I don't get it! Someone help me (metacritic, portal 2 USER REVIEWS related)

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#1 PalmPixi
Member since 2011 • 361 Posts

Can someone explain to me why the user reviews say 4.9? Is it that bad of a game?

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#2 IndianaPwns39
Member since 2008 • 5037 Posts

I really wouldn't worry about Day 1 user reviews on Metacritic. They tend to either be trolls or people that nitpick to the extreme. A game could have amazing graphics, an incredible story, great controls, but there are some people that will give it a 1 just because the music skipped in chapter 2 :P

If reviews determine you're opinion on purchasing a game, I'd wait past the Day 1ers.

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#3 deactivated-59b71619573a1
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Nobody else can tell you what a game will be like or if you yourself will like it. Just try it out yourself and you will be the best judge for what you like

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#4 supdotcom
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user reviews are pretty untrustable.

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#5 broken_bass_bin
Member since 2009 • 7515 Posts

It's only based on 4 ratings so far. I wouldn't put too much trust in the user score just yet.

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#6 magnusm1
Member since 2009 • 918 Posts

I have played it maybe 3-4 hours straight. It's really good. I think people are raging because you can "customize" your bots like in TF2. For real money.

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#7 Metamania
Member since 2002 • 12035 Posts

Nobody else can tell you what a game will be like or if you yourself will like it. Just try it out yourself and you will be the best judge for what you like

seanmcloughlin

THIS! This says it all to me. /End thread

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#8 Dracula68
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Can someone explain to me why the user reviews say 4.9? Is it that bad of a game?

PalmPixi

Don't trust user reviews since fanboys ruin them for the popular games.

Edit: Edited title on da house!

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#9 illmatic87
Member since 2008 • 17935 Posts
It's probably a protest against the in-game micro-transaction store for the Co-Op characters. Pretty silly since it's optional and has no bearing on the content - much like TF2 (now that game has ads)
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#10 Dracula68
Member since 2002 • 33109 Posts
The score will likely rise soon for those that it matters too:P I see reviews that were violating site policy being deleted now.
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#11 starwarsjunky
Member since 2009 • 24765 Posts
reading the reviews, it looks like people are just trolling the reviews. just buy the awesome game :P
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#12 Dracula68
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reading the reviews, it looks like people are just trolling the reviews. just buy the awesome game :Pstarwarsjunky
That's what fanboys do and why I am glad there is no more voting on GR.
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#13 nameless12345
Member since 2010 • 15125 Posts

Nobody else can tell you what a game will be like or if you yourself will like it. Just try it out yourself and you will be the best judge for what you like

seanmcloughlin

This.

You have to find out yourself if you like it or not (as funny as this sounds :P ).

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#14 TheOtherTheoG
Member since 2010 • 2287 Posts

Pretty much all of the user reviews are trolls from /v/ complaining about the length (which they claim is half the length it actually is) and some completely optional in-game DLC co-op bot outfits that have no effect on the game whatsoever. Really, really pointless.

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#15 PalmPixi
Member since 2011 • 361 Posts

Yeah I know guys, I was just being sarcastic. I already own the game, but I just find it funny how easy people can vote down a game in metacritic. This is why I have a hard time trusting user reviews in any site. Sure some are good, but most are just plain bad.