The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[IamMedellin]

 

[JayDizzle]

interesting...

Having finally watched this, it makes sense to me. :kanye:

Studio's dying on the vine left and right because of unrealistic expectations for sales.

Said sales get affected by "bad review scores" (you basically have to be a fan on specific niche products or companies/studios/producers if you're going to buy a smaller title these days... and even then "smaller title" can mean a NUMBER of things; just look at Sly 4) that could be like receiving a 7 out of 10.

Or worse, you miss the cut by a decimal or .25 because of an opinionated comparison to a better established franchise.

That's not to say that there aren't shitty games out there (I know, I've played them... EX: Winback was not great and neither was Bodycount) but the system's so bad, nobody really takes the time to allow a studio to polish their title to the point where a Day One Patch isn't needed or further patches afterward.

Gotta get that gaming dollar now or else you might as well pack up your shit and GTFO.

Or even worse, you have to pack up to your shit MONTHS before your game releases because it's easier to slap the game on a disc through a skeleton crew and worry about the consequences later.

 

[Twigg4075]

Having finally watched this, it makes sense to me. :kanye:

Studio's dying on the vine left and right because of unrealistic expectations for sales.

Said sales get affected by "bad review scores" (you basically have to be a fan on specific niche products or companies/studios/producers if you're going to buy a smaller title these days... and even then "smaller title" can mean a NUMBER of things; just look at Sly 4) that could be like receiving a 7 out of 10.

Or worse, you miss the cut by a decimal or .25 because of an opinionated comparison to a better established franchise.

That's not to say that there aren't shitty games out there (I know, I've played them... EX: Winback was not great and neither was Bodycount) but the system's so bad, nobody really takes the time to allow a studio to polish their title to the point where a Day One Patch isn't needed or further patches afterward.

Gotta get that gaming dollar now or else you might as well pack up your shit and GTFO.

Or even worse, you have to pack up to your shit MONTHS before your game releases because it's easier to slap the game on a disc through a skeleton crew and worry about the consequences later.

Yeah, but it's not Metacritic's fault, like Sessler's dumb ass is making it out to be. All they do is compile scores and come up with an aggregate. Blame the publishers for having such incentive laden clauses that rely on scores and developers for signing those contracts.

 

[JayDizzle]

Yeah, but it's not Metacritic's fault, like Sessler's dumb ass is making it out to be. All they do is compile scores and come up with an aggregate. Blame the publishers for having such incentive laden clauses that rely on scores and developers for signing those contracts.

Guess we need this as a disclaimer then:

 

[padman59]

Regardless of what you think of Sessler's rant, you should see the weights that the study found Metacritic uses for each gaming site if you haven't already. The common theme in the assigned weights seems to be determined by the scale and whether they use decimals in their scores. For example, IGN gets a much higher weight (1.5) assigned to their scores than Giant Bomb (0.5) because they use a full ten point scale with decimals as opposed to a straight five point scale. It makes you wonder why some of these sites that you haven't heard of get a louder voice than more reputable sites.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/189448/Metacritics_weighting_system_revealed.php

 

Weighting -- Critic/ Publication

Highest (1.5) -- Dark Zero
Highest (1.5) -- Digital Chumps
Highest (1.5) -- Digital Entertainment News
Highest (1.5) -- Extreme Gamer
Highest (1.5) -- Firing Squad
Highest (1.5) -- Game Almighty
Highest (1.5) -- Game Informer
Highest (1.5) -- GamePro
Highest (1.5) -- Gamers Europe
Highest (1.5) -- GameTrailers
Highest (1.5) -- GotNext
Highest (1.5) -- IGN
Highest (1.5) -- IGN AU
Highest (1.5) -- IGN UK
Highest (1.5) -- Just Adventure
Highest (1.5) -- Machinima
Highest (1.5) -- Planet Xbox 360
Highest (1.5) -- PlayStation Official Magazine UK
Highest (1.5) -- PlayStation Official Magazine US
Highest (1.5) -- Telegraph
Highest (1.5) -- The New York Times
Highest (1.5) -- TheSixthAxis
Highest (1.5) -- TotalPlayStation
Highest (1.5) -- VGPub
Highest (1.5) -- Videogameszone.de
Highest (1.5) -- Wired
Highest (1.5) -- Xboxic
Highest (1.5) -- Yahoo Games
Highest (1.5) -- ZTGames Domain

High (1.25) -- Absolute Games
High (1.25) -- ActionTrip
High (1.25) -- Adventure Gamers
High (1.25) -- Computer & Video Games
High (1.25) -- Console Gameworld
High (1.25) -- Da GameBoyz
High (1.25) -- Darkstation
High (1.25) -- Edge Magazine
High (1.25) -- EGM
High (1.25) -- EuroGamer Italy
High (1.25) -- EuroGamer Spain
High (1.25) -- G4 TV
High (1.25) -- Game Chronicles
High (1.25) -- GameDaily
High (1.25) -- Gameplayer
High (1.25) -- Gamer 2.0
High (1.25) -- Gamervision
High (1.25) -- Games Master UK
High (1.25) -- Gamespot
High (1.25) -- GameSpy
High (1.25) -- Gaming Age
High (1.25) -- Gaming Nexus
High (1.25) -- Maxi Consoles (Portugal)
High (1.25) -- Pelit
High (1.25) -- Play.tm
High (1.25) -- PlayStation Universe
High (1.25) -- PlayStation Official AU
High (1.25) -- PSM3 Magazine UK
High (1.25) -- PS Extreme
High (1.25) -- RPG Fan
High (1.25) -- Strategy Informer
High (1.25) -- Team Xbox
High (1.25) -- The Onion (AV Club)
High (1.25) -- Totally 360
High (1.25) -- WonderwallWeb
High (1.25) -- XGN

Medium (1.0) -- 1Up
Medium (1.0) -- CPU Gamer
Medium (1.0) -- Cubed3
Medium (1.0) -- Cynamite
Medium (1.0) -- D+Pad Magazine
Medium (1.0) -- DailyGame
Medium (1.0) -- Destructoid
Medium (1.0) -- Eurogamer
Medium (1.0) -- Everyeye.it
Medium (1.0) -- Game Revolution
Medium (1.0) -- Game Shark
Medium (1.0) -- Gameblog.fr
Medium (1.0) -- GameKult
Medium (1.0) -- Gamereactor Denmark
Medium (1.0) -- Gamers' Temple
Medium (1.0) -- GameShark
Medium (1.0) -- Gameblog.fr
Medium (1.0) -- GamesNation
Medium (1.0) -- GameStar
Medium (1.0) -- GameTap
Medium (1.0) -- Gaming Target
Medium (1.0) -- Gamereactor Sweden
Medium (1.0) -- The Guardian
Medium (1.0) -- Hardcore Gamer Magazine
Medium (1.0) -- HellBored
Medium (1.0) -- NiceGamers
Medium (1.0) -- Joystiq
Medium (1.0) -- Just RPG
Medium (1.0) -- Level 7.nu
Medium (1.0) -- Modojo
Medium (1.0) -- MondoXbox
Medium (1.0) -- Multiplayer.it
Medium (1.0) -- N-Europe
Medium (1.0) -- Netjak
Medium (1.0) -- NGamer Magazine
Medium (1.0) -- Nintendo Life
Medium (1.0) -- Nintendo Power
Medium (1.0) -- Nintendojo
Medium (1.0) -- Nintendo World Report
Medium (1.0) -- NZGamer
Medium (1.0) -- Official Nintendo Magazine UK
Medium (1.0) -- Official Xbox 360 Magazine UK
Medium (1.0) -- Official Xbox Magazine
Medium (1.0) -- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Medium (1.0) -- PALGN
Medium (1.0) -- PC Format
Medium (1.0) -- PC Gamer (Germany)
Medium (1.0) -- PC Gamer UK
Medium (1.0) -- PC Gamer
Medium (1.0) -- PC Powerplay
Medium (1.0) -- PGNx Media
Medium (1.0) -- Play Magazine
Medium (1.0) -- PlayStation LifeStyle
Medium (1.0) -- Pocketgamer UK
Medium (1.0) -- PT Games
Medium (1.0) -- Real Gamer
Medium (1.0) -- SpazioGames
Medium (1.0) -- Talk Xbox
Medium (1.0) -- The Escapist
Medium (1.0) -- Thunderbolt
Medium (1.0) -- Total VideoGames
Medium (1.0) -- Worth Playing
Medium (1.0) -- X360 Magazine UK
Medium (1.0) -- Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Medium (1.0) -- Xbox World Australia
Medium (1.0) -- Xbox360 Achievements
Medium (1.0) -- Xbox Addict

Low (0.75) -- 360 Gamer Magazine UK
Low (0.75) -- 3DJuegos
Low (0.75) -- Ace Gamez
Low (0.75) -- Atomic Gamer
Low (0.75) -- BigPond GameArena
Low (0.75) -- Console Monster
Low (0.75) -- Deeko
Low (0.75) -- Eurogamer Portugal
Low (0.75) -- Game Focus
Low (0.75) -- Gameplanet
Low (0.75) -- Gamer Limit
Low (0.75) -- Gamer.nl
Low (0.75) -- Games Radar (in-house)
Low (0.75) -- Games TM
Low (0.75) -- Gamestyle
Low (0.75) -- GameZone
Low (0.75) -- Gaming Excellence
Low (0.75) -- Gaming Trend
Low (0.75) -- Impulse gamer
Low (0.75) -- Kombo
Low (0.75) -- MEGamers
Low (0.75) -- Metro Game Central
Low (0.75) -- MS Xbox World
Low (0.75) -- NTSC-uk
Low (0.75) -- PS Focus
Low (0.75) -- PSW Magazine UK
Low (0.75) -- Video Game Talk
Low (0.75) -- VideoGamer

Lower (0.5) -- Armchair Empire
Lower (0.5) -- Cheat Code Central
Lower (0.5) -- Game Over Online
Lower (0.5) -- Game Positive
Lower (0.5) -- Gamer's Hell
Lower (0.5) -- Gamereactor Sweden
Lower (0.5) -- Gamers.at
Lower (0.5) -- Giant Bomb
Lower (0.5) -- PS3bloggen.se
Lower (0.5) -- RPGamer
Lower (0.5) -- Vandal Online

Lowest (0.25) -- 9Lives
Lowest (0.25) -- Boomtown
Lowest (0.25) -- Computer Games Online RO
Lowest (0.25) -- GamerNode
Lowest (0.25) -- GamingXP
Lowest (0.25) -- IC-Games
Lowest (0.25) -- Insidegamer.nl
Lowest (0.25) -- Jolt Online Gaming
Lowest (0.25) -- Kikizo
Lowest (0.25) -- LEVEL
Lowest (0.25) -- Meritstation
Lowest (0.25) -- My Gamer
Lowest (0.25) -- Official PlayStation 2 Magazine UK
Lowest (0.25) -- Play UK
Lowest (0.25) -- WHAM! Gaming

 

[ryne candy]

They said an article written by some site was incorrect in their assessment of weighted scores....giving no name sites a higher weight. The problem is they would reveal what the weight for these sites are actually.

 

[jms493]

9 laps in, 50 mins in...almost done.

:smh:

 

[JayDizzle]

Preordered BF4 and a copy of Dead Island: Riptide today to go with my PSN Card.

Soon as my camera phone (I have one now for those from the peanut gallery that would comment) recharges, I'll snap a pic of the free dog-tags I got as a bonus.

 

[Swarley]

Preordered BF4

Since you can't preorder the PS4 version yet, I'm going to assume you preordered the PS3 version... :smh:

 

[JayDizzle]

Since you can't preorder the PS4 version yet, I'm going to assume you preordered the PS3 version... :smh:

PC.

It's for my Pop since he runs a copy of BF3 on his rig and I want to surprise him when it comes out.

When the time comes, I'll grab the PS4 version for myself.

 

[wingsfan77]

I keep getting a "disc read error" when I try to play FIFA and NHL, the discs are fine so I'm not sure what's going on. Has anybody else had issues with this?

 

[jms493]

Analyst predictions....but no real surprise that the new God of War and Gears of War games probably had shitty sales.

 

[Twigg4075]

I keep getting a "disc read error" when I try to play FIFA and NHL, the discs are fine so I'm not sure what's going on. Has anybody else had issues with this?

Sounds like your Xbox is about to shit the bed.

For some reason EA sports games routinely seem to be the first to be unreadable by the DVD drive.

If you haven't already, install your games. It will give you as much time as possible on a console that is probably on its last leg.

 

[JimLeavy59]

I keep getting a "disc read error" when I try to play FIFA and NHL, the discs are fine so I'm not sure what's going on. Has anybody else had issues with this?

Your console is about to die most likely.

 

[jms493]

I keep getting a "disc read error" when I try to play FIFA and NHL, the discs are fine so I'm not sure what's going on. Has anybody else had issues with this?

PS3 or 360, or WiiU?

 

[Swarley]

PS3 or 360, or WiiU?

:jonesy:

 

[Twigg4075]

PS3 or 360, or WiiU?

He's referring to his 360.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, has said that there is little hope of sales of the Wii U picking up anytime soon. The analyst also adds that "only 55,000 Wii U consoles were sold domestically in March," which is down from February's sales of 66,000 units, and January's sales of 57,000 units.

Pachter also doesn't think the Japanese company can do anything to help sales, where he adds "fortunes appear unlikely to improve for several months, even if Nintendo decides to drop [the] price, as there are an insufficient number of core titles that are generating interest in the console".


Read more at http://www.tweaktown.com/news/29760...to-not-impress/index.html#p3dc3CCXGLepzDQO.99

 

[Twigg4075]

He's actually right...this time. But keep in mind that he's the same toolbox that said that the WiiU was going to be a huge success and be THE Christmas gift of 2012. He and Shipwreck from CAG are some the worst "analysts" in the history of gaming.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Pachter also has a unhealthy obsession with mobile games.