Need PC Gamer review scores.
PC Gamer in the UK have a page where readers send in their reviews for games, for prizes. They were very harsh on the whole of season one, and that bothers me, so I'm gonna write a review. I'm not sure if I'll choose one episode, or find the average score and do the whole season, but either way I havn't read it for several months, and I don't have the scores they gave the episodes. Does anyone have them? Thanks.
Oh, and again: This is for the UK version.
THankees.
(Also, I know they put a database of review scores on their disc, but I lost it.)
Oh, and again: This is for the UK version.
THankees.
(Also, I know they put a database of review scores on their disc, but I lost it.)
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Mercury, you should be able to see all of PC Gamer UK's scores by looking up Sam & Max on GameRankings.
61%, 65%, 58%, 72%, 67%, and 52%.
The average was 62%.
Because Tell Tale forgot to put a tenner in the box.
Update: Before someone mentions it, YES, I am aware of the complete lack of box. Please don't be pedantic. Anyway, first draft coming soon. Want to make sure my fellow fans won't lynch me for what I say
Reviewing Sam and Max episode by episode is a bit like saying Lost is crap because you only saw that damn stupid polar bear episode; taking one low point and dragging it across a whole series. So I’m going to review the whole season, based on your average score per episode.
The new, episodic S&M (oh, it sounds so dirty…) is a definite move from the classic Lucas Arts point n’ clicker. Out goes edgy social satire, in comes Pythonesque silliness. Of course, no sitcom is complete withput running gags, and they are present- “What’s Boscos’s disguise this month?” “What’s Sybils’s new job?” and of course “What’s the new souvenir in the closet?” Many of our hero’s wise cracks do hit home, unlike your reviewers who must have had a sense of humour failure on writing day. Or maybe they had fond memories of the original over riding good sense. I don’t blame you, so did I. Despite the major humour differences (And let’s face it, that’s where S&M’s heart really lies), Season one proved to be an equally enjoyable, equally funny and equally “Damn it, I’m Googling for a walkthrough” experience (and not to mention budget friendly) to match that of the original. The puzzles are often tricky, yet with logical solutions. Please, PCG, please- re-review when you get the retail edition and see the light.
My score: 80% (Hey, by my standerds, that's awesome. But I never give a game anything higher than 90.)
He's totally right, though. Gaming magazines give reviews these days much more on the basis of bribery than actual merit. That's why I go to blogs and friends for opinions on games. They don't get paid by gaming companies to boost their review ratings.
In sum: The more money you give the gaming magazine, the better your score will be.
Hmm, yeah, unfortunately you're probably right.
Take Metal Arms: Glitch in the System. It was a mediocre game. Definitely. But I quite thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe because I'm a sucker for robots. I don't know.
But I've also enjoyed critically acclaimed games like Resident Evil 4. The entertainment value in that is just huge. So, I guess what I'm trying to say, is that the scores reviewers give isn't always on par with how much fun you'll have playing the game.
magazines that constantly give games 90% plus are saying these games are almost perfect which in most cases they are not perfect and people often do not enjoy them
I don't think this bit is true, and I'm glad it's not, because the games would be very tedious if they were just crazy, with no snideness or subtlety.
That said, I think in this case it was likely just not understanding the genre, or wanting the games to be something other than what they were (longer, higher budget, whatever)