when did 8.5 become a terrible rating?

ive been seeing lately that alot of games have been getting 8.5's, but those are way higher than average scores....every time i see a 8 or a 8.5 I see the word flopped tossed around. Even a 7 or 7.5 is a decent score

A flop just means it didn't mean the hype, not the quality of the game.

When the game became an exclusive or was hyped to hell.

I honestly don't care, two of my favorite games this gen are 7.5 titles :o

On System Wars:

10 - Perfect game

9.5 - Fantastic game

9.0 - Great game

8.5 - Good game

8.0 - Average game

7.5 - Meh game

7.0 - Poor game

6.5 - Bad game

Lower than 6.5 - Horrible game

9's used to be tossed around to good games so easily that the second a hyped up game get's less it's just a flop man. Yeah it's a good score (better now than ever with GS's higher standards lately) but still if Skyrim gets AA the threads will blow up.

When GS started getting lazy and just gave every other game it, instead of being more bold with an 8 or 9

Its worse than 9GN

PS3 launched with resistance fall of man 8.6 here on GS but all lemmings said "PS3 aint got no games" and that all of it's games were terrible because they were not AAA, so I guess in 2006 when lemmings tried to trash sony fans and the Ps3 by saying that none of it's games were any good because they were not AAA simply because the xbox360 had 1 or 2 AAAe exclusives.

Ironically lemmings said that cows couldn't use mutiplats as refrence to their library *being that Oblivion was AAA on PS3 as well* and would destroy the whole no games montra

my how things have changed.

On System Wars:

10 - Perfect game

9.5 - Fantastic game

9.0 - Good Game

8.5 - OK game

8.0 - Meh game

7.5 or lower - Not Even Worth Playing

peterw007

Since people seem to assume that a lot of games getting 8.5 makes those games average thus terrible. Combine that with Hype and all of a sudden 8.5 becomes 2/10

For some stupid reason, we here like to judge the quality of a game on previous expectations. Yes, I know what your thinking, it makes no sense.

For some stupid reason, we here like to judge the quality of a game on previous expectations & 1 reviewer's opinion. Yes, I know what your thinking, it makes no sense.

15strong

fixed for truth

When PS3 games got them, then they became ok when flopza4 got one.Heil68

[QUOTE="15strong"]

For some stupid reason, we here like to judge the quality of a game on previous expectations & 1 reviewer's opinion. Yes, I know what your thinking, it makes no sense.

dercoo

fixed for truth

Way to sum up everything wrong with system wars in one sentence.

it isn't a terrible rating but SW jumps all over it because it allows them to disparage a game for the "other" system

basically.. fanboys will be fanboys

A flop just means it didn't mean the hype, not the quality of the game.cain006

It's strange, it's a good score, but the associated reviews seem negative when they talk about those games.

Depends on the game. If there are high expectations, an 8.5 can be disappointing. It's like a really hyped up game getting a B instead of the A or A+ everyone expected.

However, if the game doesn't have a lot of hype and it's not part of a venerable franchise, not a sequel to an awesome game, etc then an 8.5 score can be a pleasant surprise.

All depends on the game.

[QUOTE="peterw007"]

On System Wars:

10 - Overrated

9.5 - Buying it

9.0 - Almost Flop

8.5 - Not Even Worth Playing

8.0 - lol

7.5 or lower - It's existence should be forbidden

TrapJak

When fanboys b****ed for days on end when something didn't get a 9.0.

When fanboys b****ed for days on end when something didn't get a 9.0.

DarkLink77

Man , I wish I saw the Twilight Princess reaction...

ive been seeing lately that alot of games have been getting 8.5's, but those are way higher than average scores....every time i see a 8 or a 8.5 I see the word flopped tossed around. Even a 7 or 7.5 is a decent score

youngmurk911

I'll give you a stroll down memory lane. Once upon a time Cows hyped the PS3 to be the second coming of christ. PS3 had a poor launch in 2006, and didn't get any AAA titles (on Gamespot) in 2007. Every other faction decided to rub it in their faces that the system lacked AAAs, with Cows maintaining the "Just wait for our big exclusives!"

Come 2008 PS3 finally did get AAAs (and a AAAA) but the "It needs to be AAA to matter" mantra unfortunately stuck around.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

When fanboys b****ed for days on end when something didn't get a 9.0.

TrapJak

Man , I wish I saw the Twilight Princess reaction...

A flop just means it didn't mean the hype, not the quality of the game.

cain006

Too much games got more than 9.0 in the past

8.5 is a good score. I don't listen to hype. Hyping games is no different than the gossip among my wife and her friends.

Why does everyone think a flop is always a bad game? A flop just means it didn't meet the expected hype. If a game that got 9,5 was hyped 10, it would be a flop.

Idk 8.5 games are excellent to me, but I guess not in the GS commuinty.

8.5 means the game is a flop, thus failing to meet up with it's hype. 6 and below is a panned game.

The 8.5 stigma is far more apparent when a game was hyped as 9.5 and it got 8.5, falling short of an AAA rank. And it seems like the common perception is that 8.5 is bad, but it really isn't, just that it's the score most of us tend to see when a game falls short of AAA. Case in point, Killzone 3, Battlefield 3, Marvel vs Capcom 3 etc.

Now, if a DBZ game, say....Ultimate Tenkaichi managed to get an 8.5.....wouldn't that be something? But if it did, no one will complain right? A classical case of Murphy's Law. But it's all psychological.

Its not at all a terrible rating, but its become the new average score for most good but nothing special games it seems.

A lot of my favourite games have been around 8.5s this gen.

ive been seeing lately that alot of games have been getting 8.5's, but those are way higher than average scores....every time i see a 8 or a 8.5 I see the word flopped tossed around. Even a 7 or 7.5 is a decent score

youngmurk911

Flop is about the hype

For example Infamous 2 was hyped AAA and got 7.5/10, that is a flop

Gunstringer for Kinect was hyped below A (garbage as all Kinect games are called here) and got AA and 8.5/10, that was a huge success and confirmed Kinect as one of the best devices in gaming

Then there is the middle ground, games that were hyped 9.5-10/10 and get 9/10, like Uncharted 3, these dont fall in any category, as AAA is 9-9.9, so the hype method fails in this case, since makes no difference if the game is 9 or 9.9, while in reality it does

[QUOTE="youngmurk911"]

ive been seeing lately that alot of games have been getting 8.5's, but those are way higher than average scores....every time i see a 8 or a 8.5 I see the word flopped tossed around. Even a 7 or 7.5 is a decent score

loosingENDS

Flop is about the hype

For example Infamous 2 was hyped AAA and got 7.5/10, that is a flop

Gunstringer for Kinect was hyped below A (garbage as all Kinect games are called here) and got AA and 8.5/10, that was a huge success and confirmed Kinect as one of the best devices in gaming

Then there is the middle ground, games that were hyped 9.5-10/10 and get 9/10, like Uncharted 3, these dont fall in any category, as AAA is 9-9.9, so the hype method fails in this case, since makes no difference if the game is 9 or 9.9, while in reality it does

What about fable 3's 7, was that a flop?

When they rated Gunstringer 8.5 ...

PS3 launched with resistance fall of man 8.6 here on GS but all lemmings said "PS3 aint got no games" and that all of it's games were terrible because they were not AAA, so I guess in 2006 when lemmings tried to trash sony fans and the Ps3 by saying that none of it's games were any good because they were not AAA simply because the xbox360 had 1 or 2 AAAe exclusives.

Ironically lemmings said that cows couldn't use mutiplats as refrence to their library *being that Oblivion was AAA on PS3 as well* and would destroy the whole no games montra

my how things have changed.

casharmy

Flop doesn't mean bad game. End of thread.SaltyMeatballs