The thing with the Eurogamer review that also bugs me is her opening rant about Alice. "she set's females back by 10 years because she is not very strong" is basically what she is saying.
Now the gripe i have with that is to me that sounds quite sexist. Not all girls have to be Lara Croft or some butch axe wielding nutter who will take 20 bad guys out at once. Maybe the character is supposed to be "girly". Just because the reviewer obviously doesn't like that type of female doesn't make the game bad. Personally i would find it strange seeing a guy who is the main character and being obviously a sensitive guy walking around with a butch type girl.
It is things like that which annoy me about the review as it doesn't seem well thought out. A lot of hating for no reason.
Like for example the rant about him wanting a break because of writers block. She say's "does he go to some sunny beach and chill with some drinks? No he goes to some mountain town with weird crazy characters" etc..
Now i used to do some writing. If your trying to take a break the last thing you want is a crowded beach full of rowdy people, that will iritate the hell out of you. She herself is stating a personal preference of lifestyle which has zero effect on the game. Has she even seen the shining before?!
All games like this have an erie setting, it is the damn point of it. The atmosphere would be ruined if it was at your local hight street or at a bed and breakfast just down the road. That is just stupid.
She goes on to say he is quite weedy and things like that. Er again hello this is supposed to be realistic, if you want mr strongman go play some super hero game.
So with that review i honestly think it is up there with the worst i have read. You can't say things you prefer to do yourself and judge something based on that. It is not how to review anything.
