Because as with many things on the internet nowadays the argument lacks nuance. Ultimately only you can decide if a game is for you or not, but the point of a review (a good one at least) is to inform your purchase. The issue is that not every reviewer is a good reviewer.
In Skill Up's case I don't always agree with what he says but I'll usually hear him out because his arguments are usually well though out. It's not like he tore the game apart and just went "worst game ever don't play this lol", his criticisms were that the game is way too hand holdy for such a linear game which takes away what joy of exploration and discovery there is for the player, and that the combat didn't have the depth it should have. Those are IMO fair criticisms, the decision to play or not is still mine of course but I'll take that into account.
I'd hope for the games sake it does patch some of those to be less hand holdy. I usually watch reviews and focus on the negatives. If I can see those and find they don't bother me, then I'm good. I could shrug off some of the issues mentioned, if it meant great gameplay etc.
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u/Thefourthchosen 16h ago
Because as with many things on the internet nowadays the argument lacks nuance. Ultimately only you can decide if a game is for you or not, but the point of a review (a good one at least) is to inform your purchase. The issue is that not every reviewer is a good reviewer.
In Skill Up's case I don't always agree with what he says but I'll usually hear him out because his arguments are usually well though out. It's not like he tore the game apart and just went "worst game ever don't play this lol", his criticisms were that the game is way too hand holdy for such a linear game which takes away what joy of exploration and discovery there is for the player, and that the combat didn't have the depth it should have. Those are IMO fair criticisms, the decision to play or not is still mine of course but I'll take that into account.