In this episode I take a brief look at how and why I have chosen to do away with the 10-point review score in favour of a label-based review score. Enjoy!

Below is a list of my review history thus far, in chronological order, complete with their original score out of 10 and their newly updated score.

-- Tomba, was a 7/10, now a good quality game
-- Resident Evil 4, was a 9/10, now an excellent/masterful quality game
-- Comix Zone, was a 5/10, now an average quality game
-- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, was 4/10, now a poor/average quality game
-- Alien Soldier, was an 8/10, now a great quality game
-- Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, was a 6/10, now an average/good quality game
-- Klonoa, was a 7/10, now a good quality game
-- Grim Fandango, was an 8/10, now a great quality game
-- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, was an 8/10, now a great/excellent quality game
-- Ufouria: The Saga, was an 8/10, now a good/great quality game
-- New Super Mario Bros. 2, was a 6/10, now an average/good quality game
-- Half-Life 2, was a 10/10, now a masterful quality game
-- Metroid Prime, was a 9/10, now an excellent quality game
-- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, was a 7/10, now a good/great quality game
-- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, was a 6/10, now an average/good quality game
-- Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow Versions, was a 7/10, now a good/great quality game

Thank you very much for listening! Please let me know what you think of the new review system!

A Quick Look At The New Rating System (from a Numbered to  a Named Review Rating System)

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A Video Game Odyssey is a podcast that is light on spoilers, bias and nostalgia but heavy on being concise, clear and professional. 

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Every other Wednesday, A Video Game Odyssey broadcasts short 7 to 10 minute retro reviews that scrutinise famed, forgotten or forgettable works of video games' past. Game length, genre, difficulty and critical reception are all handled in the first 30 seconds so that the rest of the time can be spent dissecting what each game tries to do differently, assessing a game's successes or shortcomings therein.


Additionally, Coherent Rants, in which matters of the video game industry are considered within the framework of popular media as a whole, will be uploaded around once per month.


Reviews adhere to one of two scoring systems. Reviews #1 to #16 are based on a 10-point scoring system, while reviews #17 and onwards use a named scoring system. Please listen to the "Quick Look at the Rating System" episode for more info and to hear the new scores for the original 16 reviews. The named score can either be a single or split score between:

Abysmal - would not recommend to anyone

Poor - would only lightly recommend to hardcore fans of the genre/series

Average - would only recommend to hardcore fans of the genre/series

Good - would recommend to general fans of the genre/series

Great - would highly recommend to fans of the genre/series

Excellent - would recommend to anyone interested in the game, genre or series

Masterful - not perfect, but a game that consistently demonstrates such a high level of quality that I would urge anyone to at least give the game a chance regardless of genre/series.

Inspirations for this podcast includes: Super Bunnyhop, Satchbag's Goods, Game Maker's Toolkit, Easy Allies and Edge Magazine UK.


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