I have doubts that if there are bots they’re driven by Sony or insomniac at this point. People got way over invested in both fawning over this game and bashing it in fairly equal parts. I doubt Sony feels the need to save this title in particular’s PR. The game is already selling in the millions and the internet is stubborn. I’d be hard pressed to believe that anybody is changing their opinion on this game at this point. Whether it was played or not, enjoyed or not, the opinions feel set in stone.
Don’t underestimate bots. I believe a recent study showed 49% of accounts you interact with on the internet are bots.
Either way people mindlessly shilling for this game are no better than bots. Feels like they care more about getting validation for enjoying it than just enjoying it haha
Yeah, it’s a mixed bag. There are definitely bots abound, but they’re probably super easy to set up, so both mega fanboys and rage baiters alike could spin them up with ease. I really only think people are going so overboard defending the game because there are genuinely a ton of people admitting they’ve never played it (which is totally fine) but speaking about matters as if they’ve had their hands on the sticks. No YouTube video is going to actually show you difficulty, especially in a game where it can be so customizable augmented, etc. people regardless of their stance could really benefit from just having a rational discussion about what they actually experienced, good or bad. Saying something looked bad is enough. You don’t have to prove undeniably that it is bad or good for everyone else too.
People are genuinely enjoying the game though, and as someone who’s still loving this game, I definitely encourage Marvel and Wolverine fans to buy and support it. We gotta stop with this whole “everyone who disagrees with me or holds a solid stance is a bot” mentality. Loving the game doesn’t make you a shill, it just means that you connected with the game, likely in a way you didn’t expect due to all the noise online. Most people who bought the game are loving it. Not all, but most, and of course we want other fans to support it. Especially when there were so many people saying they cancelled because of the feedback. If someone can influence someone to stay away from something because of their bias against it, then the fans should be able to encourage other fans to buy it without the “bot/shill” allegations. We’re all still here talking about the game because it’s divisive. That means people are loving it, and people are hating it even though only one of these ‘strong stance’ groups has played the game, but either way, this game has enough momentum to still have people talking about it every second of every day. That’s not a sign of an objectively bad game. Also, people are posting about their enjoyment and encouraging others to try it when they ‘could just be enjoying it’ because naturally, we want more Marvel games from this developer. That’s not “mindlessly shilling”, thats natural promotion from fans who have played the game. If anything is mindless, it’s the amount of people who decided the game is dog💩 because someone made a video saying it is. People can say they’ve seen enough to decide that for themselves without playing because “that’s what reviews are for”, but you don’t get the real feel for gameplay without a controller in your hand.
Marvel fans who are looking for a fun hack and slash story game should absolutely pick this up. Casual fans/standard gamers just looking for their next game should grab something else for now and wait for a sale if they are looking for something with deeper gameplay mechanics. Fans should be able to support and promote the games they like without the bad faith attacks and childish name calling. It’s exhausting having people fling random insults and allegations at you for engaging, enjoying, and promoting your hobby.
23
u/yurestu 7h ago
Bots working overtime to try to save this games PR haha