this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2023
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People posting OPINIONS on a site made for posting OPINIONS?!
How DARE they?!
I think it's more like "why are they bothering?" Like, usually for these kinds of single-player games, the reviews improve over time because once the nature of the game is well known, new prospective buyers are more likely to be correct about whether they'll like it or not, so new reviews are mostly from people who self-selected for being likely to enjoy the game.
So either people are getting worse at knowing if they'll like Starfield before they buy it, or they're buying it despite knowing they probably won't like it so they can leave a negative review, or people who bought it at release are going back and reviewing it months later.
There was a narrative it got review bombed I think. So people can get into it thinking it's not that but it ends up being exactly what they feared.
If there is a game that has mixed reviews, I sometimes still go for it if I feel really interesred. It could just be "hit or miss" thing and I could still love it while some hate it.
This can be people doing the same thing and majority finding out it's not working for them. Also, there is a sale on Steam, so likely many people got it for themselves, or for Christmas