Most game reviews are based on a 1 to 10 point system, with 7 or 5 being average. The only problem is that, well, they don’t use 1-5, they only use 6-10, which makes everyone associate a 6 or 7 as a bad rating.
Since eliminating the rating system altogether would be a mistake, reviews would need a fair system. I aim to use the whole spectrum, so just keep in mind that on my ratings, a 5 is “Average” or “Okay”, and a 7 is “Pretty Good” or “Great”.
Another thing is that no one uses the perfect 10 more than once or twice every few years, which makes the real rating range only 7-9. I’ll give a game a 10 when I feel that it has done many things well, and that it actually does what a game is supposed to do: Entertain.
A rating of 10 would mean that I suggest you play it as soon as you can. It would be best if you read a review, but since numbers seem to make people feel more informed, I left in a rating system.
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