(12-06-2015, 02:50 AM)Zero Kirby Wrote: In my humble opinion - why bother having a ten out of ten if you're never gonna hand one out. What is the point.
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Those of us who use this system would probably explain it this way: A point of reference. Since we're establishing that 10/10 implies the game is perfect, and that no further polish could be done to enhance the experience, we're saying a 9/10 game is "near perfect." This doesn't mean that the concepts behind the game can't be perfect for us (i.e. Pong, Chess, Tetris, Columns, Puyo Puyo, Solitare, etc.), but something about the execution seems off or could be improved.
For example, I think Puyo Puyo is a 9/10 puzzle series, and will always enjoy its gameplay, but some things about its gameplay always came across as awkward for me. Like how you can't access the hidden rows above the board until you build a staircase and rotate the piece up it. You can't just simply move the pieces over those high columns while it's coming from above the board.