Review score predictions?Follow

Yeah, you can never really go off review scores when it comes to MMORPG's... I'm willing to bet that the man that ends up reviewing the game, won't even get his own personal chocobo. He just might make it to level 20... Would be nice if a reviewer made it to say level 35 and then reviewed it, but even then it wouldn't be a full review. Just a review based on the world, lore, and maybe a few jobs leveled. Basically just a starters experience with a littler personal opinion sprinkled in.

I would venture a 7.5.

The game is polished, but it's nothing "earth shattering" according to the game journos. The game plays well and barring any significant technical troubles, it should score a "Good" score without a problem. Unless the reviewer is a big FF fan and painting the score a bit higher because he loves chocobos and all the FF character injected into the world, I expect that average to good score.

To us, the game may be an 8.0 or higher.

People have heard of it. It's a pretty popular site. But everything they say at this point is taken with a grain of salt by its readers.

They will at best give it a 6. I on the other hand rate a games on a three tier scale. Crap, Good, and Godly. Only a few games have ever reached the Godly level.

Example of a Godly game: The Last of Us.
Example of a Good Game: Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch
Example of a Crap Game: Call of Duty

While I rarely visit IGN, the reviews are of better quality than Kotaku's, but that's not saying a whole lot.

When I do look at reviews (rare), I try to read into the bulk of it, "de-spin" it, and ignore the score. I know that reviews are biased if not paid off entirely, especially when it's so easy for these publishers to cut off review copies, early interviews, early information (all the stuff that gets their site hits).

I'm not really defending any gaming site, but I definitely find Kotaku's reviews most laughable, with authors like this one writing many of the reviews. http://kotaku.com/5914348/three-words-i-said-to-the-man-i-defeated-in-gears-of-war-that-ill-never-say-again

You really can't review an MMO at launch because you never really get a feel for how the game progresses or how the storylines unfold. Single player games, shooters, etc... those that take hours to finish, those I would assume could be reviewed more honestly and timely. A review at an MMO launch can really only honestly talk about the UI, controls, and graphics. I think a 3 or 6 month followup review would probably have more meaning than a weekend after launch.

IGN's score for FFXIV 1.0 was 5.5/10. If they only bump that by half a point after all the dramatic changes in ARR, then I think there's something wrong with their rating system.

The game will probably sit comfortably in the low 80s out of 100 with a side of "most improved MMO ever, but without much innovation."

Depends on how much money SE gives them.

8 or 8.5 in general. Reviews from beta were very positive, but it's not a ground breaking MMO in any way, so it can't really get 9s or 10s.

Yeah don't let a review sway you too much. Just look for the bullet points.
Polished?
Playable?
Accessibility?
Overview of gameplay
Overview of systems
Amount of content
Price

If it strokes the right keys for you when looking at those and sets around an 8 overall. The game is functioning as should and points up or down from there are subjective by preference for each person.

Edited, Aug 23rd 2013 2:58pm by sandpark

Edited, Aug 23rd 2013 2:58pm by sandpark

I'm sorry.... I just.....can't get this out of my mind!

7.5-8. It will be relatively well recieved but too many reviewers will look at what it does just like other games and its past.

The other problem with IGN, some reviewers review genres they don't even like. "Hey Mr. Sports Games, can you review this MMO and sink in minimum 70 hours?"...."?$!*".