People's reaction to negative Zelda reviews reminded me of this gem.

[MTZehvor]

Renna Hazel said:

MTZehvor said:

The difference is intentionality. If you want to make the argument that his experience was different than the average person's, and as such is likely not a good indicator of how much they will enjoy it, then that's one thing. If you want to accuse him of what is essentially dishonesty, that's something entirely different, and an accusation that really shouldn't be thrown around without tangible evidence.

To put it another way, the difference between the two is whether he's genuinely reporting his experience, and his experience simply isn't likely to be applicable for most players, or whether he's intentionally overstating certain parts of his experience with the intent to mislead readers.

I do believe it's the latter. That's just the impression I get from the guy, so that's what I said. You seem to be taking that to heart, and that's fine I guess. Whether it's a bias or just him going out of his way to make the game a worse experience, I find the review to be so far removed from my own point of view. With that, I disregard his opinion as a reviewer.

I'm not particularly concerned with people deciding to disregard certain opinions if they feel their experience has or is likely to be different. What does bother me is users, particularly in the video game community, trying to delegitimize a review for everyone simply because it doesn't line up with their opinion (perhaps the most notable recent example occurring with IGN's Uncharted 4 review). If you want to personally ignore a review because you don't think their experience won't line up with your own, or even if you suspect them of being dishonest, that's fine. But telling other people that they are definitively being dishonest (and therefore discrediting their opinion) with nothing to back it up besides your impression is something else entirely.