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thismeintiel on 21 March 2017
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KLAMarine said:
thismeintiel said:

There really is no 100% way.  Just find certain people you trust, I guess.  For me, I do like Angry Joe.  I don't always agree with him on his reviews or scores, but I trust him to have honest reviews.  It's also nice that he has stuck with the older review scale this whole time, where many had an inflated one (where 7 was average) last gen and then are switching back somewhat this gen.  As far as clickbait reviews go, unless you see from vids and/or let's plays that the game is a broken mess, and it at least looks competent, don't ever trust 4 or below.  I think most games do at least enough to warrant a 5, or average.

Sadly, I'm never going to trust another Zelda review from most, if not all, places.  Not when it is evident a large chunk of the fanbase will lose their collective shit if the review is less than a 9.

A large chunk?

Yes, a large chunk.  Not a majority, mind you, but it's quite large.  Some of the hateful comments had over 500 thumbs up the last time I saw.  He's since deleted them.  I'm sure there were comments with higher counts.  Then, there are those on other sites bashing the guys review.  It's even sadder seeing some of the more sane Nintendo fans on here basically saying it was a clickbait review or "what did he expect."  And the only reason given is that THEY liked the new breakable weapons, inventory management, and stanima bar (though, I believe they would have loved it if it was exactly like the classic Link, so it doesn't really matter), as if there is no validity in Jim's opinions and he should just shut up.  So, let's just say it's MUCH larger than it should be.  Those people who were offended should have been mocked or ridiculed into obsurity, not backed up by "legitimate"  Nintendo fans making excuses for them.

And let's just admit the facts.  There has never been a fanbase, that I know of, go so freaking nuts over a 7/10.  While it is never acceptable, at least reviews people have gone nuts over are 5 or below for something many see as good.  It was just a pathetic display.