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Hi, I'm A Stupid Person Who Gets Mad At Review Scores
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Back in the old days of 8bit computing, I remember a few magazines used to explain their scoring system.
Most magazines reviewed a game out of ten. A score of five would be an average. The game is just ok. Not brilliant but not terrible either.
A great game would be an eight or nine. Very rarely would a game receive a ten as that indicates perfection.
In today's world, the way people talk, it feels like a game needs at least an 8 (or 80%) or it's not even worth touching.
It's similar with movies and TV. I think a lot of people see a 50% rottentomatoes or a 5.0/10 on IMDB and automatically assume it'll be unenjoyable, but that isn't always the case in reality.
Yeah, especially for the way Rotten scores are made. Some of the most divisive work is the most interesting.
I don't like the whole Rotten Tomatoes thing or judging a film by it's box office numbers. If it looks interesting, watch it yourself and make up your own mind. ๐