[QUOTE="Gamerzk"][QUOTE="Can-o-Mark"][QUOTE="LEGEND_C4A"][QUOTE="tothedogsforme"] Under the current review system, a 9.5 is the best score possible as their are no "perfect" games. Crysis, Halo 3, Mario, The Orange Box, and World in Conflict are all games that have scored a 9.5 in the past two months, and while they are all great games, they should all not be given the best possible score. Hypothetically, what happens if GS finds the upcoming Mass Effect to be better than Mario? They can't give it a 10 because it isn't perfect, but they can't differentiate it score-wise from, what they feel, is an inferior game. I know that reviews should be about the content and not the number, but I find it disheartening that "the best possible score" is being dished out like candy on Halloween. 5 games have been given a 9.5 since September!
Using increments of .5 on reviews has been working for the most part, but fails when it comes to truly exceptional games. GS should continue its scoring method for game reviews, but when the next Ocarina of Time comes up for review, a higher score than the traditional 9.5 should be available to a reviewer. There will never be a perfect game, but there will be ones deserving of a score higher than 9.5, and Game Spot should recognize that.
lettuceman44
your problem is that you are comparing scores to other games, if a game gets a 9.5 then its worth buying, if another game gets a 9.5 it means its worth buying, so you either decide to buy it or not, but when you sit in front of a computer and argue and fight with other people that your 9.5 should have been higher than someone elses 9.5 game, then you are missing the point of video gaming.
(IE>Mozilla)
as soon as you said that, your opinion didn't matter to me lol.
LOL, IE better than FF??? haha, yea right.
Internet Explorer got a 9.5, Firefox only got a 8.5. Id link you to the reviews but GS took them offline for some reason.
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