@beastlyrig

When a game makes it to console, the console makers pay for high reviews. This ensures high sales, note how most console releases get 9's even if its a garbage game u will hardly see scores below 7.

Pc versions of the same games on console also score lower. Even though they are the superior versions. Fact is there is no one actively trying to promote the PC platform hence most reviewers are open to give PC exclusive games what ever score they desire.

@Substance101

Uh no. Brink was hyped big time and scored crap all around and it was a big time publisher so there goes that theory. And that is just a recent game. I don't doubt some publishers pay for scores but that certainly isn't the case with ALL games. Most of the 90+ rated games I've played are great.

PLBelanger

Let us know when a console exclusive gets a low score. in most cases evne if the game is crap and a rehash it will always get a high score.

They know kids always want a high meta to brag about the platform they support.

PC exclusive devs like CD projekt dont really have the muscle or the budget that Sony or MS devs have to hype a exclusive or to pay of reviewers for good reviews.

gamepro gives out sooo many perferct scores. review scores mean nothing nowadays for that reason you stated.

But how else will you get people to click on your link if you are one out of many giving it an awesome score.

the finest rpg right now has a ranking of almost 98 (OOT) cum. through metacritic and gamerankings

so if your going to call it that you better damn well be close.

All I object to is calling it the "one of the finest in history" if your giving it an 88 score which plenty of rpgs have gotten.

Its retarded

is it available for EU ;)

Yeah it will be available for EU. I had to send my first gtx570 back to overclockers and as I'd only just bought the pc I bought a replacement because I couldn't bare to be without pc gaming for a week, so now have 2 lol.