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The reviews of the PC edition of Portal 2 on Metacritic reflect the unhappiness of some users with Valve's just-released puzzle sequel. While the game boasts a 95 score based on critics' scores, the user score has dropped to 7.3, as there are 101 negative reviews as of this writing, many of them giving the game a zero. GamesIndustry.biz (registration required) summarizes the situation: The complaints appear to come primarily from PC users, upset that the game is a console port - and even includes references to turning off the 'console' when saving. Most anger, though, seems to be directed at the online store - which is already filled with downloadable content.
The volume of day one downloadable content seems to have come as a surprise to many PC users, unused to the console-style arrangement. They have also expressed disappointment at the game's short running time and the controversial ARG promotional campaign - which tempted players into buying unrelated indie titles.
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User scores are irrelevant because users can just hit any score they want without any basis at all, while the reviews metascore collects are usually from known writers/reviewers who actually play the game(for most part) and at least give some facts about the game and about how they score the game. Again it depends on the context. If user scores are irrelevant then industry scores are even more questionable imho, many of them admittedly do not play the full game, review non-retail builds and that's without going into their financial considerations. There are few professional standards in gaming journalism, heck I hesitate to even use that word to describe it.
I think most reasonable people recognize that someone offering a 0 to Portal 2 is about as helpful as athletes foot. Someone offering a 7 on the other hand would be something I checked out further to see why they came up with their opinion. Perhaps I learn a thing or two about the game I didn't know or reconsider my own as a result. Maybe it has no influence at all, who knows. If nothing else the scores are a helpful barometer to weed out the majority of trolls in user reviews. |
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