SteelAttack said:

I am of course much more excited for the prospect of a new TES game instead.

Any sane man is.

Here we go - Mekazoo (pronounced Mecha Zoo). Looks like Sonic the Hedgehog with some Donkey Kong swinging. Once upon a time I'd say "SONIC CLONE," but hell it's not like Sega knows what to do with Sonic anymore. This works for me.

Dude... I bet this was awesome.

Well too bad. It's $40 dollars. You'll need $39 more.

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SupremeAC said:

Well no, basically it's 4 point and not a scale.  A scale would require that each 'point' cover an equal area of the spectrum, which isn't the case here.  They're just telling you 'This is great', 'this is very good', 'we don't have a clear opinion on this' and 'this is crap'.

Oops, didn't read the final category (that being no score). Which is fitting...

If a 10 point rating is a scale, then that is a scale. In the average 10 point scale, not all 10 points actually cover an equal area of the spectrum with how they're used. 7-10 on most sites are even and quantifiable, below that the relationship between 1-6 compared to 7-10 is completely nebulous. Certainly no less nebulous than what is described above.

Foolz said:

Oops, didn't read the final category (that being no score). Which is fitting...

If a 10 point rating is a scale, then that is a scale. In the average 10 point scale, not all 10 points actually cover an equal area of the spectrum with how they're used. 7-10 on most sites are even and quantifiable, below that the relationship between 1-6 compared to 7-10 is completely nebulous. Certainly no less nebulous than what is described above.

It tends to follow the school model, where 7 is average, 5-7 is is passable but underwhelming, and below 5 doesn't really matter because it means you fail regardless of how badly.

edgecrusher said:

Is it just me, or is the combat in Lightning Returns a bit too hard? I mean I've had a hard time with just the regular fights, nevermind the bosses. It got me so frustrated that I started over on easy (because they don't let you just switch mid game like most games do..that would be too convenient) because I just don't have time to deal with this shit. Too many games to play to be frustrated.

I'll answer my own goddamn question; Its not just me:

http://kotaku.com/one-easy-tip-for-playing-lightning-returns-final-fanta-1520661938

SupremeAC said:

Eurogamer is dropping review scores in favor of a sort of medal whereby they just give out a 'recommended','essential' or 'avoid' stamp.  4th catergory is games not receiving anything.

Not sure how I feel about this.  I do find that scores these days tend to tip towards the higher end of the scale, but replacing it with this?  They could have least used an alphabetical system.  I fear that with the recent losses of Ellie Gibson and Tom Bramwell, this site is changing fast, and in my eyes, for the worse.

Ellie has been gone for a while, but I did not hear about Bramwell.  That sucks!  He was the best one!.

As for their change of score, it is better than a pretend 100 point scale like Game Informer has, where it is actually a 3 tiered system where 7 = Sucks 8 = Buy it because we are owned by GameStop and 9+ = No, really, Buy It.

aspro said:

Ellie has been gone for a while, but I did not hear about Bramwell.  That sucks!  He was the best one!.

As for their change of score, it is better than a pretend 100 point scale like Game Informer has, where it is actually a 3 tiered system where 7 = Sucks 8 = Buy it because we are owned by GameStop and 9+ = No, really, Buy It.

I think they left with only a month, maybe 2, between them.  Ellie had been on leave due to pregnancy and whatnot earlier though.

Yeah, maybe in the end the change to the scoring system isn't that big of a deal.  Their editorial explaining why they did it does make some sense.  Still, a numerical value is instantly recognizable to all, while people who are new to the site might not understand exactly what the labels stand for.  I think a big part of my grieve also stems from the fact that the labels themselves are so in your face.  It looks too much like an achievement, or some pre-school labeling system.  They should really redesign them to be smaller, maybe even some pixel-art or something.  I also don't like the fact that some games will receive no label at all.  They could at least have made a grey label with a big MEH! inside or something.

I am playing Evoland again, hopefully this time to completion.

It's funny how when you get to the 3D rendition of  a RPG it still sucks (everything slows down and basically sucks.  At least they quickly move onto the textured polygonal world (which still sucks, but slightly less).