I said they would be mostly fans, not that they would mostly just want to defend it. I believe fan presence would be a factor in skewing the score higher than reviewers, that's all.

Well, self-awareness is the first step! :)

Killzone close driveclub higher.  Are you referring to the meta review or meta user review? 

Maybe, but not much. There will always be some people like that, but they are in the minority.

I meant review scores.

I should clarify, I'm not trying to say any one rating is more legit than the other, just looking at the reasons why, which in my view don't invalidate the opinions themselves. For example, you're allowed to like or dislike a game cos you like/dislike the genre or the console.

There have been many games both exclusive and multiplat that get bad reviews On psn.  your average gamer doesn't give a shit about console warz. 

This idea that your average playstation player defends his exclusives is pure paranoia and straight up wrong. 

It didn't sell as much as it deserves, so it didn't fail, it succeeded. And in more ways than one, because most likely RAD itself is ruined. If there's a sequel, it'll suck. If there isn't, whatever they do next it'll suck. We'll get The Order: Shadow of Borderlands ~Gears of Destiny~. No wonder i'm relegated to playing indies and niche japanese games, if anyone else does something worth playing they get kicked in the nuts. The "big games" have never been in such a bad state on all platforms.

I reckon it'd be a moderate factor; not huge, not insignificant. Ah well, agree to disagree? :)

Sure dude, let me break it down for you. All you have to do is compare a review that discusses all the aspects of the game, against this one. http://www.digitaltrends.com/game-reviews/the-order-1886-review/

Clearly, this review kept telling us the same thing, that it is bad and bland, but no examples. Opinions alone doesn't make a review. Hope this helps.

Yeah.