Silksong: a missed opportunity?

[JimmyFantasy]

mZuzek said:

JimmyFantasy said:

VGChartz review: https://www.vgchartz.com/article/465901/hollow-knight-silksong-pc/

First of all I agree with this review, one of the few objective ones available online in my opinion.

Be wary of day-one reviews that give it a 10/10.

In the past, when paper magazines reigned supreme—in times that were less suspicious, let's say, when there was less money around and reviewers were often "free" to write—these things were punished in reviews, perhaps with a low average score, but with the caveat that a fan of the genre could add 1 or 2 more points to their rating.

What can I say? Let's try to remain critical and put the hype aside, for the good of videogames industry in general.
What do you think? Did you enjoy your time with Silksong or do you share some of my criticisms ?

This is ridiculous.

You're saying anyone who agrees with you is being "objective", and anyone who disagrees with you is being blinded by hype. And you're saying this is ruining the videogames industry? I would argue "AAAA" games launching at $80 filled with microtransactions and predatory practices, while also being full of bugs and clearly unfinished are doing a lot more harm to the industry than a little game developed by 4 people with a passion.

I'm not criticizing those who enjoyed the game, mind you. I was trying to raise an issue I think is important: that a game like Silksong can receive a 10/10 review so blindly, when in fact it has serious design issues that make the experience generally frustrating, sometimes at very high levels. And I haven't yet found anyone who says the game isn't.

And all this to say that when a title tends to be frustrating, it should be penalized, because this has always been a critical point, the antithesis of playability, since the dawn of the gaming medium. Otherwise, what's the point of criticism? A review should serve to reassure the consumer, guiding them towards a proper purchase. It should be done to protect the consumer, not the development team or the publisher.

A 10/10 game should basically be perfect in every way, which Silksong isn't, despite the beautiful and rich package they've put together.