potato_hamster said:
fleischr said:
Zelda had dozens, if not hundreds, of "0" review scores the day it released. Are you honestly going to believe those?
Can't say I've met a single other gamer IRL lately that played the game and really, really hated it.
Just my impression - seems to me the only fanbase really upset about Zelda is a certain one that is missing out on it entirely.
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There are people that actually feel they need to rate Zelda "0" every chance they get to "counteract" all of the raving reviews of the game. It seems to me like a "rabid" fanbase brings with it "rabid" haters.
Both of those people aren't quite right in the head. I mean just look at this shit. Someone dares to give the game a "good" rating and a swath of a fanbase goes full psycho on him. If Jim gave this game a 9/10 no one would have batted an eye. It makes you wonder if other reviewers gave the game a higher score than they otherwise would have out of fear of the hate mob as much as you wonder if Jim gave this game a 7 than say an 8 just to get the attention. It has to go both ways.
Don't get me wrong, this game is the best game Nintendo has put out in years, possibly ever. It will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest games of all time, but let's just temper our enthuiasm just a little, on both sides of the fence, shall we? This isn't a perfect game. It's okay to criticize it. It's also okay to love the shit out it despite not loving every single aspect of the game. It's also okay to acknowledge that you can understand why someone might not enjoy the game as much as you because some of those aspects might hamper their experience more than it does yours.
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It is okay to only give a 7/10 if that's what it deserves. It just seems suspect Sterling gave this the lowest rating among all other Zelda games he's reviewed. But to each their own I guess.
I also find it odd that Sterling is starting a lot of really hurtful, insulting, unnecessary (imo) digs at the Zelda fanbase. It frankly is very unprofessional behavior for a professional reviewer.
