In principle yes, I'm generally happy missing out on more and getting a better experience out of what I do consume.
But metacritic is not a reliable enough filter with which to pull out the best games. Hollow Knight for instance sits at 88 or 89% when you merge all of the PS4, PC and Switch reviews together. Meanwhile, I think it's widely regarded as the best-game in its class.
So, you'd miss out on a game like Hollow Knight, because critics don't often see that format of game as being eligible for that 90+ category. Same for party games, there's very few you'd ever be able to play except Mario Kart 8 deluxe. And the original Mario Kart 8 on Wii U didn't even meet the criteria.
You'd miss out on games like Outer Wilds because some reviewers just didn't 'get it'. The lowest scoring review of Outer Wilds marks the game down for not being a genre of game that it ever aimed to be.
" My biggest issues – a lack of combat, direction, or material rewards – are obviously deliberate, bold choices on the part of the devs"
Of course here, the author acknowledges that a lack of combat is a design intention (it would be absurd to suggest otherwise), but still the review pulls down the aggregate significantly, on a basis that does not seem likely to align with the experiences of people that enjoy Outer Wilds style of combat-free puzzle/exploration based gameplay.
But metacritic is not a reliable enough filter with which to pull out the best games. Hollow Knight for instance sits at 88 or 89% when you merge all of the PS4, PC and Switch reviews together. Meanwhile, I think it's widely regarded as the best-game in its class.
So, you'd miss out on a game like Hollow Knight, because critics don't often see that format of game as being eligible for that 90+ category. Same for party games, there's very few you'd ever be able to play except Mario Kart 8 deluxe. And the original Mario Kart 8 on Wii U didn't even meet the criteria.
You'd miss out on games like Outer Wilds because some reviewers just didn't 'get it'. The lowest scoring review of Outer Wilds marks the game down for not being a genre of game that it ever aimed to be.
" My biggest issues – a lack of combat, direction, or material rewards – are obviously deliberate, bold choices on the part of the devs"
Of course here, the author acknowledges that a lack of combat is a design intention (it would be absurd to suggest otherwise), but still the review pulls down the aggregate significantly, on a basis that does not seem likely to align with the experiences of people that enjoy Outer Wilds style of combat-free puzzle/exploration based gameplay.
