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They're talking about scores again on GAF but I don't want to register by so I'll just put this here. 10/30/2010, 10:02pm PDT
Grading Methods

Objective
Does it boot up? How many times can you expect it to crash in a twelve-hour period? How robust is the netcode, as if either the reader or the reviewer have any idea what those terms mean in this context?

Subjective
Similar to the way cancer patients grade their pain, with 0 representing "no fun at all" and 10 "the most intense fun I've ever experienced". Anyone who thinks the average game deserves at least a 7 should go ahead and hang themselves with their own belt.

On a curve
Comparing one game to another, so as to suggest which games I should play if for some reason I can't or don't want to play them all. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West might be a "good" game, but is it better or worse than Castlevania: Lords of Shadow? Let's ask someone who should know.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Rafiki 09/20/2010, 10:39am PDT NEW
    Super Quick Hook (iPhone) by Rafiki 09/20/2010, 10:53am PDT NEW
        Borderlands DLC by Rafiki 09/20/2010, 5:53pm PDT NEW
            Bioshock 2 by Rafiki 09/20/2010, 6:37pm PDT NEW
            Re: Borderlands DLC by Mr. Kool 10/31/2010, 5:48pm PDT NEW
        Re: Super Quick Hook (iPhone) by Mysterious Stranger 12/20/2010, 7:34am PST NEW
            That was me :( NT by mark 12/20/2010, 7:35am PST NEW
    Hey, who wants to know my opinion on perfect scores? Anybody? by Jerry Whorebach 09/20/2010, 12:07pm PDT NEW
        All reviews should include a description of enemies and controls. NT by Eldjotnar 09/20/2010, 1:52pm PDT NEW
        If it were on a curve like that, half the games would score less than 50. by Fullofkittens 09/20/2010, 4:48pm PDT NEW
            It depends. They could still claim to only review the "most promising" titles. by Jerry Whorebach 09/20/2010, 5:23pm PDT NEW
            They're talking about scores again on GAF but I don't want to register by so I'll just put this here. 10/30/2010, 10:02pm PDT NEW
    Re: Super Mario Galaxy 2 by alastair 12/10/2010, 7:54pm PST NEW
 
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