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A 7/10 is basically a complete failure, so why didn't reviewers take my feelings into account before publishing their scores?

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[โ€“] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 67 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Back in the old days of 8bit computing, I remember a few magazines used to explain their scoring system.

Most magazines reviewed a game out of ten. A score of five would be an average. The game is just ok. Not brilliant but not terrible either.

A great game would be an eight or nine. Very rarely would a game receive a ten as that indicates perfection.

In today's world, the way people talk, it feels like a game needs at least an 8 (or 80%) or it's not even worth touching.

[โ€“] Banzai51@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and back then the review mags were just paid for advertising. Not much has changed.

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