I also did a quick search and I mostly found claims and people on forums being up in arms about it, but little actual proof. The only case where Sony did indeed blacklisted a reviewer that I was able to easily find was Stevivor.
I also did a quick search and I mostly found claims and people on forums being up in arms about it, but little actual proof. The only case where Sony did indeed blacklisted a reviewer that I was able to easily find was Stevivor.
And on closer inspection, this goes a little further than a bad review. When there's a consistent pattern, I really don't see why somebody should be provided free copies ahead of time just to shit on them while advertising the competition.
The link you (or rather pastel) provided doesn't seem to have any actual proof either. It mostly talks about how some Asian users on forums apparently hated the game and downvoted the reviewes. There's definitely many things wrong in the world of videogame journalism, but it's probably a little more complex than "Sony bad" which you tend to repeat. All publishers and platform holders are probably guilty to an extend about trying to manipulate public perception of their games, which is not very surprising given the money invested and risk involved. I hear some even employed a small army on forums and regularly gave them marching orders to go and spread the world. But you probably wouldn't know anything about that.
. Should have been $39.99 at most. Still haven't played it yet. But I will at some point. 
No pattern at all. I skimmed all of Stevivor's reviews going back to around 2020. These games were missed. Each brand has their share of hit games and clunkers. And Doom Dark Ages is the most recent game getting a 65.I also did a quick search and I mostly found claims and people on forums being up in arms about it, but little actual proof. The only case where Sony did indeed blacklisted a reviewer that I was able to easily find was Stevivor.
And on closer inspection, this goes a little further than a bad review. When there's a consistent pattern, I really don't see why somebody should be provided free copies ahead of time just to shit on them while advertising the competition.
The link you (or rather pastel) provided doesn't seem to have much in the way of proof either. It mostly talks about how some Asian users on forums apparently hated the game and downvoted the reviewes. There's definitely many things wrong in the world of videogame journalism, but it's probably a little more complex than "Sony bad" which you tend to repeat. All publishers and platform holders are probably guilty to an extend about trying to manipulate public perception of their games, which is not very surprising given the money invested and risk involved. I hear some even employed a small army on forums and regularly gave them marching orders to go and spread the world. But you probably wouldn't know anything about that.
www.metacritic.com
I was exaggerating. 8 hours is fine
Death stranding 1 got like 10 hours of cutscenes and 40 of gameplay. So fair enough
