I keep thinking about the view of a 1/10. Ultimately, I agree that his review of Hellblade made it clear the game was not a 1/10, but this notion that "no game should be a 1/10 unless it's a buggy mess or unplayable!" is kind of thought policing. It makes me think about the difference in perception of media. There's a famous Youtuber who gave Sword Art Online a 1/10, and even though people argued against it cause "muh animation quality", the community was quicker to accept his point of view than I think the game community is.
Point is, I think a 1/10 for a game that is playable, but poses no value for the reviewer, is completely fine.







