It seems to me that developers/publishers used to have a thicker skin or something. Games aren't getting any cheaper, and the industry as a whole is trying to be taken as a more serious form of entertaintment rather than just a children's hobby. So this kind criticism is absolutey necessary. It's not harsh, it's just more straight forward cause it needs to be that way.
And we deserve quality product. Should we buy that's generally regarded as mediocre or plain bad? That's entirely up to ourselves, but we can't say we weren't warned.







