Jim Sterling site under attack by some No Man's Sky fans.

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naruball said:

Cloudman said:
Dang, I didn't know Jim Sterling had that much of a reputation to be attacked for not having a positive opinion on a recently popular game. Seems I've been proven wrong. Why can't they just accept that not everyone is going to like it..? Ah well. I read the review and from the sound of it, it sounds like a lesser Starbound. NMS is something I didn't really get hyped for and am still not when I read and watch footage on it. That's probably not going to change either. Ah well, glad others are enjoying it though.

That's not what happened, though. The problem is that:

1. His was the very first and only review and a negative one. Something that clickbait sites tend to do.

2. He released his review for such a massive game so early while every other reviewer is trying to take their time with the game.

3. His review is used for ammunition against the game and it's actually affecting people's perception of it. It could hurt sales considerably seeing how much reviews/negative opinions hurt a legendary series such as Street Fighter. Reviewers have more power than people care to admit.

It goes without saying that he is entitled to his opinion as is eveyone else who doesn't like him or agree with him and his methods. Taking his site down, though, is going too far and is criminal, as far as I know.

Doubt they have much influence these days. Twitch makes their work pretty much useless because it's very easy for people to judge by themselves just by watching a couple of streamers. It's a dying profession and the few who a still clinging to it are fighting for every attention they can get.