Too Much Water backlash still bugs me after 10 years

[Mohaideen]

By the way, have you seen their review?

[Monica]

1. IGN isn't a single person.

2. Who cares? You can like things even if they aren't highly rated.

[Ajay]

I just use IGN to watch new game trailers; that's pretty much all they have these days.

[Sumit]

Too much water? Why does every post here sound like everyone already knows the context of what they're saying?

[joshi]

Must be the water.

[Kishore]

'Too much water' is actually a valid point. Pokemon ORAS has that issue – the water areas are full of random encounters, which is annoying even with repels. I hated those games because there's so much water; every few steps, boom, an encounter. It's funny how people complain about it when it makes perfect sense for that game.

[Cinemapicha]

IGN, despite its popularity, still writes it as a personal review & isn't meant to match everyone's experience.

[Rajendra]

Same. The Hoenn region is goated.

[Pradeep]

Okay.

1) It's not that serious.

2) IGN is a massive media company with multiple writers and journalists, each with their own opinion.

3) Giving your favourite game a lower score than you expected isn't the same as dragging you behind a shed and shooting you in the foot. It's just the writer's subjective view. If you don't agree, politely disagree and move on like a normal, well‑adjusted adult.

4) Whining about game publications and their opinions is pathetic. Form your own.

[Ashwin]

Or you can form your own opinions on your favourite games instead of getting hung up on a score from someone on the internet.

[Nath]

Tell me you never actually read or watched that Pokemon review, because if you did you'd understand what that sentence actually means and that it's a valid criticism of the game.