Shaunodon said:
With the amount of attention you can garner on the internet with controversy I'd say we'll never see a 98 in this day and age. Also wouldn't rule out Jim Sterling walking back his 'over reviews' skit just to swoop in with a 5/10 after a few days. And I honestly don't put as much blame on the certain reviewers as I do on Metacritic, who don't do a good enough job vetting the publications they allow to have official scores on their site. There needs to be a universal standard, considering how much importance people place on Metacritic nowadays. At the very least, the reviewer should be capable of getting past the tutorial. |
You know, as much as I disliked Jim's Zelda review, this idea he critic bombs popular games is just dumb so drop that narrative. There's just no basis for it. He didn't enjoy Zelda as much, he wrote a poorly written review, move on. He gave Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a 9, Hyrule Warriors a 9 (and Legends a 9.5), Xenoblade Chronicles X a 9, Smash Bros 9.5. And I'm only focusing on Nintdndo cause that's where people seem to think he fixates. His exit was distasteful and unprofessional but this vendetta/clickbait/reviewbomb narrative is bogus.
Few sites just lie, the day's traffic isn't worth the damage. Some do though, I've seen it.
And when they do, by all means put all the blame on them. Metacritic should filter, but dishonest publications should fold.
