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***Marek*** · 03-03-2005, 03:41 AM

5 stars don't necessarily represent perfection. How many perfect games are there? I'd say there are none. But some games are so damn good that the inevitable flaws that exist in any game are completely and utterly overruled by a game's general qualities.

I think Grim Fandango is a good example of that. In my mind Grim has fairly good puzzles, an okay interface (great idea, bad execution), etc. but its concept, characters, artwork and music are so damn creative that it completely compensates for its less awesome aspects. In my mind Grim Fandango is a 5-star game despite there being games with better puzzles (i.e. Day of the Tentacle) or better interfaces.

GK1 and BS1 are not perfect games either, but they also have such great qualities overall that any flaws are more or less erased. I think 5 stars is the only fair score for such games.

03-03-2005, 03:41 AM	#27
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	5 stars don't necessarily represent perfection. How many perfect games are there? I'd say there are none. But some games are so damn good that the inevitable flaws that exist in any game are completely and utterly overruled by a game's general qualities. I think Grim Fandango is a good example of that. In my mind Grim has fairly good puzzles, an okay interface (great idea, bad execution), etc. but its concept, characters, artwork and music are so damn creative that it completely compensates for its less awesome aspects. In my mind Grim Fandango is a 5-star game despite there being games with better puzzles (i.e. Day of the Tentacle) or better interfaces. GK1 and BS1 are not perfect games either, but they also have such great qualities overall that any flaws are more or less erased. I think 5 stars is the only fair score for such games.