You're doing something similar to werekitten now in assuming that I am for a moment going to argue that aggregate reviews are objective. I have simply argued that it is more inherently objective than any other measure we have available.
If you want to speak to truisms, find someone with a diametrically opposed view to your own, because that is not me.
Your sales argument has a major, MAJOR flaw. Whilst it would be entirely accurate in a perfectly competitive market, the games market is missing one key ingredient of such markets: perfect information.
Games are often purchased not because a consumer knows them to be of high quality, but because a consumer ASSUMES they are of high quality.
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