I'm not one to complain but the new rating system with the .5 feels a little inaccurate, the old one with .1 feels much better. Games that deserve a 8.8 now go to 9.0 and those that deserve a 8.3 gets a 8.5. So a game that gets a 8.3 or 8.7 both get 8.5!!! Some games of the same genre obviously deserve different ratings but with the .5 system it seems both get the same score, so which one is better? Does anyone else think this or I'm I just being special?
The old rating system worked but it is more appropiate to use this new system now. You should check out the reasons in Jeff's blog entry he made a while ago.
Many people feel the same way as you, but GameSpot have said that the new system is here to stay. Personally, I don't mind it. It makes things a lot simpler. How can you tell the difference of a .1 anyway?
The new review system isn't going away any time soon. I suggest you simply score the game as close as you can to what you would give it, then in the text of the review, give your actual score. If you just have to give a game an 8.6 instead of an 8.5, just state at the top of the text portion of the review that your true score for the game is 8.6. You can also score the graphics/sound/etc this way.
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