Gamerankings is so much better than Metacritic IMO.
http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/805617-splatoon/index.html
http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/805617-splatoon/index.html
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Splatoon | Review Thread
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yeah i'll take straight up averages over weird weighting system any day.
the weighting system might work if it was actually following reviewers around and not the sites they post the reviews on.
anyway, this is about the reception i expected for the game? maybe a little more positive. i think spla2n will be the one that everyone falls in love with, like pikmin 2.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Two things of note, 1) Gamerankings still doesn't count some scores, 2) Regardless of the "weird weighting system," Splatoon has the same number on both sides!
They are really close on pretty much every game. What's the difference?
i don't actually care about the splatoon rating. i just prefer the gamerankings method. just talking straight up math here.
Smiles and Cries
Member
both have Splatoon on 81different system same results kinda kills the point being made
Smiles and Cries
Member
i just prefer the methodology on gamerankings.
Masked Man
I said wow
To be fair, I've been at work all day and I'm meeting with friends afterward, so I won't be able to get my hands on it until much later tonight.
DryvBy
Member
I wasn't expecting reviews this high. I personally don't know a single person irl that played that Test and came back saying, "I want more of this!". I was super hyped until I played it. I hated just about my entire experience with the hour I played.
Good job with the reviews. Guess this game just isn't for me.
Good job with the reviews. Guess this game just isn't for me.
Smiles and Cries
Member
sorry missed your post above
I was slow to post using WiiU gamepad to tupe
Wordplaycritic gives this a 96.
i'm so sorry for your loss :<
GoonerTRON
Banned
They are actually great sites IMO. It's what made me go to Mad Max. Universal acclaim gets me to check out things I usually wouldn't.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
"Far more accurate" how? They're both at 81 right now. I'm having trouble sleeping so I went ahead and took a completely unscientific sample of three games from five systems (PS3, PS4, Wii U, 3DS, PSV) based on the first three games that came to mind:
The difference across most of these games is llike .77 points/percent in their score. I don't foresee Splatoon suddenly rising in score on Gamerankings in opposition to Metacritic. Given the .77 difference and it's current score, that makes it likely to land around a 81.89. I'm not convinced that a 81.89 is somehow "far more accurate."
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Yes, because evaluating a reviewer as legitimate or a "Joe Schmoe" should be left up to the reader, not the aggregator. There shouldn't be any subjective opinion in averaging subjective numbers. It's not like this is some deeply complicated mathematical theory; they're just adding up all the numbers and getting an average. I don't need some Joe Schmoe at Metacritic telling me whose writing is more important.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Solution: Don't use Metacritic.
I'm not a huge fan of the aggregators anyways, but I'm not sure what you people think these sites should do. Accept any review from any website that submits a score and put it under the critic category? Gee whiz, that sure sounds helpful! So some high school kid running a website with 20 viewers a day should clearly have the same merit as a critic as Jim Sterling. Yup. Great idea.
Oh wait, there's already a section for any old Joe Schmoe to submit their score: the user score!
The Eurogamer in-progress commentary I posted about earlier in the thread doesn't seem to have been added to the OP.
Mister Sloane
Member
The Guardian has a new, more in-depth review and has scored it 4 out of 5: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/28/splatoon-review-ink-charm-and-lots-of-ideas
Has this one been posted yet http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/27/splatoon-review-is-nintendos-online-shooter-on-target-5217230/
They probably won't. Nintendo is stubborn on those things.
I also wish they would. Voice chat, and a modern online infrastructure (not something as poor as they currently offer in the game) would go a long way into establishing Splatoon as one of the best multiplayer IP for the future.
Poimandres
Member
You know there are more reviews on metacrit than there are in the op right? 39 reviews vs 35
Oh okay, people are still going to look at Metacritic/Gamerankings as those are the industry standard when it comes to review scores and not a GAF thread.
then we can do the sensible thing and take the average of gamerankings and metacritic and divide them by 20 and round to the nearest whole number to get a much more sensible idea of the overall opinion.
Do you want your FPS drop to 10 ?...
That's probably bad, too, since a 2 on a 5 star system is maybe a 50-60 on a 100 point scale. It's all fucked. Scores are dumb.
Maybe the reviewers are not the only who are thirsty.
http://delildel.tumblr.com/post/120097071780/7am-mark-in-an-hour-the-line-can-move-across-the
7AM mark. In an hour the line can move across the street and wait by the #NintendoWorld Store for the #Splatoon #WiiU midnight release.
All those people are there at 7am to wait for the game to release at midnight?
The fuck?
Give War A Chance
Member
Then every outlet shouldn't review Splatoon at all. You can't make a review based on something you haven't seen/played yet. So if reviewing what they are selling in the store is "wrong," then they should just not review the game at all, which is a far worse fate, considering the review scores it's getting currently.
Ohhhhh okay makes sense.
Of course, some/many will also pick up Splatoon, but the line this early is for dem dang amiibers.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
No, I'm pretty sure that's how it is. TF2 does it the same way, the default weapons in the game are viable (and some consider them the best anyway), but the droppable weapons provide alternate stats and tactics.
I hope I have your experience. Certainly I can see a Level 1 build competing with a Level 20, the basic game mechanics and how you use them are ultimately more important than new weapons or perks, but if you want a specific build you're gonna have to do some grinding. You'll have fun playing the matches to gain level/points/sea snails but then comes the time where you try to set specific sub-perks, and it's a high stakes dice roll. That sits in stark contrast to the beautifully crafted mechanics of the multiplayer.
Lemmy Caution
Member
A quasi review from Canada's National Post (Financial Post) newspaper.
A guy interviews his 10-year-old daughter about her impressions of the game and first time playing an online shooter.
http://business.financialpost.com/f...st-online-competitive-shooter?__lsa=ff01-07d5
A guy interviews his 10-year-old daughter about her impressions of the game and first time playing an online shooter.
http://business.financialpost.com/f...st-online-competitive-shooter?__lsa=ff01-07d5
That's... kinda adorable, actually. She's pretty articulate about what she likes and dislikes, too.
Wished it was a video, the wording throws me off that it is a 10 year old.
Same because the writing isn't like how a 10 years old would've talked, imo....
wow this is a really great read. so many little tidbits to take away.
I loved this exchange
also her not knowing what "immersion" meant and the rest of that exchange was pretty funny. "I don't want to feel like I'm covered in paint" was part of her dismissal of immersion, lol.
I left this topic yesterday with many people truly focusing on the first 7.5 score, a lot of positive impressions by other magazines/sites despite some doubts, pending reviews and so on. I open the OP today and BAM all those perfect or very high scores.
Can't wait for my copy to arrive tomorrow!
Can't wait for my copy to arrive tomorrow!
Empyrean Heaven
Member
So, the non-gaming websites gave it high scores, but the non-gaming sites are going low, primarily because of the lack of voice chat and the fact that the game is unfinished.
I think I'm going to wait for a deal to pick it up. If the game is 80% done, I'm only going to pay 80% for it.
Edit: Wait, I forgot, I have GCU. Well, 85% ain't bad.
I think I'm going to wait for a deal to pick it up. If the game is 80% done, I'm only going to pay 80% for it.
Edit: Wait, I forgot, I have GCU. Well, 85% ain't bad.