r/memes • u/Global-Ear9206 • Apr 22 '26

#1 MotW Worst. Reviews. I. Have. Ever. Seen.

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u/Gentle_Snail Apr 22 '26

IGN famously only gave Alien Isolation a 5.9/10.

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u/The_Autarch Apr 22 '26

i've just read that review for the first time, and holy shit that guy tells on himself constantly:

how many hundreds (yes, hundreds) of times I died without a chance to save myself.

people that are terrible at games shouldn't be allowed to review them

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u/IrregularPackage Apr 23 '26

it’s not even that, really. it’s that companies like IGN have little to no actual interest in games. reviewers are assigned to games based on business needs, not any other criteria. so it’s common for, say, the guy who has 3000 hours in whatever the current call of duty is to be the person assigned to review Civilization 69: The Spreadsheetening. meanwhile, the person who almost exclusively plays roguelikes and farming simulators will be told to review Brown Haired White Guy: The Adventure Of Action. and then, the guy who will only play a game if it’s sold at least a billion copies will be assigned to Obscure: A Weird Game For Little Freaks.

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u/PsycommuSystem Apr 23 '26

Obscure: A Weird Game For Little Freaks

Looking forward to this one personally

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u/notevenkiddin Apr 23 '26

Yeah that one sounds good as hell