Good to know that someone is having fun.

Well The Order: 1886 was a fun game too but reviews destroyed it.

Im a bit of a game collector, especially Wii U games given its underdog status, and Devils Third intrigued me from the begining.  It just screamed niche to me and I didnt think it would be a great seller. Then the leaks came out that the game was of poor quality which virtually sealed the deal that Devils Third will sell poor and perhaps become a rarity in years to come. I got my physical copy at a decent price, and will get a fair bit of use out of it before its filed away with the rest of my collection. I must get a Vita someday, which is in a similar situation to Wii U..nice system, good games, poor seller, a lot of niche stuff that would be good to collect.

Well the issue is the consumer and the critic are after different things.  One is after just enjoyment, the other is after evaluation.  Ideally, critics are there to push the medium forward and to understand what makes the greats great.  In a way, they are ther for the sake of the creators.  The idea of creators vs critics is actually unhealthy.  As a creator myself (writer), I can personally attest to how aggrivatingly useless it is when I ask someone to read my work and give feedback and all they say is "that was nice."  And that's it.  What made it nice, what made it good, what worked, what didn't.  That's what I *want* to know.  A critic who hands out gold stars to every creation that gives them a smile is an utterly useless one.

Now on the other hand you have a different set out there.  Critics would be your Angry Joes, your Totalbiscuits, guys who not only ask if they enjoyed something but surgically pick the thing in question apart to give a detailed analysis.  But then you have another group - many of them do streaming or lets plays - who are purely giving their feeling on the game.  They serve a different purpose in that they aren't going to disect the game, they're just going to say "this is it, I like it or I don't."  They cater to people of similar opinion, which is also fine.  .

But both of these are there as informants.  They tell you about the game.  One might be more surgical and more critical, but their job to the consumer is primarily as providers of information about the game based on what they got to play.  Then you make up your mind on your own.  So while all the critique and scores may not interest everyone or be agreed upon, the objective informatio (graphical glitches, spotty writing, frame rate issues, etc) is important and should be provided so that people can make informed decisions.  No one should look at one review or one agregate site, but the information provided makes research before purchase possible, which is important in keeping companies relatively honest.  

I guess the short of it is yes, games are meant to be fun.  And fun can score some points.  But it's not just a question of what is there that is good (the fun) but what is bad.  Reviews are holistic.  If they put it in, it should be evaluated.  Even if it is something many players won't care about.  Case in point:  the campaign for Titanfall.  Many people didn't play.  But it was there and it was awful and therefore it had to be addressed.  

Nice summary, Im not trying to push the game or say the reviewers are wrong. Devils Third is bad/average at best, but for some reason im finding it highly entertaining and I certainly hope that's the case for gamers out there that may try it out.

I shall be picking that game up at some point too, its at a nice price point nowadays. Graphics looks superb, I suppose that game got slated because of how short it was?

Thank you :)

The game seems to have an old school gameplay style. It's no surprise you like it, since you are a collector :D.

It's not exactly a good game even with its length. Story goes nowhere, gameplay is often little more than picking a spot to hide and popping up to shoot enemies when they come out in scripted waves, that is when the game let's you play.

Walk between two points, cutscene, that walking period, no actual gameplay, just characters talking to each other. 
The fact that it scored as highly as it did Suprises me. But as this thread attests, people enjoy different things. I just prefer playing my five hour games than watching half of it. 

Well, glad you enjoy it, have fun with the game then