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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
I've been a big fan of Dan Stapleton since he was at PC Gamer. He's introduced me to some of my favourite games. I trust that he really feels it deserves a 7 and maybe it does. I've seen reviewers turn a blind eye to Starfield's shortcomings by calling them "a Bethesda thing". The inventory system sucks; there's no proper map; the faces look weird. These are all criticisms that we've heard before, and if you're honest they deserve to be considered when deciding on a score.
There's also the fact that game review scores are kinda ####ed anyway. A 7 is a solid B and should mean that it's a really good game, but in fact it's seen as a kiss of death in this industry, hence why we're talking about it. No game should get over a 9 except absolute masterpieces like TOTK and BG3.
Anyway, I haven't had much time to play, but I've enjoyed the time I've spent with it and look forward to getting really deep into it this winter.
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I'm with you. I see a 7/10, and to me that means "pretty good". I'm not sure when it became the case, but it seems like if something isn't epic or awesome, it means that it isn't good. Not just with games, but it is like that with everything that used review scales (movies, restaurants, apps, hotels, other random businesses, etc...).
Maybe it is a byproduct of the Yelp and Google Reviews culture, but the scales seems have an implied steep drop offs at the top.