SUBSIM: Silent Hunter 5 review (17/03/10)

jdkbph · 03-17-10, 03:00 PM

Good review, but I really think we should dispense with the number rating system. I know what you're trying to show there, but I think the review itself, broken down along the same lines as the numbers categories and weighted by the print given to that game aspect, speaks for itself.

For instance, as I was reading the body of the review I was totally with you every step of the way. But then at the end I was left wondering how it managed anywhere near a 77/100 score. I interpret that as a rating of nearly 80% to the good on overall game play experience. However, keeping in mind that I agree with just about everything you wrote, I would rate the game play experience - out of the box, no mods - at somewhat less than 50% to the good.

Just goes to show how subjective, and potentially misleading, the interpretation of number scores can be.

JD

03-17-10, 03:00 PM	#11
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Dump the numbers Good review, but I really think we should dispense with the number rating system. I know what you're trying to show there, but I think the review itself, broken down along the same lines as the numbers categories and weighted by the print given to that game aspect, speaks for itself. For instance, as I was reading the body of the review I was totally with you every step of the way. But then at the end I was left wondering how it managed anywhere near a 77/100 score. I interpret that as a rating of nearly 80% to the good on overall game play experience. However, keeping in mind that I agree with just about everything you wrote, I would rate the game play experience - out of the box, no mods - at somewhat less than 50% to the good. Just goes to show how subjective, and potentially misleading, the interpretation of number scores can be. JD