It’ll be a fine day when two mass bodies can agree on something. No no, this isn’t about politics or that ninjas are better than pirates. I am of course referring to the age old debate of critic versus fan. Professional reviewer with opinion against fanatical devotee with a different opinion of a game.
But what stings the most is when a reviewer or publication shower a game with praise and hype… only for it to not quite deliver on either. Do those that set these scores have rose tinted glasses on, or is there that stagnant whiff of paid reviews lingering around…?
Hyping a game about a story that wasn’t really there, or convincing you that Evolve is actually a good game, for example.
Conversely, there are some games that are thrown to the wolves, yet the fans absolutely love them. Take Swery’s weird detective/paranormal romp: didn’t review well, but is now getting a sequel. Or lambasting what started the “walking simulator” trend, only to be proven very, very wrong.
We’ll never hit a perfect point of agreement, but here’s something we can reach consensus on: these games definitely caused some contention when they came out.
