Gaming Hot Take of the Day: 7/10 is actually a pretty good score. I know we’ve all seen the meta critic meme about how anything under an 80 is deemed a failure, but like 7/10 is 70%. That is above average. That’s literally above the midpoint of 50%.
Like when I hear 7/10 I hear “this is an overall good game, but there’s possibly a gameplay or story elements that’s annoying” or “this idea could’ve done more with it” or “this is a solid narrative but a character weighs it down.”
Some of my favorite games are 7/10. Love Castlevania Lords of Shadows, great art direction, fun combat, and a pretty solid cinematic story. But it’s camera is locked and there are levels that feel like half levels and probably should’ve been part of a bigger one. Or like Persona 4: this is a great mystery filled with amazing style, combat, and characters, however some character arcs can feel a bit regressive and the dungeons can begin to drag while having some inexplicable difficulty spikes.
These games are not bad. In fact they’re far from it. Still flawed and have stuff that can damage the experience. They are 7/10s in my opinion.
I understand that there are some franchise fans that take any rating under perfect a slight, but I feel like 7/10 is not close to failure. But maybe that’s just me. I’ll hear 7/10 and hear, maybe I’ll check that out.
Maybe some people have to get meaner and start calling things 1-5/10?
Everything you need to know is in the images below, so read carefully! If you have any doubts, want to ask for slot availability, you can speak to me directly.
I'll have my Ao3 linked at the end for examples of my work.
DEVIL MAY CRY
Parallels DMC3 - DMC5
Nero & Vergil - "An Apple never falls far from the tree"
Dante & Vergil - "And we're supposed to be twins"
Dante & Vergil - The Man Who Sold The World
Video Edit Nero - Vacant Surrender
Character ask game: Vergil Edition
VERLADY
First Xnalara Edit
Xnalara Edit Comparison
Kiss (outside of Devil May Cry Building)
Deciding to write a longfic
My longfic wip
Longfic answer 1
Gif set - "I'm glad to see you look so well"
Edit Cien años (Vxlentine's submission)
Thumbnail Edit
Verlady Theories
FANFICTION
Foolish Girl - My Verlady Week (Spanish Lang/Wattpad)
Rubble Wall (AO3 English Ver./ Spanish Ver.)
A beautiful fan art of my fic by @hobadevil
Longfic answer 2 (here bc has general content too)
NETFLIX ANIME
Vergil's Theory
Synopsis and DMC3's Theories
OTHER
When I thought Reptile and Nero's face model were the same
Reptile and Nero's model are not the same (clown time)
"El wey de los cacahuates" meme
My DMC5 SE "Gameplay"
New DMC rumors + Fire Inside by Casey Edwards (half clown)
CASTLEVANIA
Parallels Castlevania Netflix and Castlevania LOS2
Dracula actually had a peace of humanity inside
Father and son
Theo James as Hector
Castlevania Netflix Cast Part I
Castlevania Netflix Cast Part II
Alucard (Castlevania Nocturne)
HALO
Not my post but me shipping the classic
DC
GREEN CANARY (Comics)
He has lost her many ways, many times
ARROW
Laurel - "Too pure for this world"
Lauriver - "When he feels her arms..."
Lauriver Videoedit - Love Of My Life
Oliver Videoedit - New Kid In Town
Gif set - Green Canary/Siren Edit