Reviewers won't give anything below a 70% and marketing material is just that. Also, it rubs me the wrong way when a game's first section is full of scripted stuff specifically to "trick" reviewers, who invariably go "WOW look at the scenic shot here!" As long as it keeps working they're going to keep doing it. Bad ratings and record sales, why would they change?
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023
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There's no such thing as reviewers for video games. Anyone actually critical gets blacklisted quickly. It's just more marketing at this point.
At this point I really only watch ACG, he seems the most honest out of them all.
Seems like most reviews are afraid to say bad stuff about a game until the general consensus has turned against it.
They make money from this, and I think many feel they'll be locked out of getting review copies if they don't "play ball" with these companies.
Is there anything non-indie that's released in the last 2-3 years and hasn't been an absolute shit show on launch?