Do we need oversight for game reviews?

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Veknoid_Outcast said:
There are some serious problems with video game journalism. Publishers using strong arm tactics to get good press; journalists accepting gifts and favors; rushed reviews; amateur critics; and unreasonable demand from fans. To fix this we need to change our unfair expectations as consumers and we need to insist on journalists with proper credentials working for publications/sites that won't bend to unethical demands from publishers.

The problem isn't a lowball review for Uncharted 4. I'm sure some high scores were unduly influenced by advertising dollars and reader expectations. We can't just get mad when our favorite publisher gets a negative review. That kind of parochialism is what allows this broken system to endure. We need to expect better, from outselves and from the media.

There are several people in the industry (Colin Moriarty for example) that simply dont believe in numbered reviews.

He pushes the idea of worded reviews, so you can conclude in your own way if after reading what the reviewer has to say about the game, you could like it or not.

But even him is well aware that most consumers just scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the number. 

Nobody reads the damn review.

Also, like the U4 situation with the 4 out of 10 review. You can be damn sure that the review managed to bring thousands upon thousands of clicks to the page, which generates them money, so they win at the end of the day.

It is a very complex situation.