One thing is for certain, Metacritic is not friendly to older games. Dragon Valor (recently profiled in 20 Severely Underrated PS1 Games You Totally Missed) was a fun and worthwhile romp back in the days. Boasting a multi-generational and multi-directional plot, an awesome mix of platforming, RPG, hack-n-slash mechanics, and some rather handsome graphics for the day, Dragon Valor is a pretty great game. Sadly, the poor reviews Metacritic cites describe it as slow paced, forgettable, repetitive, and claim that you shouldnt expect to see any innovation. The thing to keep in mind, is that reviewers back in the PS1 era were especially negative. They were very much comparing every game to a handful of classics and masterpieces, rather than looking at each new title on its own merits. Likewise, the Internet was a whole lot smaller back then. Most reviews were in a handful of printed magazines that Metacritic doesnt take into account. Likewise, there were fewer video game sites around back then and blogging was in its infancy. There was just too little to chose from! In short, Metacritic might as well not bother to list older titles, since theyre selling some very good games short at the moment.