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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg mlwilliams <mwil...@signal.dera.gov.uk> wrote:
:> Don't know where all your negativity comes from. 

: Mainly because the rankings are wildly at odds with what I see on the
: shelves and with charts compiled based on _sales_ rather than voting
: rings.

Ah, but you're comparing apples and oranges. From what I can tell from 
the rest of your post, your opinion is that the only and objective way
of comparing games (and music, movies, etc) is by their hard sales.
Well, for each their own, but by solely depending on sales figures, Spice
Girls and Beatles ought to be the best musicians in the world and Deer
Hunter or Barbie Fashion Designer one of the best games (nod to the fans 
of the respective titles).

On the other hand, jojo's charts are an attempt to measure people's *satis-
faction* with their games. Basically, they count the number of people who
are more or less satisfied with their purchase and willing to express it.
Raw sales figures, on the other hand, are influenced by numerous factors,
such as availability, branding, and marketing power of the publisher, not 
*directly* by the actual qualities of the game. For example, all Star Wars
games or titles published by Microsoft don't sell that well because they 
were so great, but because of the names and power behind them. Just because
a game is great doesn't mean it sells well. 

Hope this clears things up. If you're basing your buying decisions on 
sales alone, fine. If you don't like the chart based on public opinion,
you can simply filter jojo's address out and you won't see them.