@DLConspiracy

"Well expect any low score to be top news today on N4G."

Happens all the time with playstation exclusives too, not something that is exclusive to xbox games if that's what you are implying.

Case in point, this review:-

http://n4g.com/news/1674986...

@DLConspiracy - he was just bringing up that the same site that gave Quantum Break 4/10 also gave the Order 1/5 (2/10). So take their reviews with a grain of salt.

1/5 might be harsh but considering the hype behind that game a 1/5 was justified as warning to stay away from the game. I paid only $20 for the order and it was still probably too much. The game was crap. People saying the game was okay that actually played it I honestly have a seriously hard time trusting your game judgement.
Maybe I have been spoiled by too many great games that I can't be bothered to waste my time playing weak crap. This game is probably another mediocre game with a harsh score due to crazy hype

The Order mostly had low scores. Quantum Break has mostly high scores. You got to look at the average. QB has a lot of 9 and 10 scores.

It seems to be holding s respectable 78 on metacriic with 68 reviews. It's not counting digital trends but not sure if it's enough to bring it down to 77.

The Order 1886 earned any 1's it received.

Germamimus,

The Order: 1886 did not deserve any 1/5 scores. That score should be reserved for broken, glitch ridden messes with no redeeming qualities. The visuals were phenomenal, the story wasn't bad at all, the controls were fine and worked well in combat, the frame rate was solid, and it didn't have any tearing that I ever saw. It's problems were that it's generic, the enemies were dumb, and it was short, asking for full retail price. That's it. Completely unwarranted hate score. I'd have understand a 6 or even a 4.

Quantum Break is just another victim of DT rating trends and an apparent interest in making the game seem unlikable. Aberrant scores like these are often willing trying to get hits and it completely destroys credibility...so I'm not going to click that.

@Rookie

Well...you could always look at the bright side. At least QB is twice as good as The Order.

Since I liked The Order, I'll probably like this game.:)

The Order was a 6/7 game. I think QB is could be about the same from what I'm reading. Not enough game for the money.

@Darxyde

Are you the be all end all when it comes to what review scores a game should receive? If I disliked something enough you damn well better believe I'll give it a 1/10, whether or not it's a broken experience.

Garrettbobbyferguson,

Am I the end all be all? Not a chance, but that's why I wouldn't put any stock in those reviews.

I don't give two bones about how bad you think a game is. If it's polished, I believe the reviewer is either a hysterical fool with no business in trying to show impartial journalism or fishing for hits, perhaps both.

Since we're talking about The Order in this case, I don't believe it was a great game. Could be improved. But a 1/5? Really? That's a score for an unplayable mess. Would they score a game as fun as The Order but with glitches similarly? Lower? Do they even go lower? That type of opinion in a published piece is absurd.

Sorry, but it is. You can disagree, but I strongly disagree with giving a game a bottom score if it's very playable. Sonic '06 is a 1/5 game. Ride to Hell: Retribution is a 1/5 game. They're broken messes that are pretty unplayable. The Order is not such a game and it's insulting to put it in the same space.

Reviews are opinions and I try to respect differences of opinion, but I still find it difficult to understand how somebody could give a 1/10 to The Order 1886 or a 4/10 to Quantum Break.

It's like how I generally respect that guys have different preferences in women, but if someone said something like "Emmy Rossum is ugly" it would leave me scratching my head. Maybe not your type, maybe not especially beautiful to you, but ugly?

While Quantum Break and The Order 1886 aren't perfect games I'm still scratching my head over these reviews from Digital Trends.

Starchild,

First, let me say that using Emmy Rossum as an example is a good one. She's adorable.

That aside, I share your perspective. Opinions are just that and I, like you, can genuinely respect that reviews are not at all objective. Not individually. That's why sites like Metacritic exist and can be resourceful: it's a collective of opinions outside of my own with people who have experience with the game. It holds some weight, but ultimately, it's like we the gamers are the twelfth juror and the review outlets are the 11 others. You'll have fair members who believe we can overlook shoplifting and call it a blemish on an otherwise good record and then you'll have the extremists who are calling to have the defendant's hands chopped off. Digital Trends is that extreme juror.

^Starchild, they gave The Order 2/10 not 1/10. They cite much of the same rationale for the low score too; lack of interaction.

Many liked the gamed despite this and it seems safe to say that if you like it, there's every chance you'll like Quantum Break. Who cares about the extreme reviews?

I agree with you, wookie. We've seen too much. We know it plays well. It has been streamed by several sites for hours at a time. It's not, in any way, a broken game. So, I don't know what's up with BlackHavoc, but the "maybe, just maybe" needs to stop. How fricking condescending is that?

@legion
Wth are you talking about, an opinion on this game is just that, an opinion. Clearly some ppl like it and others don't, just cause you like what you see means others are wrong to go against your own opinion? Get off your high horse and get over some of the review scores.

How can you say it doesn't deserve a 4/10 when you haven't played it?

@Dairo_DC

Broken games aren't 1 or 2 out of 10 or 100. Broken games are broken games, and should not be released.

also a perfect gameisn't a 10/10 or 100/100 as a perfect game for me may not be a perfect game for you.

We need to get rid of the scale all together, and actually read the substance behind the review, explaining its pros and cons, and based on the review and if you align with their views of what is fun for games, should help you make informed purchases.

While there will always be a "standard" for what a video game should be, we really have no outline on what that standard is. Is a standard game full full of glitches like Bethesda Games, or repeating old formulas like past Assassin's Creed Games. Is a Standard game a generic story with no actual substance to it like Cod Games?

Neonridr

Driveclub ran quite well when it launched, it wasn't broken, the mp servers were. The game mechanically ran well, it's just that the servers didn't work.

I'm glad you mentioned Driveclub, bc i think any responsible journalist should update their review of Driveclub to reflect how dramatically it has changed. Evo put more work into Driveclub than many subscription MMOs do. It's undoubtedly deserving of a 90 metacritic score in its current state.

Well Unity ran fine for me from the day it came out. It had some bugginess, but most of that was fixed by patches. I did not experience a broken game. No crashes, nothing close to game-breaking.

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

Keep begging Sony gamers!