“Scoring” games – yay or nay?

I’ve been provoked to write this short overview on the topic of reviewing games and giving them a numerical score at the end, mostly by the plethora of gamers on various news forums I regularly visit. Their argument is that a game should not be observed /cared for if it has a low score either on separate basis (graphics, gameplay, multyplayer, etc) or overall. Also, it is much more time efficient to just scroll down a review of a game you were interested in, jumping to the part where each element of the game is judged by a numerical value (go, go Metacritic?). Since we live in a stressful world where time is of the essence, it is no wonder that the majority of gamers tend to rely on these numbers to make a decision to either buy a certain game or not. While I cannot judge my fellow gamers on their own personal choices, it is my decision to argue with the “wrongful notion” to accept this “reviewing pattern with numbering” and delve into the deeper meaning. After all, reviews are opin…