Let's prepare for Metacritic.

(tokamak) #1

http://www.metacritic.com

We as normal folk can’t directly influence the metacritic score, only journalists can. But we have a very strong indirect influence.

The moment Brink is released, lazy reviewers (who haven’t reviewed the game yet) will start looking at metacritic to base their score on this. This in turn affects Brink’s score as listed on the steam page (which matters A LOT).

Here’s the catch, they will see the user score as well.

This means it’s key to start flooding that page with raving reviews and 10 scores on the release date. It takes a strong reviewer to defy the public’s opinion and will rate the game accordingly.

(0xT1) #2

I tried reviewing some of the trailers but it seems they arent available for review until the game is released.

(.Chris.) #3

If the game is that good then it will receive a high score regardless, all the big reviewers will review it straight away and give it a good score then these so called lazy reviewers will look at positive reviews.

If it turns out bad however it deserves a bad score.

(Seyu) #4


I am not so sure if this would work.

(tokamak) #5

These are examples of public reviews that came too late.

(Seyu) #6

"If the game is that good then it will receive a high score regardless, all the big reviewers will review it straight away and give it a good score then these so called lazy reviewers will look at positive reviews. "

Reviewers would rather conform to other sources than give an unbiased opinion. The good ones are always subjective.

(trigg3r) #7

lol at the metascore for Black Ops and Modern Warfare :smiley:

anyway, i’ll have my review ready before; not sure if it will help, but it surely won’t hurt