What's a 10 game for you?

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Any game?

I'd say for me, personally, these games would get a perfect 10:


Grand Theft Auto 4
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Final Fantasy 7
Chrono Trigger
Any of the Mario Party games.
OoT.


I also don't think with gaming that a 10/10 is "perfect" or "flawless".
It's obviously subjective, and it always will be.
A 10/10 on a test is different because everyone gets the same questions and answers, but with gaming there are too many variables to even count.
Despite the fact that the entire rating system is a giant hand-job to every game company which is why no game really gets less than a 6.

I don't tend to fight people on their opinions much.

But Mario Party?

[Typhoid]

I just put that there to see how long it would take someone to point it out.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I just put that there to see how long it would take someone to point it out.

Sneaky little bastard.

[KillerGremlin]

My low effort response would be a 10 out of 10 game would be a game that is polished and developed to a point where you won't encounter any glitches or weird bugs during extensive gameplay, the gameplay is both innovative and fun, the game offers multiple levels of depth, the gameplay is addicting and has replayability, the graphics both excel in art style and pixels, and game has a moody soundtrack and great sound.

How many 10 out of 10 games have I played? By my count, two. One is Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the other is the original Half-Life. I believe both games would qualify as 10 out of 10 affairs, and that they are pretty much perfect in every aspect, or at least they were when they came out. I don't really expect to be able to defend my claim. 100% is an achievable number, so, I think to some extent, a 10 out of 10 should be achievable for a game. But it has to be really really really good. I think stuff like glitches can be forgiven as those can be patched up.

But this review thing becomes infinitely complicated. There are so many factors, like, should online gameplay count towards the game's review. Should mods (like counter-strike) count towards the review. Should a game like Bioshock, a first person shooter, be penalized for having week RPG elements, even though it is a first person shooter. Should a game lose points if it doesn't stand the test of time? Can we review a game two years after it comes out.


I've taken some pretty heavy English-Cinema classes. Cinema is actually a very highly respected medium. It's also extremely complex. At some point, I think video games will be respected just as much as movies. And, when that time comes, I anticipate that there will be some good insight into this complex subject.

In the meantime, I rely on the number rating system as a guideline, just as I do for movies. I'd much rather read a review though.

Yahtzee has the right idea. He points out game's flaws, but a lot of the flaws are subjective to him, so by listening to his reviews he offers a pretty good insight into why you would or would not like a game. You don't have to agree with him; and I think that's what he understand better than IGN or these other huge game review sites. I think a lot of reviewers caters their game review to the game's target audience.

[Yoda9864]

A 10 for me is a game that keeps me coming back multiple times to play it again and again. It doesn't have to be perfect, technically speaking, but it has to have very solid gameplay mechanics.

What games are 10s for me? Easy.

Chrono Trigger. Ocarina of Time. Oblivion.

Three games that I have come back to over and over again. I have beaten each of these games at least 3 times. Even if I'm fighting the same people and doing the same things, the games are so fun and I have felt the need to play them again, and again...and again. One big thing is that they are complex, yet simple to play.

I do have a couple games that come close to 10s and I feel bad for not giving them 10s because I've played them so much: Half Life 2, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, Super Metroid.

[Fox 6]

The Orange Box, and i might be persauded to say CoD4 among others.

[bobcat]

A game that is *fun*

In order from highest to lowest priority:-

1. Innovation/Gameplay > something fresh and unique in its own right that sets it apart from the rest. Tight controls, variety in gameplay, pure fun, unexpectable moments from the game!

2. Music > Immersive music that I reminisce to , and music that makes me want to download the songs and listen to them on the attrac3+ player

3. Visuals > As glitch free as possible, colourful, sharp, nice on the eye

4. Online/Multiplayer > Some options for onilne would be nice, downloadable content.

5. Story > A story that's easy to follow, not full of many unecessary twists, just smooth flowing and real to that specific genre of gaming

That'll do it me thinks.

PS Kudos to Dyne for bringing this up