Publisher’s Average Ratings are Surprising
Next-gen.biz has just released a chart showing the averages of review scores of various publishers from 2005 to 2007. Unsurprisingly, SCEA and Nintendo top the list with very respectable average scores of 77.9% and 75.1% respectively. But a surprising third is Capcom. There’s another reason why Microsoft should just buy them. Speaking of Microsoft, they are seventh on this list with an average rating of just 69.2%. I guess that’s surprising because we only get coverage of their good games. You have to remember they also release garbage like Fusion Frenzy 2 and Viva Pinata Party Animals (and who develops those games?). The rest of the list is relatively surprise less, with Take Two right below Microsoft, and Ubisoft and Activision (who both release very bad licensed games) far below them. I have never even heard of Conspiracy, the company on the very bottom of the list, which probably speaks to the quality of its games. And yeah, that’s about it. I know, it’s a slow news day.
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March 9th, 2008
Microsoft needs to try to rectify the red ring flaw as soon as possible.
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March 10th, 2008
While I agree that the story telling in video games is not amazing by any means, I do have to disagree with the Lost Odyssey comments. I may be saying this because I really like the game or because I feel that the dream stories are actually very well done. From what I read, some japanese author actually helped write those stories and I think it shows. I think the writing is very well done and compelling. As for it maybe ruining the flow of the game one must be reminded that the stories are optional. They are there if one wants to read them, so technically it doesn’t really get in the way of the game. This is just my opinion but I do know people who complain about the story telling and the interruption of long cut scenes with most of them saying “If I wanted to watch a movie I would have bought a movie.”
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