eddyak t1_jee5ntj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:08 AM

Clicks. Ragebaiting. Hype.

"Game X is quite good, but has flaws." Review has some fairly reasonable points, and gives a balanced review.

"GAMERS ARE HATING GAME X, HERE'S WHY." Review consists of out of context bullshit written specifically to get people angry at the game, at the reviewer, or at the state of society.

Second one gets clicks, because we're stupid.

Obsidiath t1_jeev8rc wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:39 PM

And if it isn't clickbait, it's pure pandering to keep the publishers happy (and the review copies coming).

Either you're blindingly positive, or absurdly negative. Commercially, you just won't do well as a reviewer if you're more nuanced in your opinion.

Also, because AAA games cost you anything between 70 to 150 dollars for the full experience, I feel they get judged more harshly, and rightly so. Indies don't get the same level of divisive criticism. Costs don't often reflect quality in the AAA market.

Chocolatemilkdog0120 t1_jeehkuv wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:59 PM

I pre ordered cyberpunk. I gave it a chance. Fuck that game and fuck every developer that thought it was okay to release. I hope they are unemployed. I didn’t need “click rage” to decide it was trash. It was trash!

evilkitten03 t1_jeendcp wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:44 PM

you are blaming the wrong people here, I blame the higher ups from CD Project for not only firing most skilled staff who did Witcher 3 but also hire people who has barely any experince and throw them to the deep end which doesn't help with the marketing department just overhyping the game.

thewalkindude t1_jeerzu6 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:17 PM

The big problem with Cyberpunk is that it was forced out before it was in decent shape, and also forced onto older consoles that couldn't handle it.

evilkitten03 t1_jefaqg8 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:20 PM

Wasn't it originally supposed to be on PS3/Xbox 360 but due to the development hell it was then for mostly Xbox Series X and PS5? I remember watching one of the What Happened video and it said something like that..

combustabill t1_jeei0sk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:03 PM

For this the problem developers releasing games that weren't ready. I bought the game a year later for 20 bucks and am enjoying it. My rule is never purchase anything when it comes out and never at full price.