12-20-2025, 03:51 PM
https://www.resetera.com/threads/your-reaction-to-a-game-getting-lower-than-5-on-a-review-scale-is-telling.1388956/
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I come across a lot of people who think just because a videogame is functioning and not completely busted, it can't get a lower review score than a 5. Your experience and feelings, be damned. There is an assumption that if a videogame gets below a 5, that it has to be busted. If it's not, people will be in disbelief about the critic and belittle them. Even if the critic argued their dislike well. The text or content of the review won't matter. It's why in part people will balk at EDGE's and Stephanie Sterling's reviews, as they use the full scale.
I think this perception of review scores most highlights the way people see videogames, whether they're seen as tech products or as art.
I obviously disagree with this. I don't believe in objectivity with critique. I find that boring. I'd rather read your 1/D/etc review if it's all about your feelings, experience, and opinions. It gives me far more insight into a person's experience with a piece of art. I can still disagree with the opinion, but it's more interesting than if a critic followed some objective measures or grading system. I get it, videogames have been born out as tech products, gadgets, toys, so that perception will still remain for some people. But if I genuinely want to know functionality, I'll check steam user reviews, or a review's technical sections talking about framerate/bugs/glitches/etc. The focus on the videogame working to some order can be overly magnified. If I really don't like a piece of art, I don't particularly care if it's functional. There are films or games or books I hated, even if they were critically acclaimed or fully functional. I don't care about functionality with other mediums of art. I don't care if a painting still looks like one, a book has all its pages, if a film can be viewed from start to finish, or a music album can have a beginning and ending or a certain amount of tracks.
I think this perception of review scores most highlights the way people see videogames, whether they're seen as tech products or as art.
I obviously disagree with this. I don't believe in objectivity with critique. I find that boring. I'd rather read your 1/D/etc review if it's all about your feelings, experience, and opinions. It gives me far more insight into a person's experience with a piece of art. I can still disagree with the opinion, but it's more interesting than if a critic followed some objective measures or grading system. I get it, videogames have been born out as tech products, gadgets, toys, so that perception will still remain for some people. But if I genuinely want to know functionality, I'll check steam user reviews, or a review's technical sections talking about framerate/bugs/glitches/etc. The focus on the videogame working to some order can be overly magnified. If I really don't like a piece of art, I don't particularly care if it's functional. There are films or games or books I hated, even if they were critically acclaimed or fully functional. I don't care about functionality with other mediums of art. I don't care if a painting still looks like one, a book has all its pages, if a film can be viewed from start to finish, or a music album can have a beginning and ending or a certain amount of tracks.
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