Comments on: Joystiq’s Top 10 Games of 2008 http://www.2pstart.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-games-of-2008/ 2P START! Gaming Webcomic Second to None! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: fierce deity http://www.2pstart.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-games-of-2008/#comment-13152 fierce deity Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:17:39 +0000 http://www.2pstart.com/?p=1064#comment-13152 tbh i found fable 2 to be quite dissapointing the first ones (the lost chapters) was so awesome and braid should've been higher and yes brawl was probably my game of the year too tbh i found fable 2 to be quite dissapointing
the first ones (the lost chapters) was so awesome

and braid should’ve been higher

and yes brawl was probably my game of the year too

]]> By: roadjcat http://www.2pstart.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-games-of-2008/#comment-13141 roadjcat Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:52:49 +0000 http://www.2pstart.com/?p=1064#comment-13141 I always just assumed that a score was a numerical value on how one who likes the genre would enjoy the game. I always just assumed that a score was a numerical value on how one who likes the genre would enjoy the game.

]]> By: Metal_Link http://www.2pstart.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-games-of-2008/#comment-13134 Metal_Link Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:53:11 +0000 http://www.2pstart.com/?p=1064#comment-13134 I don't care about Joystiq's top 10. This is your site, what are <strong>your</strong> top ten from 2008? I don’t care about Joystiq’s top 10. This is your site, what are your top ten from 2008?

]]> By: FluffyPanda http://www.2pstart.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-games-of-2008/#comment-13119 FluffyPanda Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:31:45 +0000 http://www.2pstart.com/?p=1064#comment-13119 <blockquote> But if they are directly comparable, then how can one rank one higher than the other on a top ten list? </blockquote> I did say that I think that assigning an order is a little silly: <blockquote> I personally couldn’t put them in order and still keep the list meaningful. </blockquote> But comparing two games which are wildly different is still better than comparing the <em>scores</em> of two games which are wildly different. For example, if I had to choose a number, I would probably have given Braid around 95% and Gears 2 around 90%. That's because I think Braid deserves to be recognised for some of the fantastically clever mechanics, innovation and story-telling. Gears was great but didn't innovate as much. I would still rank Gears higher than Braid on my best-of-the-year list because, for everything that it did right, Braid simply didn't give me as much fun over the course of the year. What I mean is that assigning scores to games should be intended as giving the reader a quick idea of just how good you think a game is, but if you want to compare you need to go much deeper than the number.

But if they are directly comparable, then how can one rank one higher than the other on a top ten list?

I did say that I think that assigning an order is a little silly:

I personally couldn’t put them in order and still keep the list meaningful.

But comparing two games which are wildly different is still better than comparing the scores of two games which are wildly different.

For example, if I had to choose a number, I would probably have given Braid around 95% and Gears 2 around 90%. That’s because I think Braid deserves to be recognised for some of the fantastically clever mechanics, innovation and story-telling. Gears was great but didn’t innovate as much.

I would still rank Gears higher than Braid on my best-of-the-year list because, for everything that it did right, Braid simply didn’t give me as much fun over the course of the year.

What I mean is that assigning scores to games should be intended as giving the reader a quick idea of just how good you think a game is, but if you want to compare you need to go much deeper than the number.

]]> By: roadjcat http://www.2pstart.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-games-of-2008/#comment-13112 roadjcat Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:17:31 +0000 http://www.2pstart.com/?p=1064#comment-13112 <blockquote>If the same reviewer gives Soul Calibur 4 85% and Football Manager 2009 92%, that doesn’t mean that FM is a 7% better game because they aren’t directly comparable. Comparing scores between 2 very similar games might have some merit… but it’s still quite fuzzy.</blockquote> But if they are directly comparable, then how can one rank one higher than the other on a top ten list?

If the same reviewer gives Soul Calibur 4 85% and Football Manager 2009 92%, that doesn’t mean that FM is a 7% better game because they aren’t directly comparable. Comparing scores between 2 very similar games might have some merit… but it’s still quite fuzzy.

But if they are directly comparable, then how can one rank one higher than the other on a top ten list?

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