Each host must pick the best 10 games that have a score of 79 or less on Metacritic! But who will win out with that tricky criteria in mind? And what gold (if any) lies within the amber ranks of the reviews aggregator? Vote for the winning selection in the Discord announcements channel for the next week.
Some rules that might be handy to know:
A game needs to have scored below 80 on at least one of its original launch formats to be eligible (so if it got 79 on Xbox 360 but 80 on PS3, it would count)
But, it can’t be more than 10 points lower – this is to avoid shitty ports getting in the mix (Bayonetta on PS3 versus 360, for example, or Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 versus PC)
No remasters or remakes can be selected
Enjoy! This week’s music is from The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story by Yûki Hayashi and Shogo Yamashiro.
Image Credit: Naeslyn Image Credit: Synthetic Snowman
Categories
- Last ten years
- PS2 / GC / Xbox gen
- 360 / PS3 gen
- PC game
- The ‘critics properly fucked this’ award
- Sub-70 score
- Sub-60 score
- Pre-2000
- Cult game
- Free pick
Draft Order
| Player | Category | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel | The ‘critics properly fucked this’ award | God Hand (73) |
| Matthew | The ‘critics properly fucked this’ award | Alien: Isolation (79) |
| Matthew | Pre-2000 | Super Smash Bros. (79) |
| Samuel | Sub-70 score | Mad Max (2015) (69) |
| Matthew | Sub-60 score | Anthem (54) |
| Samuel | PC game | Euro Truck Simulator 2 (79) |
| Matthew | 360 / PS3 gen | Binary Domain (74) |
| Samuel | PS2 / GC / Xbox gen | Rez (78) |
| Matthew | Last ten years | The Evil Within (79) |
| Samuel | Cult game | Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (78) |
| Matthew | PC game | Kingdom Come: Deliverance (76) |
| Samuel | 360 / PS3 gen | Mirror’s Edge (79) |
| Matthew | Sub-70 score | Nier (67) |
| Samuel | Sub-60 score | Murdered: Soul Suspect (59) |
| Matthew | PS2 / GC / Xbox gen | Luigi’s Mansion (78) |
| Samuel | Pre-2000 | Pokémon Snap (77) |
| Matthew | Cult game | The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (69) |
| Samuel | Free pick | Dragon Age II (79) |
| Matthew | Free pick | The Wonderful 101 (78) |
| Samuel | Last ten years | Prey (2017) (79) |
Picks
| Category | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| Last ten years | Prey (2017) (79) | The Evil Within (79) |
| PS2 / GC / Xbox gen | Rez (78) | Luigi’s Mansion (78) |
| 360 / PS3 gen | Mirror’s Edge (79) | Binary Domain (74) |
| PC game | Euro Truck Simulator 2 (79) | Kingdom Come: Deliverance (76) |
| The ‘critics properly fucked this’ award | God Hand (73) | Alien: Isolation (79) |
| Sub-70 score | Mad Max (2015) (69) | Nier (67) |
| Sub-60 score | Murdered: Soul Suspect (59) | Anthem (54) |
| Pre-2000 | Pokémon Snap (77) | Super Smash Bros. (79) |
| Cult game | Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (78) | The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (69) |
| Free pick | Dragon Age II (79) | The Wonderful 101 (78) |
Results
- Samuel (88 votes) 61%
- Matthew (57 votes) 39%
- (145 votes)