Do scores mean a lot to you?

Personally, I couldn't care less if a game gets a 7 (or even less) if I enjoy it and there are games that get 10s and I couldn't care less about them. I see scores just as a sort of indication what the majority thinks about a game.

Yes. It can affect on people whether they think if it's worth their money to buy the reviewed game..My first ever preordered game is Medal of Honor and I'm disappointed with such a poor rating. Iwill never preorder any game after the first try.

I think review scores affect everyone decision about games. I mean if there is a game you want and a review comes out for it and it receives a 6 you are gonna think twice about buying the game.

Now i wont buy a game just because it got a high score or something.

I like a lot of low scoring games to a lot of high scoring games.

These days I rely more on the player score.

Sorry, not shelling out $50 for a game that got a score of 5 from both the professionals and the players.

It's like a **** underground bands, where a few people think they're musical geniuses and just aren't "understood" by the rest of society.

Personally, I couldn't care less if a game gets a 7 (or even less) if I enjoy it and there are games that get 10s and I couldn't care less about them. I see scores just as a sort of indication what the majority thinks about a game.

nameless12345

Nope I don't care about scores take Gothic 4 (PC) for example it got mediocre reviews but I'm enjoying every minute of the game. Sure it's nothing like the greatness of the previous Gothic games but still it's a fun and solid linear RPG.

Personally, I couldn't care less if a game gets a 7 (or even less) if I enjoy it and there are games that get 10s and I couldn't care less about them. I see scores just as a sort of indication what the majority thinks about a game.

nameless12345

Agreed, I'm just at this moment having a blast with Sengoku Basara: Samurai which got a 4.5 xD All that got a perfect rating of 10 got very fast boring for me :S Only points I somewhat look at are the pros and cons to see if it has broken controls and things like that

I reckon scores are important.

If looking at the Metascore or average score for critics it defines how successful a game is. IMO of course.

Not really.

Some of the best games I've played had scores on GS ranging from 6.5-8.0...as well as quite a handful of games that I felt were shallow,boring pieces of **** that received 9's across the board.

renting no score doesnt matter. when im set to buy a game i do check reviews before i spend 60 bucks

Scores alone mean nothing to me. The only part of a review worth anything is the text description and the reviewer's general sense about the game.

in real life no, in system wars yes. lol

yes ecspecially whena game i really liked gets a bad score

Reading the review is a much better choice. Even then, I rarely let reviews sway my opinion (unless a game is just downright stupid). I bought FO:NV on 360 (which scored 7.5) and it's one of the best games i've played all year.

Yeah, I don't want to spend a full blown amount of money for a poorly made game and reviews are the best way for me to judge whether the game's worth buying.

To me the score doesn't mean much at all, I've enjoyed games that haven't scored well (the Crackdown series for one) and I've disliked games that scored perfectly (Metal Gear Solid 4). What I care about is the complaints made by the reviewer. I've seen reviewers talk about how bad a game is (just look at Gamespot's AvP review...) when none of their complaints really make sense if you look at the game being reviewed.

The content of the review is much more important than the final score. If I agree with what the reviewer says then I'll definitely let a review sway me on whether or not to get a game. If I don't agree with the review I'll look around for some reviews I can agree with or attempt to find someone I know with a copy so I can put in some hands on time with it.

Scores didn't stop me from buying/loving Fallout New Vegas :)

I usually enjoy games above 7.0 but there are some exceptions of course.:) There are also many AAA games that I did not enjoy (inFamous, Braid) despite them being highly praised and such.

I'm currently playing through Spider-Man Shattered Dimenions (7.5) and I'm enjoying just as much as Batman Arkham Asylum (9.0), actually a little more because of the fan service the game provides.:) On the contrary, I really didn't enjoy Star Wars Force Unleashed (7.5 also). So as you can see, it's very subjective from one person to another.:)

yes, i do care about the scores and most importantly , the review itself. i don't wanna spend my money on a poor game that's not even worth trying, unless i played the demo and i liked the game that's different story.

i always watch gamespot and ign's reviews but sometimes they don't do justice to the games.

I care. I still play and enjoy low rated games but I still care. I can love a game and still give it 7, I can hate a game and still give it a 9. Its called being unbiased.tomarlyn

I'm with this guy really. But there are times where reviewers are spot on with their scores.

I don't care what a game scores, I've played some poor rated games that I really enjoyed (Kevin-V's review on Lost Planet 2, the console version, I thought was a joke). But it does get annoying when everybody calls other games a flop as if they played it.

Personally, I couldn't care less if a game gets a 7 (or even less) if I enjoy it and there are games that get 10s and I couldn't care less about them. I see scores just as a sort of indication what the majority thinks about a game.

nameless12345

No, someone else's opinion means nothing to me.

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Personally, I couldn't care less if a game gets a 7 (or even less) if I enjoy it and there are games that get 10s and I couldn't care less about them. I see scores just as a sort of indication what the majority thinks about a game.

XanderZane

It's laughable to think that Gamerankings and Metacritic scores have more meaning than a single review site tbh.

If you're going to care about scores, and reviews then you should attempt to find one or two review sites you find to be credible. You can't honestly think a number means something when it's a combination of dozens of potentially biased reviews.

it does mean a lot, i wouldn't want to buy something that turns out to be completely useless

They help me decide whether I should buy a game that I'm interested in, no score (even a 10.0) could get me interested in a game that wasn't interested in before.

From official reviews? Yes. If the scores are low, I'd find out why. If it was dinged on something silly like multiplayer when it's obviously best as singleplayer, then the game is still a winner in my book.

From user and popular reviews ? Nah. Too infested with fanboys and haters.

If scores meant a lot to me i never would have bought Too Human and invested over 50 hours into the game across multiple characters...