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Topic	A 10/10 for an indie means it's pretty decent a 10/10 for a AAA means it's great
pinky0926 01/28/18 5:10:28 PM #36:	16-BITTER posted... My argument would be easier for you to acknowledge if the video game industry was price-regulated the same way the music or film industry is. The ticket price for you as the consumer to see the latest Marvel several million dollar blockbuster is the same as it would be to see a lower-budget "arthouse" film. You could judge both solely on their own merits since the price of admission was the same. And the quality of the film would not change if you spent hundreds to fly out to see it at its Hollywood premiere or if you waited until it was on Netflix and watched it for free. The quality of your "experience" might vary, which is part of what you're paying for in the case of the restaurant or automobile, but the film's quality remains the same. Since you bring up movies, I don't rate those on the same basis either. While you're right - price is an equal factor - I also know going into it that the entire experience is going to be remarkably different and it would be silly to rate them in the same way. To quote Roger Ebert, talking about his rating system: When you ask a friend if Hellboy is any good, you're not asking if it's any good compared to Mystic River, you're asking if it's any good compared to The Punisher. And my answer would be, on a scale of one to four, if Superman is four, then Hellboy is three and The Punisher is two. In the same way, if American Beauty gets four stars, then The United States of Leland clocks in at about two. And incidentally, your argument here is exactly why I don't like to see dramas and most arthouse movies at the cinema. If I'm paying that high ticket price I want it to be for something that's going to be a visual spectacle, otherwise I'd rather just watch it cheaply at home. Similarly with videogames, I often consider the price based on how much I'm going to get out of it. Your average indie game - production value aside - probably only has like 5 hours of gameplay. So why should I think that's equal to huge RPG that provides 100s of hours? --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:894983467] in A 10/10 fo... [t:76253846]...</cite> <quote><cite>16-BITTER posted...</cite> <quote>My argument would be easier for you to acknowledge if the video game industry was price-regulated the same way the music or film industry is. The ticket price for you as the consumer to see the latest Marvel several million dollar blockbuster is the same as it would be to see a lower-budget "arthouse" film. You could judge both solely on their own merits since the price of admission was the same. And the quality of the film would not change if you spent hundreds to fly out to see it at its Hollywood premiere or if you waited until it was on Netflix and watched it for free. The quality of your "experience" might vary, which is part of what you're paying for in the case of the restaurant or automobile, but the film's quality remains the same.</quote> Since you bring up movies, I don't rate those on the same basis either. While you're right - price is an equal factor - I also know going into it that the entire experience is going to be remarkably different and it would be silly to rate them in the same way. To quote Roger Ebert, talking about his rating system: When you ask a friend if Hellboy is any good, you're not asking if it's any good compared to Mystic River, you're asking if it's any good compared to The Punisher. And my answer would be, on a scale of one to four, if Superman is four, then Hellboy is three and The Punisher is two. In the same way, if American Beauty gets four stars, then The United States of Leland clocks in at about two. And incidentally, your argument here is exactly why I don't like to see dramas and most arthouse movies at the cinema. If I'm paying that high ticket price I want it to be for something that's going to be a visual spectacle, otherwise I'd rather just watch it cheaply at home. Similarly with videogames, I often consider the price based on how much I'm going to get out of it. Your average indie game - production value aside - probably only has like 5 hours of gameplay. So why should I think that's equal to huge RPG that provides 100s of hours? --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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