Bioshock 2- Good Comments, Mediocre Scores......WHAT GIVES?!!!!

I dont understand!!!!

I am a person on a budget and wont be buying a game not worth my time. I played Bioshock 1, thought it was great. I just beat Mass Effect 2 and thought it was time to move to Bioshock 2 to find everyone's reviews a bit confusing!! I read the reviews talking about how great the game is, how it is familiar yet great atmosphere, intense combat, great weapons, yatayatayata, and then they all ebnd their reviews with a score in the 8's!!!!! What the heck!!!!

SO please make this clearer to me! Is this game a buy, a rent, or forgettable. EXPLAIN WHY!!

8 is a good score btw.

It's a rent. Better than Bioshock 1 is a lot of ways but its forgettable story and general feel of sameyness keeps it down.

I hate to be a conspiracy theorist but IMO it felt like major reviewers (based off podcasts, and popular blogs) made up their minds about bioshock 2 even before it was released. If you were to ask me what I though gamespot would rate bioshock 2 weeks before released I would have said 8.5.

Game is much better then I expected.

Its got much better gameplay/gunplay, Just as good a story, Slightly better graphics and an underrated online portion

So, where's the GS review where they gave it 5.0/10 and where are reviewers calling it mediocre? :|

Step back from the panic, think about numbers for a second... a score is out of 10 okay 10, now 10 is what should be held for only perfect games not many games get this.

A 9 is for nearly flawless games, games that are almost perfect but have a few things holding it back.

8's are for awesome games that aren't quite at the point of flawless for various reasons.

It goes down and down so on and so on.

Bioshock 2 for example is running an 8.8 on Metacritic, this is nearly a 9 which translates into a game which is nearly flawless, score enthusiasts need to relax, if a game doesn't get a 9.5 it doesn't mean it's mediocre.

Game is much better then I expected.

Its got much better gameplay/gunplay, Just as good a story, Slightly better graphics and an underrated online portion

kozzy1234

I dont understand!!!!

I am a person on a budget and wont be buying a game not worth my time. I played Bioshock 1, thought it was great. I just beat Mass Effect 2 and thought it was time to move to Bioshock 2 to find everyone's reviews a bit confusing!! I read the reviews talking about how great the game is, how it is familiar yet great atmosphere, intense combat, great weapons, yatayatayata, and then they all ebnd their reviews with a score in the 8's!!!!! What the heck!!!!

SO please make this clearer to me! Is this game a buy, a rent, or forgettable. EXPLAIN WHY!!

ms555

8 is a good score. It just means it was lacking in some area's, and might be only worth a rent. There are plenty of 8 games I've bought and spent hours on. DMC4 comes to mind.

8.5 is a good score, 5 is mediocre.

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Game is much better then I expected.

Its got much better gameplay/gunplay, Just as good a story, Slightly better graphics and an underrated online portion

ThatGuyFromB4

Yea the story is pretty much opinion.... IGN said the story is better in Part2.. while gamepsot said the story isnt as good as part1.. For me they are about even.

All I wanted in Bioshock2 was improved gameplay/gunplay and a decent online.. they did all that.. while still keeping the amazing atmosphere and story good imo.

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I dont understand!!!!

I am a person on a budget and wont be buying a game not worth my time. I played Bioshock 1, thought it was great. I just beat Mass Effect 2 and thought it was time to move to Bioshock 2 to find everyone's reviews a bit confusing!! I read the reviews talking about how great the game is, how it is familiar yet great atmosphere, intense combat, great weapons, yatayatayata, and then they all ebnd their reviews with a score in the 8's!!!!! What the heck!!!!

SO please make this clearer to me! Is this game a buy, a rent, or forgettable. EXPLAIN WHY!!

macs77

8 is a good score. It just means it was lacking in some area's, and might be only worth a rent. There are plenty of 8 games I've bought and spent hours on. DMC4 comes to mind.

I didn't like DMC4 at all. I hated the "puzzle solving" and running through extremely long and empty hallways carrying statues.

Speaking of BS2, does anyone know what the hell Gil Alexander is? Really, I'm curious.

8.5 isnt a mediocre score

Scores and comments are not directly related. A score is a numeric representation of how much the reviewer enjoyed the game... and any good reviewer will tell you in the review about the game itself, which is what you as a gamer should be using to determine whether or not the game is buy-worthy. But even then, you should know well-enough what you are looking for in a game and not have to rely on the opinions of others to decide for you. If you enjoyed BioShock, you'll probably enjoy BioShock 2. If you don't feel like buying it without knowing about it, rent it.

since when is a 8.8 mediocre?

It looks like 2K spent more money on the game than on paying off reviewers.

an 88/89 metacritic score is not mediocre. since when is an 8 mediocre or even a 7? mediocre score=5-6.

This game diserves a 8.Its ok,nothing special.Mediocre game if you ask me.

an 88/89 metacritic score is not mediocre. since when is an 8 mediocre or even a 7? mediocre score=5-6.

jyoung312

If a game does not recieve AAA,its bad here in SW.With few exeptions.

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an 88/89 metacritic score is not mediocre. since when is an 8 mediocre or even a 7? mediocre score=5-6.

Regisland

If a game does not recieve AAA,its bad here in SW.With few exeptions.

Don't go by whatever reviewers say.

I can find you several games here with a 40 metacritic rating and a 7.5 user rating. Just because a critic says it isn't perfect doesn't mean it's bad.

Also 8.7 isn't mediocre. What are you on? O.o

Game is much better then I expected.

Its got much better gameplay/gunplay, Just as good a story, Slightly better graphics and an underrated online portion

kozzy1234

Step back from the panic, think about numbers for a second... a score is out of 10 okay 10, now 10 is what should be held for only perfect games not many games get this.

A 9 is for nearly flawless games, games that are almost perfect but have a few things holding it back.

8's are for awesome games that aren't quite at the point of flawless for various reasons.

It goes down and down so on and so on.

Bioshock 2 for example is running an 8.8 on Metacritic, this is nearly a 9 which translates into a game which is nearly flawless, score enthusiasts need to relax, if a game doesn't get a 9.5 it doesn't mean it's mediocre.

sensfanVone

This game diserves a 8.Its ok,nothing special.Mediocre game if you ask me.

Regisland

Mediocre, 8....:|

They cant all be winners, can they?

Ah the backlash of the 4 point scale...people thinking 8/10 is a "mediocre" score.

an 8/8.5 score is MEDIOCRE?! :| Wow.

Need one of them FACEPALM pics for this Topic to be honest.

An 8 is a great score mate lol wth is going on in these forums?

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I dont understand!!!!

I am a person on a budget and wont be buying a game not worth my time. I played Bioshock 1, thought it was great. I just beat Mass Effect 2 and thought it was time to move to Bioshock 2 to find everyone's reviews a bit confusing!! I read the reviews talking about how great the game is, how it is familiar yet great atmosphere, intense combat, great weapons, yatayatayata, and then they all ebnd their reviews with a score in the 8's!!!!! What the heck!!!!

SO please make this clearer to me! Is this game a buy, a rent, or forgettable. EXPLAIN WHY!!

ColdP1zza

8 is a good score. It just means it was lacking in some area's, and might be only worth a rent. There are plenty of 8 games I've bought and spent hours on. DMC4 comes to mind.

I didn't like DMC4 at all. I hated the "puzzle solving" and running through extremely long and empty hallways carrying statues.

A matter of preference. I've got all my abilities maxed, so I have points to spend on sprint. And to move the Gyro blades, two quick sword hits and a buster will send them through an entire hallway. I also play on Dante must die or son of sparda, so I love a good challenge.

Just another "8's are bad" thread.

Rent it and decide for yourself whether or not you should buy the game.

BioShock 2 is great... The first parts of the game were a bit forgettable, but after that it becomes awesome. :)

Being a 360 exclusive helped a lot in the Bisohock scores in a time in which PS3 hating was a sort of very popular sport. Since Bioshock is multi is almost useless in the flame wars, so no one reviewer cares about hyping the score.

Yeah, TC. Sounds like your thread title should be, "Bioshock 2 - Great Comments, Great Scores.....What's my problem?!!!!"

Seriously, in this day and age we as gamers have become a nation of overprivileged whiny babies when it comes to scores. Not every game is going to be AAA and not every game that ISN'T is bad. In fact, most are very good. If System Wars rules are law here then why aren't we applying that to ratings? I'll break it down.

10 - Prime
9 - Excellent
8 - Great
7 - Good
6 - Fair
5 - Mediocre

So according to most reviews, Bioshock 2 is a GREAT game. I recently got Wanted: Weapons Of Fate (not just for trophies, I actually like the Wanted movie and enjoyed the demo a while back). That game got a 6.0 on this site. That's "fair." In truth? It was fun for a single playthrough. Not an amazing game by any means, but not garbage either. I could see the things reviewers were saying they could improve. I noted it, and moved on. Still, for a short game that got generally "meh" reviews, it was fun.

In school an 85% was a B+. Don't be one of those kids complaining about getting good grades.