of reasoning wouldn't they be the best games of all time?

Not if they are pay to win, but I agree with what you are saying.

[Ludicrous Speed]

Disagree. Shouldn't be a major factor in the score except in extreme cases, but it should certainly be a factor imho.

[Legend]

Disagree. Shouldn't be a major factor in the score except in extreme cases, but it should certainly be a factor imho.

But what about a month after launch? A bad game will probably sell bad so the price would go down faster than a good game. At $40 then the review becomes flawed.

Wouldn't it be better for the consumer to decide on price/value themself? It's like buying a tv. You don't care if it was an overpriced peice at launch. You only want the review to tell you how good it is.

[Xevross]

I agree, because:

But what about a month after launch? A bad game will probably sell bad so the price would go down faster than a good game. At $40 then the review becomes flawed.

Wouldn't it be better for the consumer to decide on price/value themself? It's like buying a tv. You don't care if it was an overpriced peice at launch. You only want the review to tell you how good it is.

[Legend]

I'm thinking I'd like to re-launch VE Source reviews using this method. Who knows, people might actually like it.

[Legend]

0 is the divider between positive and negative opinions. If the reviewer overall found the game more fun to play than just staring at a brick wall, then the lowest score is a zero. If the reviewer would have prefered to stare at a brick wall instead of playing it, the score is positive.


Around 10 is when a game could start to be classified as fun, or more than a meh. 20 is super awesome GOTY level. Here are some examples.

The Last of Us: 25
Uncharted 2: 24
Uncharted 3: 19
Uncharted Golden Abyss: 17
Uncharted 1: 15
Bayonetta 2: 16
Bayonetta 1: 14
Super Smash Bros Wii U: 21
Killzone SF: 11
Killzone 3: 14
Killzone Mercenary: 14
Metrico: 3
Journey: 21
The Unfinished Swan: 19
Road Not Taken: 6
Proteus: 10
FEZ: 20
Antichamber: 14
God of War 3: 18
God of War Ascension: 14
Skyrim: 8

[Rorono]

I agree.. Just like a short indie game shouldn't forcibly be favoured or "forgiven" due to price, neither should a full priced short game be punished. Judge it for what's there, for what it is and what it tries/tried to be

As for the scores, it should be as simple as Rotten tomatoes. Fresh or rotten. And aggregate that.

[BasilZero]

I rate my games from a score of 1-100.

However I rate them in 9 categories and give a free 10 points.

So overall 100 can be 10 imo at least for me.

Here's my recent review: http://steamcommunity.com/id/BasilZero/recommended/263300/

Also price is never discussed in any my of reviews due to the fact that price can always change and its amazing how often/fast they do after release.

[darkknightkryta]

I feel like Skyrim gets most of its praise because of the large amount of content. Should it?

It's not so much of its content, but the overall exploration and world building.  I did a few random side quests in Skyrim.  It was cool that they were not important.  Like, it made me feel like I was part of the world.  Very few games give you that.

[Legend]

It's not so much of its content, but the overall exploration and world building.  I did a few random side quests in Skyrim.  It was cool that they were not important.  Like, it made me feel like I was part of the world.  Very few games give you that.

Yes stuff like that can be cool. Still only a score of 8.

Destiny gets an 11.

[FLGibsonIII]

Should reviews count price when it is hardware?