IGN UK reviews Fallout 3

I don't get why you would post IGN UK's review, and not IGN US(9.6) or IGN AU(9.5). Biased, much?
 
AskWazzup said:
Having read the article, i can only scratch my head.... They say it carried over all the oblivion flaws and even more and then give it an 8.8? WHAT? When did they changed their rating system from 1-10 to 5-10?

Then again, i guess it's better than all the 9.6 and 10 scores coming ahead :dance:
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It's definitely a case of score inflation, but you also have to look at the sort of complaints that were made. In my experience, presentation doesn't count for much if I like the gameplay. Regardless, I think that was a nice review. It was honest, but it actually made me want to play the game more.
 
kikomiko said:
I don't get why you would post IGN UK's review, and not IGN US(9.6) or IGN AU(9.5). Biased, much?
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We post what's submitted to us, or what we stumble upon, when we have the time. If you think we're somehow scheming not to post reviews that score above a certain mark, you're a moron.
 
All these reviews, and so far I've not seen one that emphasises comparisons with Fallout over Oblivion.
It's all "They've done x better since Oblivion", with a perfunctory "Well, it has the atmosphere of Fallout".
No actual gameplay, mechanics or quest comparisons at all.
Until I see such a review, I'm not trusting a single one of them.
 
Dionysus said:
It's definitely a case of score inflation...
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I think the score inflation initially began with people comparing it with school grades (or marks).
90% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D, Below 50% = F
So if a game either was ambitious enough to stand out (Fallout 3 according to them) or technically proficient (Crysis) then it would warrant an A. If a game is horribly buggy and has serious gameplay issues then the game could still garner a 50% score giving it an F.

There is definitely a connection to the grade system with video game reviews. Maybe it's because video games are reviewed by a relatively young demographic when compared to films. Maybe it's because film reviewers don't have the same pressures to conform to a 10 point scale. But if you compare Metacritic scores for video games to scores for films you will find that a mediocre game regularly gets around 75% while a mediocre film will average to maybe 60%.

I am in no way saying that this system is good, I'm just saying that that is how things are right now. Fallout 3 is like the kid who does crappy schoolwork but turns all of it in and even does exta credit and for his class project turns in an amazingly large (but ultimately scientifically inaccurate) model of a volcano. The teacher can't help but give Fallout 3 an A for effort. If we really wanted helpful scores then we would need to reserve 90+% for games that truly were nearing perfection. Or what I would like is move to a 5 point system but switch from grade values and instead have discrete meanings for each number:
1 = really bad, 2 = somewhat bad, 3 = okay, 4 = good, 5 = great

Every person playing a game could put it into one of those five categories. But even then it would only work if reviewers and readers threw away their notions of the grade system. Otherwise you would just be halving the 10 point system.
 
SPOILERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59p_L8-Cteo


[spoiler:671c3fb2c5]a stupid thing in the vault, in your birthday your dad give you a BB gun and you can practice..... but in a part a cockroach appears... (mutated cockroach) INSIDE THE VAULT????!!!.... and you have to kill it.... is this a SEALED VAULT or a house in the wasteland??..... :roll:
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iridium_ionizer said:
I am in no way saying that this system is good, I'm just saying that that is how things are right now. Fallout 3 is like the kid who does crappy schoolwork but turns all of it in and even does exta credit and for his class project turns in an amazingly large (but ultimately scientifically inaccurate) model of a volcano.
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Unfortunately, these days FO3 is more like the smartest kid in the class, but she's a little lazy and has lousy handwriting. You have to understand that (in this analogy) FO3 is sitting next to Fable 2. You might be tempted to ding the game for questionable writing, but at least it has a dialog system that consists of something more than burping and farting.
 
Dionysus said:
Unfortunately, these days FO3 is more like the smartest kid in the class, but she's a little lazy and has lousy handwriting. You have to understand that (in this analogy) FO3 is sitting next to Fable 2. You might be tempted to ding the game for questionable writing, but at least it has a dialog system that consists of something more than burping and farting.
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Fallout 3 is the child unfortunate enough to be born with the brain the size of a tangerine. She doesn't understand whats going on, and occasionally answers the questions correctly. The teacher, having a heart, can't possibly fail her, and knowing that her life is as miserable as it is, gives her a high grade to improve her self esteem and hopefully bring some sunshine to her life.
 
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