Metacritic User Reviews Not Good for OOTP14 - Page 2

CHOWDERHEAD · 12-30-2013, 12:31 AM

Not bad - has gone from 6.2 to 7.9 (heading in the right direction).

Fyrestorm3 · 12-30-2013, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kq76

I never thought of this before, but I wonder if metacritic does some sort of Bayesian Average calculation to bring down the scores of games that don't have many reviews yet, like boardgamegeek.com does. I'm thinking it might not only because you can't see any low scores, but also because its score seems to be recovering fairly fast from our ratings of it. Or maybe they just don't show the scores that don't have any comments.

That's my guess.

It's at 8.0 now. Crusade! Crusade!

themonk · 12-30-2013, 03:01 AM

Did my part. Wrote a short review, and gave OOTP a score of 10!

Glad that it's now rated an 8.0...

Bowtie · 12-30-2013, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kq76

Or maybe they just don't show the scores that don't have any comments.

Here's my $0.02: If you can't take a few seconds to jot down a comment then your score should not count.

I just did my duty and gave OOTP a 10. As of my vote, its up to 8.1.

Caporegime · 12-30-2013, 04:35 AM

Yeah, I just voted & it's up to 8.1 now. Hopefully, more people who actually play OOTP will vote & help elevate its user score to a more deserving level.

pjh5165 · 12-30-2013, 07:43 AM

just did mine, we're up to an 8.2 now

Simmo13 · 12-30-2013, 08:38 AM

Just added my 10 with a brief review...and delighted to do so.

rpriske · 12-30-2013, 10:55 AM

The 'mixed' review from a critic is ridiculous. It says it is a good game, but only if you like baseball.

Uh... what? To get a good review you have to somehow transcend the likes and dislikes of the player?

pjh5165 · 12-30-2013, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rpriske

The 'mixed' review from a critic is ridiculous. It says it is a good game, but only if you like baseball.

Uh... what? To get a good review you have to somehow transcend the likes and dislikes of the player?

That's like saying the internet is useful, but only if have a computer. Complete joke of a review, the writer makes it sound like OOTP is some kind of glorified fantasy baseball platform.

Snarf054 · 12-30-2013, 12:23 PM

I agree. Some of the best games ever made according to critics are useless to me because frankly I SUCK at FPS and twitchy type games. That doesn't make the games any less good and the fact that baseball is not everyone's thing does not make OOTP any less good either.

PSUColonel · 12-30-2013, 12:41 PM

We need to get a larger pool of critic reviews in order to give OOTP credibility amongst these types of people.

joefromchicago · 12-30-2013, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rpriske

The 'mixed' review from a critic is ridiculous. It says it is a good game, but only if you like baseball.

Yeah, it's like a restaurant critic saying "this is a good steak joint, but only if you like steak."

cody8200 · 12-30-2013, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pjh5165

That's like saying the internet is useful, but only if have a computer. Complete joke of a review, the writer makes it sound like OOTP is some kind of glorified fantasy baseball platform.

That being said, fantasy baseball players are a natural fit for OOTP.

jimbo22 · 12-30-2013, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by themonk

Indeed the low score is surprising. Just wondering what's Metacritic's basis for coming out with such a low score, considering that OOTP is one of the best games available for the PC?

OOTP is a very hard game to get into. Its deep and if you dont know every in and out of baseball you struggle with it. I've had the last few versions of the game but I struggle to get into the game because of how deep it is and how little things are explained.

It really should have a big help guide that comes with it.

pjh5165 · 12-30-2013, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cody8200

That being said, fantasy baseball players are a natural fit for OOTP.

Very true. I just think describing it the way it was done in that review makes it clear that the reviewer didn't go very far in depth in OOTP.

endgame · 12-30-2013, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by injury log

It's hard to find a good lunch for $20.

I'm archiving this as the most mortal words ever uttered by our resident savant.

Honorable_Pawn · 01-08-2014, 08:10 PM

8.6

That sounds about right. But we still need quantity and we need spread out comments so it doesn't look like a one-day wave.

January bump.

Honorable_Pawn · 02-09-2014, 09:13 PM

Final Bump.

chucksabr · 02-10-2014, 05:30 AM

My main takeaway from all this is: don't trust Metacritic ratings.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-10-2014, 07:52 AM

Thanks for the support guys!!

12-30-2013, 12:31 AM	#21
CHOWDERHEAD Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Omaha - Home of the College World Series! Posts: 2,850	Not bad - has gone from 6.2 to 7.9 (heading in the right direction). __________________ Life is Good!

12-30-2013, 03:01 AM	#23
themonk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 274	Did my part. Wrote a short review, and gave OOTP a score of 10! Glad that it's now rated an 8.0... __________________ "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." --Babe Ruth

12-30-2013, 04:35 AM	#25
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	Yeah, I just voted & it's up to 8.1 now. Hopefully, more people who actually play OOTP will vote & help elevate its user score to a more deserving level. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

01-08-2014, 08:10 PM	#37
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	8.6 That sounds about right. But we still need quantity and we need spread out comments so it doesn't look like a one-day wave. January bump. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

02-09-2014, 09:13 PM	#38
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	Final Bump. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

12-30-2013, 07:43 AM	#26
pjh5165 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 410	just did mine, we're up to an 8.2 now

12-30-2013, 08:38 AM	#27
Simmo13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: those blue remembered hills Posts: 955	Just added my 10 with a brief review...and delighted to do so.

12-30-2013, 10:55 AM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	The 'mixed' review from a critic is ridiculous. It says it is a good game, but only if you like baseball. Uh... what? To get a good review you have to somehow transcend the likes and dislikes of the player?

12-30-2013, 12:23 PM	#30
Snarf054 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 127	I agree. Some of the best games ever made according to critics are useless to me because frankly I SUCK at FPS and twitchy type games. That doesn't make the games any less good and the fact that baseball is not everyone's thing does not make OOTP any less good either.

12-30-2013, 12:41 PM	#31
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	We need to get a larger pool of critic reviews in order to give OOTP credibility amongst these types of people.

02-10-2014, 05:30 AM	#39
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02-10-2014, 07:52 AM	#40
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