IGN: God of War is a masterpiece and one of the most impressive games ever

[Barkley]

DonFerrari said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

I disagree. Critics aren't here to tell fanboys what they want to hear; they're here to inform. A well-written and informative review -- positive or negative -- will tell you if the game is right for you.

Critics aren't also to evaluate something they don't like by standard as well... like someone that doesn't like racers evaluating GT or FM, doesn't like FPS analyzing CoD, etc... Fair criticism is completely different than harsh score due to different taste.

It serves a purpose, someone who doesn't typically like fps games can look at review by someone who they know also usually dislikes fps games. If that reviewer gives it a good score then they know that even though they usually don't like that genre, they may still like this particular game.

An issue only really arises when combining all opinions into one, as with metacritic. While a review by someone who usually dislikes the genre does have a place, it's place isn't to be an outlier for an aggregate score.