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Grasshopper CEO Suda51 says people ‘care too much’ about Metacritic scores (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've actually been surprised but how many gems I've found in games with a 70% rating or a 82% rating. Sometimes ratings can be impacted by feelings about a company or a media incident when the actual game is rock solid.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say those numbers are for games that suck, anyway. That's a decent, just not mind-blowing game. Anything that's 40% or lower is what I would say almost universally sucks. But I would also take into account review bombing for things beyond the scope of the game itself, as it is very often reported on when it happens.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Open critic has a handy chart available for scored titles that compares it with the rest of their database. This offers some insight into the score distribution:

  • a score of 50 places in the 6th percentile
  • a score of 60 places in the 15th percentile
  • a score of 70 places in the 40th percentile
  • a score of 80 places in the 79th percentile
  • a score of 90 places in the 99th percentile

So a score of 70 is already pretty mid, and 60 or lower is going to be dire.