http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/halo-combat-evolved
Yeah, the king of FPS conquers even the king of sandbox.
Yeah, the king of FPS conquers even the king of sandbox.
Minecraft beats just about everything with a current 97 metascore.
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Ah but you see my dear Watson, "Does it truly deserve to beat 99.9% of all games?" people often misuse Metacritics scoring system as a means of defining what are it's unquantifiable aspects thereby using it as a means of discovering the best or perfect game. Its purpose is, as we can both agree, to find how WIDE the appeal is but that never determines overall quality, much like how box office ratings don't determine what the best film ever is yet they're often used as justification for exactly that, for example a lot of people said Avatar should get Oscars because it was the highest Box Office hit of all time and were disappointed when it lost to the relatively unknown (Relative to the galactic empire of hype that is Avatar) Hurt locker.Phlakes said:
Oh my god, it beat half-life 2!
Wait, hl2 has 81 reviews all positive...
Minecraft has 10 all positive reviews.
and half-life 2 has almost all positive 1.3k + user reviews.
Yea, that's gunna change in a month or 2.
Wait, hl2 has 81 reviews all positive...
Minecraft has 10 all positive reviews.
and half-life 2 has almost all positive 1.3k + user reviews.
Yea, that's gunna change in a month or 2.
Oh man, Metacrtic said it, it must be true. I'm a massive fan of the game but it's not the 'End all, Be all' of videogames.
It's all hype like how 'Avatar' was and how 'Skyrim' is.
It's all hype like how 'Avatar' was and how 'Skyrim' is.
I think that's about right. Minecraft is a genuine phenomenon and will go down in history as one of the most important games of this decade. To some extent it's a game that you either 'get' or don't, and I'm sure a lot of the early adopters who bought it when it was in Alpha are jaded or burned out on it, but it's far more deserving of such a high score than any of the sequels that make up 95% of the other high profile releases this year.
Any game platform fan (PS3, 360, PC, etc)martintox said:
My Little Pony fans
Skyrim fans
My Little Pony fans
Piracy/Illegal File Sharing of game fans
Mother fucking My Little Pony fans
I could keep going, but really: fans are more annoying than the haters all the time.
Skyrim, surprisingly actually lived up to the hype.AngelicSven said:
OT: Man, I love minecraft.
But, the graphics aren't really retro, it's just notch being lazy, and the plot (yes, there's a plot, in the end credits) is more crap than cods will ever be. Seriously. The latest updates drags it down to a 4~5 from a previous 10
If you ask me that 97% doesn't say that Minecraft is hands down one of the best games ever played, just that there is very little that can be improved in Minecraft.Coldster said:
The more complicated a game gets the more differences in personal taste will affect how much you like it. For example the Modern Warfare games are pretty complicated in premise and mechanics, and if I were in charge I would make a lot of changes to the games to make them fit in better with my personal tastes.
But Minecraft is simple, build stuff and don't get killed; and you can make it even simpler by playing on creative or peaceful mode. And as far as the building stuff goes Minecraft is damn near perfect. There really isn't anything I would add or change about the building stuff aspect of Minecraft, especially if you use creative mode. That is why Minecraft deserves a 97. Not because it is THE BESTEST GAME EVAR!!!! but because it has almost no room to improve as a creativity toy, and that is a very good thing.
I'd disagree that Skyrim even comes close to how awesome everyone thought it was going to be, for me atleast. That's just my opinion though, if you're digging it, good for you.Trull said:
Thing about Minecraft is, it's the first really popular entry into a new genre.
It's the same idea as angry birds, really - it may not be the best, most original, best-looking game out there when compared objectively, but with nothing really to compare it to, it truly represents the pinnacle of its genre to date. Minecraft is the sandbox exploration crafting game to which all future endeavors will inevitably be compared, and while it may not objectively deserve a perfect score, in a way it deserves the scores it's getting (including the perfect ones) simply for its monumental impact on gaming itself.
It's the same idea as angry birds, really - it may not be the best, most original, best-looking game out there when compared objectively, but with nothing really to compare it to, it truly represents the pinnacle of its genre to date. Minecraft is the sandbox exploration crafting game to which all future endeavors will inevitably be compared, and while it may not objectively deserve a perfect score, in a way it deserves the scores it's getting (including the perfect ones) simply for its monumental impact on gaming itself.
The metascore will drop in time.
What's important is that Minecraft stripped back all the guff that comes with modern games. Here is a 'game' that uses bricks to generate a huge planet, gives the player stuff to do to survive, and lets them create. On a good multiplayer server it's a total hoot. And giving users simple tools (redstone+switches=circuits!) allows them to do amazing things. And the community scene is great too. The planes mod blew me away.
It's a milestone in gaming. It's a wonderful game to play and enjoy, and I hope my kid (who's a week old) gets to experience games like Minecraft when he's old enough.
I've lost countless hours to this game. I don't expect everyone to get it, but it is absolutely brilliant at what it does.
In fact, I've just fired it back up after a bit of a break, and I'll probably see the sun rise now because of that! My only complaint is that my laptop is burning the shit out of my leg.
What's important is that Minecraft stripped back all the guff that comes with modern games. Here is a 'game' that uses bricks to generate a huge planet, gives the player stuff to do to survive, and lets them create. On a good multiplayer server it's a total hoot. And giving users simple tools (redstone+switches=circuits!) allows them to do amazing things. And the community scene is great too. The planes mod blew me away.
It's a milestone in gaming. It's a wonderful game to play and enjoy, and I hope my kid (who's a week old) gets to experience games like Minecraft when he's old enough.
I've lost countless hours to this game. I don't expect everyone to get it, but it is absolutely brilliant at what it does.
In fact, I've just fired it back up after a bit of a break, and I'll probably see the sun rise now because of that! My only complaint is that my laptop is burning the shit out of my leg.
Same here. I even joined a couple of multiplayer servers to play with friends. I payed 15 dollars for it back in alpha or somewhere around there and I had a lot of fun with it but then just got tired of it and have said I will go back to it but I just don't think a game should need mods like a lot of my friends do to actually get it to be fun to play.Kyrinn said:Not trying to nitpick but I'd hardly call 1.7.3 "The glory days"SirBryghtside said:I'd be willing to give it an 8/10 - but that's for 1.7.3. Nowadays it's about a 5.
So glad I got the old .jar off someone, I can finally go back to the glory days
Edit: if anyone wants a safe 1.7.3, just PM me. I guess to keep from getting in trouble with the mods, show a proof of purchase or something.
But I kind of get it. When I bought minecraft back in alpha I spent countless hours on it. Somepoint later I just stopped, I think it was a month after beta, can't remember. I kept telling myself I'd play more again when it released but I just can't get into it.
Yeah, Minecraft clearly deserves a 97. It's not like Notch didn't forget mod support. Or optimizing the code. And changed a game about being the video game version of Lego into Terraria 3D.
This is why I don't give a shit what reviewers give games, because they practice pure lunacy.
This is why I don't give a shit what reviewers give games, because they practice pure lunacy.
I've been playing since Alpha 1.2_02 or something like that (I forget the exact version number).
Since then I have seen Minecraft evolve tremendously into what we currently have. I would certainly say it is one of the best games out but I honestly can not say whether or not 97 is justified.
BUT:
It does offer infinite re-playability
Minecraft is constantly generating a randomised completely open world. The player is free to do whatever they want and the game shows very few restrictions.
It caters to players that want to simply go and build whatever their imagination can dream up, and it caters to players that want a more survival type experience. It also caters for everything in between.
Then comes the community and what it offers. There are a forever growing amount of mods. Some alter the world generator, some add new blocks. For people that want to up the gameplay there are mods like Millenaire that add random NPC villages with much more extended AI. There are mods like Mo's Creatures that add a lot more wildlife to the game.
For players that need more direction there are mods like Tales of Kingdoms that give the player a goal and reason to do things (Tales allows the player to kill mobs for honor and eventually build a kingdom where s/he can buy and sell items, upgrade the keep, etc).
So all in all, the reason Minecraft is such a huge success comes down to the never ending gameplay.
Decide for yourself whether 97 is appropriate.
Since then I have seen Minecraft evolve tremendously into what we currently have. I would certainly say it is one of the best games out but I honestly can not say whether or not 97 is justified.
BUT:
It does offer infinite re-playability
Minecraft is constantly generating a randomised completely open world. The player is free to do whatever they want and the game shows very few restrictions.
It caters to players that want to simply go and build whatever their imagination can dream up, and it caters to players that want a more survival type experience. It also caters for everything in between.
Then comes the community and what it offers. There are a forever growing amount of mods. Some alter the world generator, some add new blocks. For people that want to up the gameplay there are mods like Millenaire that add random NPC villages with much more extended AI. There are mods like Mo's Creatures that add a lot more wildlife to the game.
For players that need more direction there are mods like Tales of Kingdoms that give the player a goal and reason to do things (Tales allows the player to kill mobs for honor and eventually build a kingdom where s/he can buy and sell items, upgrade the keep, etc).
So all in all, the reason Minecraft is such a huge success comes down to the never ending gameplay.
Decide for yourself whether 97 is appropriate.