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• I'm only up to Chapter 6, but I'm really loving the game. Yea, it may not be as scary/frightening as the ... : frdranger
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  Excellent write up, can't wait to play it. : creeping-death
  • This ^^^^ : valcan_s
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  Question: Wouldn't it behoove Shacknews to have a numbered rating, so they could be aggregated into Metac... : Entity
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    This isn't a terrible idea! : creeping-death
    • Nope. It is a terrible idea. Don't do it. I like Shack's qualitative reviews. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I like the fact they dont have a number rating because people just look at the score and the "pros and co... : kurtfan
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      What if we chose an arbitrary number? Like a score out of 132 : RobTheZombie
      • Conan has the best rating scales: http://teamcoco.com/category/tags/video-games : Fred Garvin
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      i don't want to read a giant review. i want a conclusion/summary and a decent pro/con list....rated scor... : nitrus
      • Just read the first paragraph or two and the last one, then. They're both summary paragraphs. : drhazard
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        Aren't there lots of places you can still get that? : Peanut Fox
        • yes...these comments are about shacknews specifically...obviously other websites provide quantitative rev... : nitrus
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        "Will nitrus like this game? Yes or No" Reviews, tailored just for you! : dookiebot
        • this is why we need a "derp" or "hurr durr" tag for posts. : nitrus
        • Yeah, no kidding, like someone is forcing him to open the link and read the review. Herpie derpie indeed! : Saldrin
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    There's a long-standing Shacknews editorial tradition of "scores are BS over-generalizations; please read... : the archvile
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      which goes against Metacritic's stance of monetizing statistics Huh? : Fred Garvin
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        I think he's referring to how game reviews control bonuses for studios and such : geedeck
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          That's not really a Metacritic problem as much as a publisher issue. : Fred Garvin
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            don't play chicken and egg with me, sir! I think we have to agree that they feed each other, no? : geedeck
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              Some poor game dev lost his job because metacritic had their game at 79%, shacknews gave it an amazing re... : gmd
              • It was 84, not 79. "[Fallout: New Vegas] was a straight payment, no royalties, only a bonus if we got : the archvile
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              My objection with his phrasing is that he seems to be saying that Metacritic is somehow in cahoots with p... : Fred Garvin
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                Publishers putting Metacritic score thresholds in contracts may be out of Metacritic's control, but it's ... : the archvile
                • No, it's not an industry standard. Some companies do and some don't. It's far from a "standard" and it st... : Fred Garvin
      • That's not really wrong; they are a business based around aggregation of reviews. : Conan
    • Well, it would generate traffic. The other issue with contract stipulations based on aggregate score is a... : creeping-death
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      and this is why i never read shacknews reviews. no conclusion/summarized paragraph at the end of reviews... : nitrus
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        "Is it longer than an easily-digestible sentence? NO THANKS." : Deathlove
        • I think he's maybe looking for "It'll blow you away!" or something at the end. 'murcuh! : jimmy_legs
        • lol naw...i just don't want any spoilers(as they do happen more often than not) nor go through all the nu... : nitrus
  • I like that they don't have scores. Wish more sites would do that. : Dontdrop
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    This is something we've discussed quite a bit behind-the-scenes. As always, I love reading what you guys ... : AndrewYoon
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      I love thinking about what you read. : pgharavi
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        I think about loving what you read. : deadbeatsaint
        • I'm blind. : pgharavi
        • I'm thinking Arby's : Entity
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    This may be coming soon. The qualitative part will still be there, but expect some sort of rating in the ... : Keefinator
    • Make it 5 stars, like Next-Generation (the old mag). I loved that system. Please don't make it like IGN... : pgharavi
    • RIP Shacknews 02/05/13 : EricZBA
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      Don't do it. Leaving the score out of it sets the bar at a higher level than the mass glut of garbage re... : dedgecko
      • that's what ars does. : pgharavi
      • Troll the shit out of metacritic by scoring on a scale of 8 - 372.3. : jet-poop
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      I think that's fine. Those who want to read the review still can and a rating will have no effect on the... : the Scrivener
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        What I do with most review sites is check the number first. On a 10 point scale, if it's 4 or lower, I ju... : Entity
        • but which scale? we already see that we have to separate users from critics... maybe we need 3 scales? : Downforce
      • I fully agree here : Magus
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      Will it be up to 100? With 80 being terrible and 100 being passable? : Mr. Goodwrench
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        Can you imagine getting an 80 on a test in your high school? "Congratulations, you got an 80! F!" : OzzieMejia
        • My parents would have been pissed if I got an 80 on a test. : Wisp!
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          I'll take a true 100 point scale. I DEMAND NIT-PICKING. : Deathlove
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            What is a nit : pgharavi
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              Something you pick, dummy : Entity
              • I demand an apology. : pgharavi
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              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nit The egg of a louse (particularly head lice) : LoioshDwaggie
              • no way...ahaha awesome! Thanks! This is like when I learned that a cowlick was, in fact, a cow licking : pgharavi
              • no way...ahaha awesome! Thanks! This is like when I learned that a cowlick was, in fact, a cow licking : pgharavi
    • unfortunate but necessary i suppose : DrFlammable
    • Don't do it, ratings suck : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • This being a website of cock, I hope the scale tops out at 9000. : Merconium
    • what I would like to see is the "shacknews 5 screenshot review". a nice article with 5 screenshots, and ... : Downforce
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      THIS GAME GETS 4.5 BIG RED COCKS : anhero
      • 4.5 cockboats out of 5. : creeping-death
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      Please read Chris Remo's 2007 blog article "I would give it an 80" in the Shack articles. I have to ask,... : the archvile
      • Similar to "I would give it an 80", there's mock reivews, and how publishers want to see them align with : the archvile
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      I don't get the nay-sayers. Having a rating associated with a review doesn't hinder journalistic integrit... : creeping-death
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        because of the known bullshit detectors. RT and Metacritic already have to separate users from critics. r... : Downforce
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          Let's face it, some of the user ratings are bullshit as well. 90% of the scores are a 10 or a 0. Most use... : creeping-death
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            exactly. the score system is so bad it has to be segregated, which makes it worse. both sides have an ab... : Downforce
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              Time for: Buy it right fucking now! Buy it on sale! Rent! Really shitty, buyer beware! Fuck this s... : ghost in my shell
              • A few publications already have a "buy / rent / skip" scale adjacent to their score (if their review even... : the archvile
      • Review scores/ratings are terrible because people don't know how to subjectively evaluate different score... : action wombmate
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        Look at this thread. There's hardly any discussion about the game. You're all focused on numbers. : David Craddock
        • exactly. like how we hate shitty top 10 lists? the shack 2012 list developed quite well. raw standalone ... : Downforce
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      Remo is spinning in his grave. : disembodied potato
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        What does Janet Reno have to do with DS3 : creeping-death
        • http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FC62GK6WL._SL500_SS500_.jpg : action wombmate
    • Please don't. I appreciate ShackNews reviews because of the lack of a quantitative metric, not despite i... : Professer12
    • Please don't do it. : sgtsanity
    • Add a rating system. Get tied to metacritic to generate traffic like Entity said (great idea imo). Someti... : fuell
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      Make them a completely uncomparable pile of nonsense. Dead Space 3 receives 7 Purple Rupees out of 13 Gol... : Rauol Duke
      • 55 bees out of 12 hornets. This game is great! : Wisp!
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    Reeeeemo et al. hated scored reviews because they believed them to be inaccurate. I disagree. I think we : Magus
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      Summaries and pro/con lists can accomplish what you suggest without resorting to a stupid and arbitrary s... : action wombmate
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        It isn't arbitrary. It's based off a metric. : Magus
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          Your post is an 8/10 post. I determined this based off a "metric." It was not arbitrary in the least. : Wisp!
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            Arbitrary means without a system or any kind of standard. A scoring system is not arbitrary. : Magus
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              A scoring system is still subjective and based on personal choice. People assume it's rational, but it's ... : Wisp!
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                How is that any different from a review? : Magus
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                  Reviews are long and full of subtleties? Numbers are meaningless. : Wisp!
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                    And what does your friend say about a game? He liked it or he didn't. A 1 or a 0. There may be some varia... : Magus
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                      If I am talking to a friend about a game, I don't ask him whether he liked it or not. I asked him what th... : Wisp!
                      • I ask my friends either "How do you like it?" or "What do you think of it?" But then, I already have some... : AxeMan808
        • A metric that has no consistency across the gaming industry. It is a terrible form of assessment. I... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • I understand it from a traffic/ad revenue perspective, but fuck it man I hate review scores/stars/whateve... : action wombmate
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    Scores are subjective at best, mostly worthless. : node
    • Reviews are subjective. And yet not mostly worthless? : Magus
  • They should make an exception for these dog-food games and the people who eat it. : RuffasBluetain