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Starfield, is it getting review bombed? (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Seems kind of like the game is just suffering from reactionaries, but I definitely don't put that much stock in critic reviews these days either.

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[-] Chailles@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I think Steam's Yes/No system is the best option we've got for user review scores. As you said yourself, for most people, it's either 0 or a 10. And while granularity can help, it's worthless when it differs on a user to user basis. One users 5 is another users 7. And is the difference between a 1 and a 2 even remotely the same between a 9 and a 10? Probably not.

The biggest argument I could see is that "Mixed" option where it's neither option, but I feel like that doesn't really help anyone overall and is just indecisive.

[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

At least with 0-10, I know to ignore any review that gives a zero. And usually I'd view 10s as just a binary recommend.

[-] Chailles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you just ignore a score of 0, then why even have it and conversely, why not show the same treatment towards the equally as ridiculous score of a 10?