Comment on Mid game review: Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (2024)
redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Thank you for your review. I disagree with your conclusion wholeheartedly, but I acknowledge the role of nostalgia in my personal estimation of the game.
However, I have to know: why 7-4/10? What purpose does that scale serve, especially if a 7/10 is a game “every gamer should try”.
I mean, I get it, you’re focusing on “mid” games, so your scale reflects that focus. But, if the top end of your scale is a game you believe should be universally beloved, well, it’s not a review of a “mid” game anymore. Unless you think that an 8/10 is a game that not just every gamer should play, but every person. In which case, what is a 9/10, or, God forbid, a 10/10?
In conclusion, a Brennan Lee Mulligan rant about arbitrary points systems.
frozengriever@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I appreciate the feedback, and I can definitely see how a lot of the games I consider “mid” would still be a lot of fun for other. Ultimately there will be a lot personal preference involved with any kind of review, so what you’re reading here is just me as an amateur writer trying to articulate my personal views.
I use a scoring system because I find it a useful shorthand to summarise my overall thoughts on a game. The limited scale is because there are 8-10/10 games which are a class above the games I intend to cover in this series (e.g. Doom, System Shock, Elden Ring) while 1-3/10 would be those which I don’t enjoy, are completely broken or are morally reprehensible (e.g. visual novels, predatory monetisation, NFT games). I personally find it more interesting trying to explain my views of these “mid” games than those at either end of the scale.
redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I agree that a flawed product is typically better fodder for analysis than either something “perfect” or “abysmal”, and hey, if the scale works for you, don’t let me yuck your yums. You had the courtesy to explain what the ratings mean, which is more than many such systems give you. I think I am simply preconditioned to equate a ten point system as roughly analogous to school grades, e.g. 6 represents the lowest “passing” grade, so I was taken aback by your system.