It’s a dull show. It’s not a 1/10 show. Not even close. That’s the clear proof that this is about review bombing, not honest feedback.
As for AC: I haven’t played it since Revelations, for the same reasons you provide. It went from being an awesome narrative building up to a big climax, to becoming a vehicle for annual releases, like a historical equivalent to FIFA or COD games.
That said…the game has two leads, one of which is Japanese. And she’s the one that’s actually more “assassin”-like of the two, with Yasuke being more of a direct fighter. Actual Japanese people, when interviewed on the street by one of the haters (in an obvious attempt to get evidence to use for their hate campaign) mostly said “yeah cool, I guess”. If Japanese people being prompted by a hater don’t even hate it, I fail to see why I should. Or why I should trust that the criticism is actually being made in good faith, rather than as a thin veil for “anti-woke” racism.
Sure, but surely you can see how people overreact when high expectations aren’t met. These review numbers are from regular people, the same people who only give 1 or 5 stars on Amazon or whatever. When you see terrible reviews for something from a big name studio, it’s because expectations weren’t met, not because the content actually sucks.
If Japanese people being prompted by a hater don’t even hate it,
But you’re not the audience, westerners are. And there are a lot of westerners who have very strong opinions about Japanese culture. That’s the push-back you’re seeing, vocal westerners want an immersive experience in Japanese culture, and I think people are thinking that pulling one of the few non-Japanese characters from Japanese history robs that experience.
But as you said, it’s not out yet, so opinions here can certainly change significantly once it’s actually out.
I think both are examples of legitimate issues fans have with how a franchise is handled. That may not be relevant to you (esp. if you’re an outsider to the franchise), but that also doesn’t make it “review bombing.” I see “review bombing” as a concerted effort to tank a product due to issues unrelated to the product, such as a scandal involving the higher-ups at a dev studio or something.
It’s a dull show. It’s not a 1/10 show. Not even close. That’s the clear proof that this is about review bombing, not honest feedback.
As for AC: I haven’t played it since Revelations, for the same reasons you provide. It went from being an awesome narrative building up to a big climax, to becoming a vehicle for annual releases, like a historical equivalent to FIFA or COD games.
That said…the game has two leads, one of which is Japanese. And she’s the one that’s actually more “assassin”-like of the two, with Yasuke being more of a direct fighter. Actual Japanese people, when interviewed on the street by one of the haters (in an obvious attempt to get evidence to use for their hate campaign) mostly said “yeah cool, I guess”. If Japanese people being prompted by a hater don’t even hate it, I fail to see why I should. Or why I should trust that the criticism is actually being made in good faith, rather than as a thin veil for “anti-woke” racism.
Sure, but surely you can see how people overreact when high expectations aren’t met. These review numbers are from regular people, the same people who only give 1 or 5 stars on Amazon or whatever. When you see terrible reviews for something from a big name studio, it’s because expectations weren’t met, not because the content actually sucks.
But you’re not the audience, westerners are. And there are a lot of westerners who have very strong opinions about Japanese culture. That’s the push-back you’re seeing, vocal westerners want an immersive experience in Japanese culture, and I think people are thinking that pulling one of the few non-Japanese characters from Japanese history robs that experience.
But as you said, it’s not out yet, so opinions here can certainly change significantly once it’s actually out.
I think both are examples of legitimate issues fans have with how a franchise is handled. That may not be relevant to you (esp. if you’re an outsider to the franchise), but that also doesn’t make it “review bombing.” I see “review bombing” as a concerted effort to tank a product due to issues unrelated to the product, such as a scandal involving the higher-ups at a dev studio or something.