Quarter To Three gives Lollipop Chainsaw a 2.0 out of 10

[Kyle Donovan]

Wow. And I thought Gamespot's Simpson Arcade game review was horrible. The only reason they gave it this was because of the fact that the reviewer didn't like the humor, and didn't think it was as good as Bayonetta. I seriously don't think a short 4 paragraphed 'review' can be called a review without talking about the major gameplay, or the sound. Worst of all, it took the game's Metacritic score from 82, to 69. 13 points because someone thought the humor wasn't funny. What a joke. Especially since all the other reviews are 60 or above. I'm playing through it and at least a 70. 2 out of 10? That's something I would expect from Amy. Well, anyways, what do you have to say on this issue?

Link - http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2012/06/12/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-buffy-and-bayonetta-not-lollipop-chainsaw/

 

[Smertnik]

Oh noes, someone rated a video game with an arbitrary number which doesn't match with the arbitrary number I would rate it with. How rude.

 

[Hazy992]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

 

[Hazy992]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

Because that reviewer ruined the whole precious metacritic score!

Oh noes, a score that doesn't matter has been spoilt?! How will we go on?!

 

[burningdragoon]

Worst of all, it took the game's Metacritic score from 82, to 69

No. Metacritic isn't the authority on what is and isn't good, and neither is any one or any specific group of reviewers being aggregated. It's just a tool, and if you only care about the aggregated number, you're using it wrong. And if you think every review should conform to a relatively small range for every game you are really using it wrong.

If you want to discuss if Quarter to Three, who I've never heard of before this, is professional enough to belong in the professional review part of Metacritic, we can have that, but that's not what your post is saying.

 

[AyreonMaiden]

Killer7 taught me to listen to nobody at all when they talk about Grasshopper's games. I'm getting this shit when money allows.

It blows that it brought the Metacritic score down, though. I don't give a fuck, but many do, maybe some that have enough power to decide the fates of future installments or work relationships.

 

[Hazy992]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

Because that reviewer ruined the whole precious metacritic score!

Oh noes, a score that doesn't matter has been spoilt?! How will we go on?!

I know right?! Will someone please think of the children!?

But in all seriousness, while I agree meteoritic shouldn't matter, it really does matter, especially to developers/publishers. Don't believe me? Look at how Bethesda Softworks didn't give the bonus to Obsidian for .1 meteoritic score below, or how developers and publishers pleed to their fans to raise the score of their game on meteoritic.

Whether we like it or not, and while common sense tells us it doesn't and shouldn't matter, in reality, it does. It can affect the future of hard working developers. So for example if this game gets a certain bad score on meteoritic, you can kiss his along with the rest of them goodbye.

I know, it's a sad reality that the scores actually do seem to matter, when they really shouldn't.

 

[hoboman29]

I never pay attention to Metacritic because the people who use it are morons who buy the new CoD every year and say "BEEST GEAM EVAR!!!!" (Obligatory Call of Duty hate ) and are generally so untrustworthy to review games.

If you like Suda 51's kind of humor you most definitely made up your mind about buying Lollipop Chainsaw if you are not sure then just look at legitimate reviews and look up some clips on youtube then make your own choice.

 

[AyreonMaiden]

Killer7 taught me to listen to nobody at all when they talk about Grasshopper's games. I'm getting this shit when money allows.

It blows that it brought the Metacritic score down, though. I don't give a fuck, but many do, maybe some that have enough power to decide the fates of future installments or work relationships.

In bold, its already like that as I mentioned in my last post. I know, its sad.

Yeeeah, you totally ninja'd me. Forgot to edit that in, hahaha.

But yeah, people that matter DO care. I couldn't care less about the "Art" label either, but there's all sorts of real boons you get from being considered "worthy" of intellectual attention. Funding, protection from censorship...that kind of stuff.

I really wish we could completely ignore that kind of stuff though...

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

Because that reviewer ruined the whole precious metacritic score!

Oh noes, a score that doesn't matter has been spoilt?! How will we go on?!

Oh, it matters. Not to the average person, but developers live and die by that stupid score. You see, it's a standard part of a contract these days that they only get a bonus if the score is above a certain number, which is spelled out in the contract. So, yeah, an unjustly dropped metacritic score does kind of matter.

 

[Hazy992]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

Because that reviewer ruined the whole precious metacritic score!

Oh noes, a score that doesn't matter has been spoilt?! How will we go on?!

Oh, it matters. Not to the average person, but developers live and die by that stupid score. You see, it's a standard part of a contract these days that they only get a bonus if the score is above a certain number, which is spelled out in the contract. So, yeah, an unjustly dropped metacritic score does kind of matter.

Yeah I get that. It shouldn't matter though and it's stupid that it does

 

[burningdragoon]

But in all seriousness, while I agree meteoritic shouldn't matter, it really does matter, especially to developers/publishers. Don't believe me? Look at how Bethesda Softworks didn't give the bonus to Obsidian for .1 meteoritic score below, or how developers and publishers pleed to their fans to raise the score of their game on meteoritic.

Whether we like it or not, and while common sense tells us it doesn't and shouldn't matter, in reality, it does. It can affect the future of hard working developers. So for example if this game gets a certain bad score on meteoritic, you can kiss his along with the rest of them goodbye.

It's a sad fact that things like that happen, but fans shouldn't be pissing and moaning at some reviewers dragging down the Metacritic score. They should be pissing and moaning (and probably some productive behavior as well) at the people/companies/whoever that decide that is a good/proper way to do business.

Edit: cuz whoever first decided to implement that practice either a) doesn't understand what an outlier is, or considering it's basic statistic stuff b) is fucking evil [note: slight hyperbole].

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

Because that reviewer ruined the whole precious metacritic score!

Oh noes, a score that doesn't matter has been spoilt?! How will we go on?!

Oh, it matters. Not to the average person, but developers live and die by that stupid score. You see, it's a standard part of a contract these days that they only get a bonus if the score is above a certain number, which is spelled out in the contract. So, yeah, an unjustly dropped metacritic score does kind of matter.

Yeah I get that. It shouldn't matter though and it's stupid that it does

No disagreement there.

 

[distortedreality]

Because of the review in the OP, countless virgins will die unfilled.

Yes, it's THAT SERIOUS.

 

[Grygor]

So what? You're enjoying the game so why does it matter what some random dumbass on the internet thinks about it?

Because that reviewer ruined the whole precious metacritic score!

Oh noes, a score that doesn't matter has been spoilt?! How will we go on?!

Oh, it matters. Not to the average person, but developers live and die by that stupid score. You see, it's a standard part of a contract these days that they only get a bonus if the score is above a certain number, which is spelled out in the contract. So, yeah, an unjustly dropped metacritic score does kind of matter.

Well, no, it's not a "standard" part of any dev contract.

It definitely happens, and it's common enough to be worrying, but it is by no means standard behavior.