Metacritic co-founder discusses Braben's idea for a Metacritic that tracks reviewers, says it doesn't make sense

“Reviewers are not always provided with the game or review code before a game’s release date. So if he or she must purchase the game at retail, of course, it’s going to take time to play the game, write a well-reasoned review, and publish it. A critic’s review and his or her score is an opinion - it’s not right or wrong. We can judge the credibility of a critic based on the quality of his or her analysis, the depth of his or her experience in gaming, and a host of other criteria. We do exactly that when selecting critics at Metacritic. Penalizing a brilliant critic who happens to utilize the lower end of its publication’s scale more often than a middling critic who never gives lower than a 6/10 doesn’t make sense to me.” - Metacritic co-founder Marc Doyle

I am glad to see that the gang at Metacritic feels this way about Braben’s idea. I think Mr. Braben is an extremely important asset to the game industry, but he missed the mark on this one.

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