GTA4 in 2008I don't remember the last time a game reached 98 on Metacritic so that would be cool to see, but not really expecting it.
Yeah I really doubt this game is going to get docked for Switch specsyup, this idea that stable 30fps is bad is kind of funny to me. as long as it's stable most of the time it's playable, it's unstable 30 or 60 fps dips that are really noticeable and can hurt a gaming experience.
there are ERA threads complaining about how current console games don't look next-gen and it's like, yeah, that is the trade-off of rendering state-of-the-art graphics at 60fps. consoles have always been about this trade-off and it will come down to what you value more.
either way, i am sure most critics will take into account that it's a Switch game punching well above its weight. based on early accounts it's also a massive AAA open-world sandbox game that isn't riddled with bugs and has a ton of polish. something that is becoming incredibly rare in this industry as these games become increasingly complex.
If Scarlet and Violet, the best mainline games since the early 2000s, could get a sub 80 it's gonna take a toll.
xenoblade 3 is another example of a game that scored lower because it's a switch game for sureScarVio having shoddy framerate and performance issues are just one of the many reasons those games scored as low as they did.
Even taking it as "the best mainline games", they're still a pretty crap open world game. Xenoblade 3 and its expansion are at just below and just above 90, because they're not fundamentally flawed titles.
No, that is absurdxenoblade 3 is another example of a game that scored lower because it's a switch game for sure
XC3 definitely lost points due to the switch's hardware, game is rough at points, nevermind that it's not even solid 30fps in 2023 despite taking big visual hitsNo, that is absurd
GTA4 in 2008
if Jedi Survivor got good scores despite it's techical issues, I think TOTK will be fine
Honestly besides extreme cases like Pokemon performance doesn't usually make that much of a dent in reviews.
Something as small as 30 vs 60 fps definitely won't
this couldn't have been said in a better way, fucking lmaoThe fact your comparing the zelda teams quality control to game freaks Is fucking insane
arguably more use scores now then beforeI don’t care about review scores at all, but how many major outlets have ditched them since 2017 and how many don’t even exist anymore? Smaller pool likely results in lower average. Doesn’t metacritc weight scores from certain outlets too? Guess it all depends on what those are and their formula (maybe they got rid of that though).
Might also be worth considering that others probably don’t necessarily agree S/V are “the best mainline games since the early 2000s” even with the tech issues exceptedIf Scarlet and Violet, the best mainline games since the early 2000s, could get a sub 80 it's gonna take a toll.
xenoblade 3 is another example of a game that scored lower because it's a switch game for sure
that's called the Belda argument96. I cant wait for the "Its Nintendo" argument about the score. I remember the blockbuster Mario Tennis with that 90 meta lol.
was going to make a joke about being the 89th post but you took itMy heart says 95-97 but my inner cynic says 91-94. Cynic won.
it was completely intentional and accomplished with great forethought89
was going to make a joke about being the 89th post but you took it
This is kind of how I feel tbh. Especially right now as so many games on other consoles and PC are coming out broken or with very noticeable technical issues. And I'm not just talking Redfalls 7fps main screen lol.Yeah I really doubt this game is going to get docked for Switch specs
Hell, if anything it might get points for that due to how impressive it is that a game like this is running as good as it is on Switch hardware.