Comments on: In Defense Of “Histrionics” And 6/5 http://brilli.am/writes/2009/02/06/in-defense-of-histrionics-and-65/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:27:15 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Wexx http://brilli.am/writes/2009/02/06/in-defense-of-histrionics-and-65/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Wexx Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:20:48 +0000 http://brilli.am/writes/?p=180#comment-267 I really want to see you review some games in this scale now that you've clarified the histrionics category a bit more. I really want to see you review some games in this scale now that you’ve clarified the histrionics category a bit more.

]]> By: czn http://brilli.am/writes/2009/02/06/in-defense-of-histrionics-and-65/comment-page-1/#comment-266 czn Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:31:36 +0000 http://brilli.am/writes/?p=180#comment-266 the instinctual problem I with 6/5 is it seems initially disingenuous. I mean why not properly use all of your five potential gradings to their maximum possibility. however I think it is possibly useful to communicate tht the game in this aspect has something over and above others, so e.g. no doubt GTA4 wd have garner a 6/5 on histrionics for me on and around the time of it's launch. the fact that the 'histrionics' portion is then deemed to be detachable at a later date (1 day, 2 days, 3 years down the line) so tht the other portions and their scores may shine on the more immutable aspects of the game... is attractive in idea but I imagine tricky in execution; all portions of the score given to a game will communicate with and pollute one and other... hype can't be contained to histrionics, it'll leak out into the other areas is what I'm saying, so if you're working a shitty job (like I was around GTA4, to use tht again), there's an aspect of escapism to the hype, tht if I'd sat down to review it wd have communicated itself in my review (in both sections appropriate) anyway... I'm uh rambling... I wanted to write on how (with the impending release of SFIV) I think the 6/5 scale wd be useful for "expert" scoring, because I feel tht fighting games are not well served by games reviews (well how could they be) but I never got round to it did I.... maybe I'll drop by later and outline what I mean more fully (ie ramble some more) the instinctual problem I with 6/5 is it seems initially disingenuous. I mean why not properly use all of your five potential gradings to their maximum possibility. however I think it is possibly useful to communicate tht the game in this aspect has something over and above others, so e.g. no doubt GTA4 wd have garner a 6/5 on histrionics for me on and around the time of it’s launch. the fact that the ‘histrionics’ portion is then deemed to be detachable at a later date (1 day, 2 days, 3 years down the line) so tht the other portions and their scores may shine on the more immutable aspects of the game… is attractive in idea but I imagine tricky in execution; all portions of the score given to a game will communicate with and pollute one and other… hype can’t be contained to histrionics, it’ll leak out into the other areas is what I’m saying, so if you’re working a shitty job (like I was around GTA4, to use tht again), there’s an aspect of escapism to the hype, tht if I’d sat down to review it wd have communicated itself in my review (in both sections appropriate)

anyway… I’m uh rambling… I wanted to write on how (with the impending release of SFIV) I think the 6/5 scale wd be useful for “expert” scoring, because I feel tht fighting games are not well served by games reviews (well how could they be) but I never got round to it did I….

maybe I’ll drop by later and outline what I mean more fully (ie ramble some more)

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