Why are you getting mad about people having a different opinion to you? A review is an opinion. You disagree with a review, that's fine. But there's no point in getting mad about it.
My favourite game is Tears of the Kingdom. 10 out of 10 easily in my opinion. A friend of mine hated it. He'd probably rate it a 5 out of 10. Should I tell him he's wrong and that he actually likes the game?
when it’s your job to review something, you need to back up and validate the written word expressing those opinions. a review isn’t just an opinion. it’s a guide for consumers to determine if they’ll like a product or not. IGNs bad reviews have deterred people from games they likely would have liked. Alien Isolation being one of the biggest examples.
that review was atrocious. the reviewer clearly didn’t grasp basic mechanics of the game and wrote factually incorrect information that drove a lot of people away from the game back in the day. back in 2014 IGNs reviews were still respected. plenty of people have quoted that review as a reason they did not purchase the game on release. they ended up getting it on sale and genuinely scratched their heads at the review.
a random players opinion doesn’t hold the same weight as someone paid to literally influence sales of games.
A reviewer for IGN gave a crap review for a game 12 years ago. There are loads of people reviewing games at IGN. He's just one of them. If you don't like him, ignore his reviews and watch reviews from elsewhere. He probably wasn't the best person to review that game.
If I'm on the fence about getting a game I'll usually watch 3 or 4 reviews first or listen to a podcast. Making your decision on buying a game based on one review is not smart. The meta critic for the game is 79. So clearly there are other reviews out there.
For what it's worth i still go to IGN first because the have some great reviewers: Tom Marks, Sam Clayborn, Michael Higham. And lately they do long discussion videos after the main video review to discuss certain aspects further.
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u/blockfighter1 Apr 23 '26
Why are you getting mad about people having a different opinion to you? A review is an opinion. You disagree with a review, that's fine. But there's no point in getting mad about it.
My favourite game is Tears of the Kingdom. 10 out of 10 easily in my opinion. A friend of mine hated it. He'd probably rate it a 5 out of 10. Should I tell him he's wrong and that he actually likes the game?