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This week, we have much to be thankful for. One thing we should all be thankful for is the fact that Adam Sessler takes the time out of his busy schedule each week to let us know what's on his mind. This week, Adam is going to respond to some of your criticisms about the recent scoring of Assassin's Creed II and Left 4 Dead 2. Many of you pointed out that these sequels have improvements over their predicessors, but got a lower score. Press play to find out why.
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Scott_ONeill
Honestly, I've bought, played, and loved a lot of games that X-Play has given a 2 out of 5. It all is about your taste and opinions. If you absolutely love a game who cares if some one else doesn't. If your on the fence about a game read multiple reviews and get a sense of common problems the reviewers found and whether or not the problem would bother you if you played it. Like Adam said, don't look at the number when you read the review.
Grimble
Do away with the ratings grade all to gather would be great but there will always need to be something..
A, 5/5) Great Game Must play.
B,4/5) Must play for any fan or any interested.
C,3/5) Play if you enjoy this type of game.
D,2/5) Only a die hard would sit through this game
F,1/5) Our hearts bleed for the creators of this monstronsatie.
lillington
The thing I hate most about scoring on video games?
People read the IGN review as if they are the HOLY FREAKIN GRAIL on video games. Having said that I have seldom disagreed with IGN's game reviews, but I absolutely hate the disdain that other gamers give if I tell them G4 or X-PLAY rated a game such and such. Why cant we READ reviews from multiple sources and then make a decision as to whether a game is worth playing or trash?
Shuuvuia
Very good. I'll definately look forward to reading the FAQs.
In all honesty, I wouldn't lose any sleep if you guys got rid of numerical scores. It would FORCE people to read reviews, instead of going \"Halo 3 got a 5 and Uncharted got a 4, so Halo is BESTEST!!\". It would force people to sit down and read the articles, and it would remove (for the most part) the incessant need to prove something from the community.
And just to turn myself into a hypocrite, I really do think Uncharted: Drakes Fortune deserved a 5... :)
austin43
Thanks for addressing this issue Adam. It's so annoying when people complain about a review score because they don't agree with the score it got even when the reviewer presents strong arguments as to why it got the score it did.
deline
Hahaha The Sessler pown the complainers and whiners that are out ther.
Also it you dont like the reviewe of it too bad. Buy it i you like the game or not.
mronoc89
As usual, I agree 100%, the whole idea of review scores just seems to support the notion that interpretation of art is not subjective. That said, I like the xplay system of five points with no decimal, were each score is broader and has a more subjective interpretation based on the reader's tastes. 5s, as such, should be reserved fore games that everyone (or at least a vast majority) would enjoy, whereas 4 is more indicative of a game a very high quality with a less broad appeal, L4D2 being primarily meant for fans of the original who want some more variety within the same format, and AC2 more specific appeal being pretty obvious after the mixed reactions of the first one, which I'm still kind of suprised managed to get a 5, it kind of seemed to be the perfect manifestation of the idea of a 4 out of 5.
I_PWN_U_ALL
well the number a game gets reflects it's review and is a sort of abridged review.
and when it reflects the review, it kind of makes us wonder why Boom Blox Bash Party has a better abridged score than Left 4 Dead 2, Assassin's Creed 2, The Conduit, Madworld, and Call of Duty World at War.
Basilisk1991
Look, both games had problems that the originals had, and they're sequels, the little spark of creative charm is gone, L4D an AC were both new IPs, and the gameplay was so fresh and different that they merited hugh scores, I'm not saying that being a sequel makes a game bad. The 5/5 is a MUST buy, you can't call yourself a gamer without at least trying these games, 4/4 on the other hand, is definately good(it may not be perfect, but it's pretty damn close) and should be tried, a 3/5 is an average game, if it sounds interesting, by all means buy it, a 2/5 is a fundamentally flawed game, the flaw is obvious, but the game isn't unplayable, and the 1/5 is crap, all those drappy imitations and barbie games go in this categories, and the Uber-rare 0/5, E.T, the videogame.
Cort0
I prefer something like wut aots has for DVDuesday buy rent or pass thats just so much more simpler then numbers because thats all i wanna know should i spend 60 of my hard earned dollars on a game, should i just spend like 8 bucks on a rent, or just flat out pass on it see super simple no confusion what so ever
Keine_Lust
i say 4/5s and 5/5s are the same thing but we enjoy 5/5 games little more than 4/5 games
elitecrank617
Yeah Adam made excellent points listen to the review before getting up in arms about the number I mean for example if a game gets a 3 does not mean it is bad just that it does not live up to the complete standerds i mean listen don't just assume you should not buy it by the score listen and think for example assualt on dark athena people thought it deserved a higher score ok that is your opinion xplay is giving there and the review may have giving valid point on why they thought that and watch gameplay of the game then play it then you may have at least some understanding why that score was gave to the game and for l4d2 there were valid point i mean it was there first game so you can't excpect it to be perfect i mean there will be some mistakes but people expected more and like what xplay said it is the 2nd installment they expected more but it did diliver but i was no feeling anything new gameplay wise like with cod they added a sprint system you can throw back grenades y'know were i am getting at well thank you for clearing that up Adam
Rurouni_Chuwy
I have always trusted Xplay reviews. When Im going to buy a new game I consider these things...A) Does the game spark interest in me B) What innovations does it bring to the table....Is completely new or is more of the same old gameplay And C) what score did Xplay give it. Now Xplay's score isn't the deciding factor however....I bought my little brother this stupid Fairy tale fights game even though I beleve it got a 2/5....Xplay said it was boring but we thought it was hilarious...Anyway Xplay I salute You!
MIDIPChan
Well said Adam. I can certainly understand the opinions of those who feel jaded somewhat by the numerical scores and their discrepancies, but like you said, it's incredibly difficult to assign a number after doing a fully encompassing write up of the game as a whole. Have you or any at X-Play entertained the idea of maybe not assigning a numerical score at all and just doing the detailed reviews? I know it might not be as \"grabbing\" as a score might be immediatley, but it seems that may be what's in order to soothe the savage message board beast. Certainly there'll still be posts about, \"why did you say X about this game, waahh\", etc etc ad-nausem, however, it may allow you to fully express your opinions without a \"score\" trying to suppercede all of your well written reviews. If there has to be a recap at the end of the review you could always go with a Pro's & Con's summary. I don't know if this is even a possibility, but just a suggestion. I'd love to see the message boards free of these silly \"4/5!!! OMG WTF\" topics and get down to the real meat of a game critics assesment of said game; the review, not the score. Also just to add in my own two cents: Sessler's Soapbox should be 30min program either on G4 or on the web. It always feels like you have so much more to say and are trying to jam it into a 5min +/- time frame. I'd really love to see a program where you get to say all you have to about a certain subject and maybe an interview or two with some industry heads or a gaming website honcho. Sort of a \"meet the press\" of the VG world. ^_^
Rallydefault
Reviews by a newspaper, website, or magazine editor/blogger are just that...reviews by a single person. The most they can hope to do is communicate to you what THEY felt was wrong or right with the game, and whether or not THEY think it is worth buying. That person is not you nor will they ever be able to know your tastes completely. The most they can do is get their thoughts and impressions down on paper to show to the world, and from that point it is up to us to convert that review into our own spectrum and what we are looking for in a game. I'm with Adam entirely (at least I believe so) when I say that I wish number scores would be done away with completely in favor of the reviewer simply jotting down their thoughts along with some facts of the game (because, let's face it, some games do suck no matter who you are.) For instance, CoD:MW2 is a great game in a technical sense. The gameplay is tight and polished, the graphics are amazing, and there is more story injected into this iteration. Great. Those are facts, can't argue with that. However, I'm sure there are many people out there who would not have given MW2 a perfect review simply because they are burnt out on CoD games or first-person shooters in general. That part of the review is more of an opinion, and something that I believe does not deserve to be taken into consideration when trying to dish out an all-encompassing review score. Here's to hoping we evolve as a species to the point where numbers are not needed to convey the qualities of a game. That's what words are for, my friends.
SDwiz
First things first don't let critics from magazines or viral videos tell you what games to buy just because of the score,you may end up liking them more then they did.Now I'm not saying they are always wrong,but if you agree on what their saying then by all means do or don't purchase that game.Just because a game is rated a 4/5 or 5/5 doesn't mean others sees it that way.Even critics that look at games that way.One may give a 80/100 someone else may give it a 3/5,B-/A+,7/10 and so on.So you have so many opinions who's word can you take for that? That's why it's important to read the articles that come with the review instead of looking at the final score and pros and cons list first.What if their was no score rating at all then you'll be forced to read the articles,I'm not saying looking at the scores are bad but you should know what you're going to be buying and if you will like it or not.
spacemonkey086
I think there is too big of a discrepancy between a 4 and a 5. For me a 4 or an 8 is a \"maybe buy or rent\" whereas a 9 or 4.5 is probably a buy. I just wish you guys would use a 10 scale instead of 5. It also prevents a massive amount of games being \"perfect\" every year when other sites like IGN and Gamespot have only one game (GTA4) as perfect this generation. Maybe this is why X play reviews are not included on metacritic as well.
dwstrat
I agree with the Sess completely on this. We all know that AC 2 is way more fun that AC 1, and they showed us that repeatedly by showing all of the comparison roundups and such. I think that if that stupid number matters so much to people, we should come up with a non-numerical system for grading games.
That sounds easy enough, but if it was, we would already have that! Every person has different tastes, and a game is going to be seen as every score immaginable given everyone who plays the game. I also think that the score doesn't really give justice to the fun factor, which is really what we use to personally judge games anyways.
The only solution I can think of is if a gamer inputted his/her scores for games, or just put in favorites and unfavorites. A program could use the info to guess how that person will most likely like the game, based on gamers of similar taste.
Anyways, just throwin that out there.
Luck702
i had no idea what the turkey discussion was pretaining to. lol...
xenoninja
4 out of 5 doesn't mean its horrible. It's just that the reviewer found some parts of the game that could have been improved, wasn't that great or something was missing; however they still believe that overall the game was a great experience that most people would enjoy playing.
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