The Problem with Review Scores | How to Fix Video Game Reviews

Most reviewers have neither clue nor ability to articulate why they assign particular scores to the content they review. I’m here to solve this with a comprehensive rubric for reviewing video games and taking criticism seriously. Credit to AtrophyOfSoul on YT for his observations on ludo-narrative dissonance.
0:00 “IGN” problem
6:35 setting a standard
11:20 articulating numbers
23:33 rubric
26:17 narrative
29:50 characterization
35:08 gameplay
40:27 music
42:27 art style
44:01 world design
46:27 replay value
48:33 ludonarrative dissonance
52:10 legacy
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