1up - Relying on average review scores is an issue for everyone.
Chained Echoes is getting slammed, and its devs have no idea why - Calling on Metacritic to do more.
Who doesn't have anything bad to write in these blank reviews and would benefit from sympathy sales?
I still say they should just get rid of the user score. They are untrustworthy of both good and bad review and honestly user reviews arent even a review. Of course tie it with the psn/xb account would be better.
That is simply horrible! The game is one of the best games, if not the best game of last year. Play this! Forget the bugged and rigged system of review bombing, just buy it and support Matthias and his team. These guys are superb!! We need to fight this stuff as a community, because small indie devs are the ones who least deserve this type of mistreatment.
User reviews are screwed for obvious reason and so are “professional” reviews because of money that companies throw around in many ways.
I just buy games that I think I will enjoy. Some devs you know make good games. Some long lasting series I know I will enjoy. Mostly I know what a game I want to play looks like. On rare occasion I get it wrong but I just sell it on eBay but that’s rare these days.
By most accounts this is a good game. I haven’t played it yet waiting for my physical copy.
Put it this way, I love jrpgs, but usually I play for 10 hours and move on. I had 80 hours in chained echoes and 100 percented it. The story is great and the game is beautiful. If you have game pass play it right now! If not buy it!
Fandom Acquires Leading Entertainment & Gaming Brands Including GameSpot, TV Guide and Metacritic
Starting with the top 128 best rated games on Metacritic and putting them head-to-head tournament style! The round of 16 for the March Madness Podcast. Vote for which games you think should go through!
I'm not commenting about the issue of Metacritic as it relates to the gaming industry.
However, IGN just did this same piece just a few days ago. So either 1up.com can't think of their own material, or someone has an agenda against Metacritic.
BTW, I never use Metacritic. I know which reviewers I trust and I stick with them.
i don't even go on metacritic.
You know what else is a real problem for the industry? low quality biased reviews from websites like ign/kotaku/1up and so many more. Some make an article about that too :P I mean they are the ones adding to metacritic..
I've been using gamerankings.com for years now.