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Doom_Art 09/11/22 10:34:13 AM #1:	The last several years there's this whole divergence between critic/user reviews and anytime there's a thing between "well the critics rate it highly but the average user reviews are good" and I watch said thing for myself I'll almost always land on the critic side of things. I remember reading user reviews for Venom when I was trying to piece together "why are users rating this so highly, it was crap" and a bunch of reviews said variations of "this was better than critics said. 10/10" "fuck the critics. 10/10" and my personal favorite "the first 45 minutes were pretty slow and bad but the movie picked up a lot after that. 10/10" Another big one is the Terminal List. It fucking sucked ass. Got savaged by critics but has an incredibly high audience score. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:967944690] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>The last several years there's this whole divergence between critic/user reviews and anytime there's a thing between "well the critics rate it highly but the average user reviews are good" and I watch said thing for myself I'll almost always land on the critic side of things. I remember reading user reviews for Venom when I was trying to piece together "why are users rating this so highly, it was crap" and a bunch of reviews said variations of "this was better than critics said. 10/10" "fuck the critics. 10/10" and my personal favorite "the first 45 minutes were pretty slow and bad but the movie picked up a lot after that. 10/10" Another big one is the Terminal List. It fucking sucked ass. Got savaged by critics but has an incredibly high audience score.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 09/11/22 10:35:39 AM #2:	tbh, I don't trust user reviews for anything outside of items, products, and comedies --- https://streamable.com/zrtjki <cite>g0ldie posted [p:967944709] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>tbh, I don't trust user reviews for anything outside of items, products, and comedies</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nacen 09/11/22 10:36:57 AM #3:	Not even remotely hot but ok. --- Nothing worthwhile https://www.last.fm/user/nohandtobite <cite>Nacen posted [p:967944732] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Not even remotely hot but ok. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 09/11/22 10:37:48 AM #4:	All reviews except Yahtzee's are bad. --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:967944750] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>All reviews except Yahtzee's are bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 09/11/22 10:37:49 AM #5:	Im finding it difficult to trust any reviews lol. Thats mainly a me problem because my tastes are so weird and different from other peoples when it comes to like movies, games, and food. And when it comes to reviews of a product, if I see negative reviews, my first thought is well the person leaving that is probably just an idiot who didnt use it correctly but if I see positive reviews I think how do I know those arent just planted reviews by the manufacturer? --- Fifty years from now when you're looking back on your life, don't you want to say you had the guts to get in the car? <cite>rexcrk posted [p:967944751] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Im finding it difficult to trust any reviews lol. Thats mainly a me problem because my tastes are so weird and different from other peoples when it comes to like movies, games, and food. And when it comes to reviews of a product, if I see negative reviews, my first thought is well the person leaving that is probably just an idiot who didnt use it correctly but if I see positive reviews I think how do I know those arent just planted reviews by the manufacturer? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crimsoness 09/11/22 10:38:15 AM #6:	I think it depends. --- CrimsonAngel, she/her <cite>Crimsoness posted [p:967944764] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>I think it depends. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
party_animal07 09/11/22 10:38:46 AM #7:	Just about the only user reviews I find reliable are restaurant reviews. --- https://warpzone.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GRANDIA_-696x509.jpg <cite>party_animal07 posted [p:967944773] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Just about the only user reviews I find reliable are restaurant reviews.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 09/11/22 10:40:15 AM #8:	I only trust my own opinion on something. Professional reviews are often too disconnected and what they are looking for is different from what I'm looking for. User reviews are too easy to minipulate for an agenda. --- Release the Batgirl movie! <cite>creativerealms posted [p:967944796] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>I only trust my own opinion on something. Professional reviews are often too disconnected and what they are looking for is different from what I'm looking for. User reviews are too easy to minipulate for an agenda.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Slayerblade11 09/11/22 10:40:25 AM #9:	<img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/uLVYqW8.png" style="max-width: 636px; min-height: 0px; max-height: 202px;">https://imgur.com/uLVYqW8 <cite>Slayerblade11 posted [p:967944801] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/uLVYqW8.png" style="max-width: 636px; min-height: 0px; max-height: 202px;">https://imgur.com/uLVYqW8</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 09/11/22 10:46:01 AM #10:	rexcrk posted... Im finding it difficult to trust any reviews lol. Thats mainly a me problem because my tastes are so weird and different from other peoples when it comes to like movies, games, and food. And when it comes to reviews of a product, if I see negative reviews, my first thought is well the person leaving that is probably just an idiot who didnt use it correctly but if I see positive reviews I think how do I know those arent just planted reviews by the manufacturer? This. The motives are never clear enough to make me comfortable anymore. Too many people adapted agendas and now there's hardly any sincerity. Not everyone. But definitely enough to completely taint the waters. Once a reviewer checks their own biases, I feel a lil more comfortable. Cause it shows layered thinking and attempt to not get caught up in their own shit. --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:967944889] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>Im finding it difficult to trust any reviews lol. Thats mainly a me problem because my tastes are so weird and different from other peoples when it comes to like movies, games, and food. And when it comes to reviews of a product, if I see negative reviews, my first thought is well the person leaving that is probably just an idiot who didnt use it correctly but if I see positive reviews I think how do I know those arent just planted reviews by the manufacturer? </quote>This. The motives are never clear enough to make me comfortable anymore. Too many people adapted agendas and now there's hardly any sincerity. Not everyone. But definitely enough to completely taint the waters.Once a reviewer checks their own biases, I feel a lil more comfortable. Cause it shows layered thinking and attempt to not get caught up in their own shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shadowplay 09/11/22 10:57:11 AM #13:	Really depends on the product in question. Remember how Skyward Sword was a pretty mediocre game despite getting 9s and 10s? --- I make a topic in Final Fantasy 12 to ask if Tifa! They said no Tifa. Hardness gone!-gandob <cite>Shadowplay posted [p:967945066] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Really depends on the product in question. Remember how Skyward Sword was a pretty mediocre game despite getting 9s and 10s?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
11110111011 09/11/22 10:58:26 AM #14:	Generally disagree. I'm thinking of things more like tools, but if there is a user review that you can tell has the same general tastes, workflow, or other relatable traits you can usually value their opinion much higher than a critic or company's review. <cite>11110111011 posted [p:967945082] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Generally disagree.I'm thinking of things more like tools, but if there is a user review that you can tell has the same general tastes, workflow, or other relatable traits you can usually value their opinion much higher than a critic or company's review.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CARRRNE_ASADA 09/12/22 9:56:52 AM #15:	Audience tend to score on how entertained they are vs critics based on technical aspects. Now its most audiences reviewing based on preemptive impressions fueled by hateful social media. --- SEXY SEXY! <cite>CARRRNE_ASADA posted [p:967968123] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Audience tend to score on how entertained they are vs critics based on technical aspects.Now its most audiences reviewing based on preemptive impressions fueled by hateful social media.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 09/12/22 9:58:20 AM #16:	They've always been a joke. Nowadays it seems its all about review bombing to push some political agenda, which makes them even worse <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:967968155] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>They've always been a joke. Nowadays it seems its all about review bombing to push some political agenda, which makes them even worse</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElleRagu 09/12/22 9:59:52 AM #17:	not a hot take at all lmfao who tf takes user reviews seriously for anything besides maybe product reviews --- MARTIAL ARTS LANGUAGE COMMENCES <cite>ElleRagu posted [p:967968180] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>not a hot take at all lmfaowho tf takes user reviews seriously for anything besides maybe product reviews</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ViewtifulJoe 09/12/22 10:02:45 AM #18:	It's been over for a bit now, reviews cannot be trusted anymore. Your best bet is word of mouth, someone who already has similar interests and opinions on games as you is as good as it'll get. --- Still waiting on that third threat <cite>ViewtifulJoe posted [p:967968249] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>It's been over for a bit now, reviews cannot be trusted anymore. Your best bet is word of mouth, someone who already has similar interests and opinions on games as you is as good as it'll get.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 09/12/22 10:10:26 AM #19:	Everyone's a critic. ...but most people suck at it --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:967968434] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Everyone's a critic....but most people suck at it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kan-Wan 09/12/22 10:12:50 AM #20:	Unless its for something Im trying to use then yeah, I agree I dont need a preview for art.. it kinda removes the you portion thats supposed to exist in the formulation of an opinion <cite>Kan-Wan posted [p:967968491] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Unless its for something Im trying to use then yeah, I agree I dont need a preview for art.. it kinda removes the you portion thats supposed to exist in the formulation of an opinion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FunkyCat 09/12/22 10:20:10 AM #21:	Critic views arent much better either tbh --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>FunkyCat posted [p:967968653] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Critic views arent much better either tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 09/12/22 4:01:41 PM #22:	FunkyCat posted... Critic views arent much better either tbh Depends what games. If it's what's supposed to be of the moment, they're usually helpful. But if you make a game outside it's mainstream moment and it's not part of a well established series that they can use context from, you can tell a lot of them are sucked up in the current wave and aren't really trying to let loose for a couple hours to review a game that goes against the conventional for the time. It has to be a very surface level of not serious for them to let loose and just play for fun. Most the stuff in the grey area goes over their head and they judge it like it's trying to be some masterpiece and fails. If you're just looking for games for rhe fun factor alone, most reviews don't help. --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:967976017] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>FunkyCat posted... </cite><quote>Critic views arent much better either tbh</quote>Depends what games. If it's what's supposed to be of the moment, they're usually helpful. But if you make a game outside it's mainstream moment and it's not part of a well established series that they can use context from, you can tell a lot of them are sucked up in the current wave and aren't really trying to let loose for a couple hours to review a game that goes against the conventional for the time. It has to be a very surface level of not serious for them to let loose and just play for fun. Most the stuff in the grey area goes over their head and they judge it like it's trying to be some masterpiece and fails. If you're just looking for games for rhe fun factor alone, most reviews don't help. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoneix 09/12/22 4:12:06 PM #23:	I trust them more than professional ones. But I try to read one of the higher score ones AND one of the lower score ones. If both bash some of the same things I'll trust that it is indeed a problem and not just bias speaking. Same with praise too. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>Sufferedphoneix posted [p:967976279] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>I trust them more than professional ones. But I try to read one of the higher score ones AND one of the lower score ones. If both bash some of the same things I'll trust that it is indeed a problem and not just bias speaking. Same with praise too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 09/12/22 7:22:59 PM #24:	Sufferedphoneix posted... trust them more than professional ones Why --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:967980600] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Sufferedphoneix posted... </cite><quote>trust them more than professional ones</quote>Why</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 09/12/22 9:41:02 PM #25:	CARRRNE_ASADA posted... Audience tend to score on how entertained they are vs critics based on technical aspects. Now its most audiences reviewing based on preemptive impressions fueled by hateful social media. Problem is that's not true anymore. The audience score is more often then not used to push an agenda by people who haven't even watched or played the thing in question and hate it because of the trailers and what they read. Like for rings of power, the discourse seems very positive for the show when I look for people who are actually watching it and yet the audience reviews are filled with these very short negative reviews not even talking about the show itself. Personal agendas by anti-fan have ruined audience scores. --- Release the Batgirl movie! <cite>creativerealms posted [p:967983956] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>CARRRNE_ASADA posted... </cite><quote>Audience tend to score on how entertained they are vs critics based on technical aspects.Now its most audiences reviewing based on preemptive impressions fueled by hateful social media.</quote>Problem is that's not true anymore. The audience score is more often then not used to push an agenda by people who haven't even watched or played the thing in question and hate it because of the trailers and what they read. Like for rings of power, the discourse seems very positive for the show when I look for people who are actually watching it and yet the audience reviews are filled with these very short negative reviews not even talking about the show itself.Personal agendas by anti-fan have ruined audience scores.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solo_Wing 09/12/22 9:52:43 PM #26:	Doom_Art posted... Why Here ya go https://youtu.be/ngqO9Hp19_4 --- Time to dive into the fireworks! <cite>Solo_Wing posted [p:967984246] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite><quote>Why</quote>Here ya gohttps://youtu.be/ngqO9Hp19_4</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
silverpine 09/12/22 9:54:14 PM #27:	i feel you. i generally like and agree with critics. that's just my taste. <cite>silverpine posted [p:967984295] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>i feel you. i generally like and agree with critics. that's just my taste. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 09/12/22 9:56:37 PM #28:	Solo_Wing posted... Here ya go https://youtu.be/ngqO9Hp19_4 Oh the critical drinker yeah no thanks lol --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:967984344] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Solo_Wing posted... </cite><quote>Here ya gohttps://youtu.be/ngqO9Hp19_4</quote>Oh the critical drinker yeah no thanks lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 09/12/22 9:57:56 PM #29:	Regarding user reviews: Yeah they suck tbh. Always overexaggerate things. I got duped into buying many things (outside of games too) and was underwhelmed 95% of the time. I trust Critic reviews for media. For products hell no. They shill things all the time and are liars!!! --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:967984373] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Regarding user reviews: Yeah they suck tbh. Always overexaggerate things. I got duped into buying many things (outside of games too) and was underwhelmed 95% of the time. I trust Critic reviews for media.For products hell no. They shill things all the time and are liars!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 09/12/22 10:02:57 PM #30:	Also I don't even trust my own reviews on media and products. I'll write out something that I'd disagree with a few weeks later. Just depends on my mood --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:967984492] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Also I don't even trust my own reviews on media and products. I'll write out something that I'd disagree with a few weeks later. Just depends on my mood </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gwynevere 09/12/22 10:04:55 PM #31:	Meh, "professional" critique of subjective media isn't much more meaningful --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream [She/they] <cite>Gwynevere posted [p:967984538] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Meh, "professional" critique of subjective media isn't much more meaningful </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 09/12/22 10:05:17 PM #32:	I think both critic reviews and user reviews are useful tools in making up your own mind. It's not a matter of looking at an aggregate number and deciding to buy something, it's a matter of taking the best and the worst reviews from both sources and comparing them - see what lines up, see what's wildly different. For example, I bought Plants Vs Zombies: Battle for Neighbourville after looking at the Metacritic reviews from both critics and users. Things lined up pretty well - fun, interesting character design, large PvE areas, a bevy of offline and online content, but with a capped 30fps on Switch and less content. I wouldn't have had the same experience with the Last of Us Part II, because the reaction to that game was nuclear from the first full trailer of Ellie kissing Dinah. Actually discussing that game, talking about pros and cons, was impossible for the longest time. In the end, I thought it was a high 7/10 with Ellie and Dinah's relationship being a highlight and the ending fatigue being a significant downside. But the game was either a 10/10 for being the closest that a game has gotten to cinema yet, or a 0/10 because ~~Joel dies~~ and Abbie is too buff for the amount of food she eats as revealed by an in-game meal chart and because it's a shoehorned woke pile of shit that ruins everything that was great about the first game. There was no winning that argument, and it was next to impossible to actually find a reasonable dialogue and compare positive and negative points without running into some sort of buttfuck crazy extreme. But for the most part, taking both critic and user reviews into account is a good way to inform yourself. Compare reviews, see what lines up and make your own decision. --- Rest your head - you've got two pillows to choose from in a queen-sized bed Now Playing: Paladins, Minecraft, Danganronpa <cite>MrMallard posted [p:967984546] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>I think both critic reviews and user reviews are useful tools in making up your own mind. It's not a matter of looking at an aggregate number and deciding to buy something, it's a matter of taking the best and the worst reviews from both sources and comparing them - see what lines up, see what's wildly different.For example, I bought Plants Vs Zombies: Battle for Neighbourville after looking at the Metacritic reviews from both critics and users. Things lined up pretty well - fun, interesting character design, large PvE areas, a bevy of offline and online content, but with a capped 30fps on Switch and less content.I wouldn't have had the same experience with the Last of Us Part II, because the reaction to that game was nuclear from the first full trailer of Ellie kissing Dinah. Actually discussing that game, talking about pros and cons, was impossible for the longest time. In the end, I thought it was a high 7/10 with Ellie and Dinah's relationship being a highlight and the ending fatigue being a significant downside. But the game was either a 10/10 for being the closest that a game has gotten to cinema yet, or a 0/10 because Joel dies and Abbie is too buff for the amount of food she eats as revealed by an in-game meal chart and because it's a shoehorned woke pile of shit that ruins everything that was great about the first game. There was no winning that argument, and it was next to impossible to actually find a reasonable dialogue and compare positive and negative points without running into some sort of buttfuck crazy extreme.But for the most part, taking both critic and user reviews into account is a good way to inform yourself. Compare reviews, see what lines up and make your own decision.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kitt 09/12/22 10:05:35 PM #33:	That's not a hot take, that's a fact of life. At least professional critics have to spend a considerable amount of time with the thing they're reviewing. --- I'm a little teapot blowing off steam. https://m.imgur.com/pmc9XsI https://m.imgur.com/hfzvdPe <cite>Kitt posted [p:967984562] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>That's not a hot take, that's a fact of life.At least professional critics have to spend a considerable amount of time with the thing they're reviewing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a 09/12/22 10:05:37 PM #34:	Nah, in general if there's a large disparity between scores, the higher score is usually more reasonable. High Critic, Low User? Majority of the time there's some dumb reason that the user reviewers hated it. Low Critic, High User? Majority of the time the critics are just up their own ass. But word of mouth > all. I try keeping tabs on the general vibe I hear people talking about certain media and it's almost never let me down. --- Lusa Cfaad Taydr <cite>Kim_Seong-a posted [p:967984565] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Nah, in general if there's a large disparity between scores, the higher score is usually more reasonable.High Critic, Low User? Majority of the time there's some dumb reason that the user reviewers hated it.Low Critic, High User? Majority of the time the critics are just up their own ass.But word of mouth > all. I try keeping tabs on the general vibe I hear people talking about certain media and it's almost never let me down.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 09/12/22 10:13:37 PM #35:	Kitt posted... That's not a hot take, that's a fact of life. At least professional critics have to spend a considerable amount of time with the thing they're reviewing. Yeah people always say "critics have an agenda" but it's like okay yeah and I'm supposed to assume joe blow over there leaving 1s and 10s is some paragon of impartiality --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:967984761] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Kitt posted... </cite><quote>That's not a hot take, that's a fact of life.At least professional critics have to spend a considerable amount of time with the thing they're reviewing.</quote>Yeah people always say "critics have an agenda" but it's like okay yeah and I'm supposed to assume joe blow over there leaving 1s and 10s is some paragon of impartiality </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DezDroppedFreak 09/12/22 10:18:21 PM #36:	Any 1/10 or 10/10 are immediately discarded --- I feel like Ratatouille when I'm whipping that cheddar RIP Brockhampton <cite>DezDroppedFreak posted [p:967984909] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Any 1/10 or 10/10 are immediately discarded </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Damn_Underscore 09/12/22 10:20:08 PM #38:	The obsession with scores is the main problem with reviews in general, especially professional reviews. --- She left me roses by the stairs. Surprises let me know she cares. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:967984943] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>The obsession with scores is the main problem with reviews in general, especially professional reviews.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 09/12/22 10:21:01 PM #39:	I will never understand letting someone else dictate your decisions. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:967984961] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>I will never understand letting someone else dictate your decisions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dioxxys 09/12/22 10:23:10 PM #40:	I trust user reviews more. At least for video games. Every triple A game that ever comes out by a big publisher has a minimum of an 83 on metacritic. Steam user reviews are usually pretty accurate if you know the proper threshold, some steam user reviews can tend to be also rather generous. I usually don't touch a game unless it has at least an 87% positive rating with the minimum of 1,000 user reviews. Alternatively, I can't trust user reviews for Anime because anime fans let their morals alter the scores far too often and give anime they consider "trashy" low scores. <cite>dioxxys posted [p:967985017] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>I trust user reviews more. At least for video games. Every triple A game that ever comes out by a big publisher has a minimum of an 83 on metacritic. Steam user reviews are usually pretty accurate if you know the proper threshold, some steam user reviews can tend to be also rather generous. I usually don't touch a game unless it has at least an 87% positive rating with the minimum of 1,000 user reviews.Alternatively, I can't trust user reviews for Anime because anime fans let their morals alter the scores far too often and give anime they consider "trashy" low scores.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 09/12/22 10:24:07 PM #41:	That's not a hot take. User reviews tend to be driven by extreme opinions. It's either a perfect 10 or a 0-3, neither of which are accurate for the vast majority of movies or games. Almost nothing is a perfect 10, and almost nothing is broken enough to score below a 5, but here we are. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:967985040] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>That's not a hot take. User reviews tend to be driven by extreme opinions. It's either a perfect 10 or a 0-3, neither of which are accurate for the vast majority of movies or games. Almost nothing is a perfect 10, and almost nothing is broken enough to score below a 5, but here we are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dioxxys 09/12/22 10:33:18 PM #42:	VeggetaX posted... I will never understand letting someone else dictate your decisions. Uhhhh...... Because there's only so much free time in the world to consume media and reviews help cut out the crap and reduce the amount of time wasted on poor entertainment? <cite>dioxxys posted [p:967985260] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>VeggetaX posted... </cite><quote>I will never understand letting someone else dictate your decisions.</quote>Uhhhh...... Because there's only so much free time in the world to consume media and reviews help cut out the crap and reduce the amount of time wasted on poor entertainment?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kitt 09/12/22 10:34:45 PM #43:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] lol accurate --- I'm a little teapot blowing off steam. https://m.imgur.com/pmc9XsI https://m.imgur.com/hfzvdPe <cite>Kitt posted [p:967985285] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> lol accurate</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 09/12/22 10:38:53 PM #44:	dioxxys posted... Uhhhh...... Because there's only so much free time in the world to consume media and reviews help cut out the crap and reduce the amount of time wasted on poor entertainment? Yes if enough people tell me something is bad then I'll follow along like a good boy. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:967985352] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>dioxxys posted... </cite><quote>Uhhhh...... Because there's only so much free time in the world to consume media and reviews help cut out the crap and reduce the amount of time wasted on poor entertainment?</quote>Yes if enough people tell me something is bad then I'll follow along like a good boy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TetsuoS2 09/12/22 10:51:40 PM #45:	Nacen posted... Not even remotely hot but ok. --- Lurker by trade just an idiot passing through <cite>TetsuoS2 posted [p:967985629] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Nacen posted... </cite><quote>Not even remotely hot but ok.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dioxxys 09/12/22 10:51:42 PM #46:	VeggetaX posted... Yes if enough people tell me something is bad then I'll follow along like a good boy. You can't tell me it doesn't make sense to optimize your free time... I mean if you want to watch a show nobody's stopping anybody from watching stuff but generally reviews are used as a guideline in order to reduce time wasted I mean.... What are you going to do otherwise, watch everything that has ever been made? No thanks <cite>dioxxys posted [p:967985632] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>VeggetaX posted... </cite><quote>Yes if enough people tell me something is bad then I'll follow along like a good boy.</quote>You can't tell me it doesn't make sense to optimize your free time...I mean if you want to watch a show nobody's stopping anybody from watching stuff but generally reviews are used as a guideline in order to reduce time wastedI mean.... What are you going to do otherwise, watch everything that has ever been made?No thanks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 09/12/22 10:55:27 PM #47:	dioxxys posted... You can't tell me it doesn't make sense to optimize your free time... I mean if you want to watch a show nobody's stopping anybody from watching stuff but generally reviews are used as a guideline in order to reduce time wasted I mean.... What are you going to do otherwise, watch everything that has ever been made? No thanks Using as a base guideline is fine. Using it to dictate your decisions, what you should or should not like is not fine. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:967985705] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>dioxxys posted... </cite><quote>You can't tell me it doesn't make sense to optimize your free time...I mean if you want to watch a show nobody's stopping anybody from watching stuff but generally reviews are used as a guideline in order to reduce time wastedI mean.... What are you going to do otherwise, watch everything that has ever been made?No thanks</quote>Using as a base guideline is fine. Using it to dictate your decisions, what you should or should not like is not fine.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoneix 09/13/22 12:44:09 PM #48:	Doom_Art posted... Why More likely to be paid off. Even saw a negative review for a game where the guy literally starts off saying he's not a fan of the genre in general. Made it seem like this game was gonna be his exception. Nope still bashed it --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>Sufferedphoneix posted [p:967999835] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite><quote>Why</quote>More likely to be paid off.Even saw a negative review for a game where the guy literally starts off saying he's not a fan of the genre in general. Made it seem like this game was gonna be his exception. Nope still bashed it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 09/13/22 12:52:05 PM #49:	You still have to be careful of "user" reviews. Like it's well known that people prop up shitty Madden games every year in order to continue their relationships with EA Just take all reviews with a grain of salt. Review things for yourself --- She left me roses by the stairs. Surprises let me know she cares. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:968000072] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>You still have to be careful of "user" reviews. Like it's well known that people prop up shitty Madden games every year in order to continue their relationships with EAJust take all reviews with a grain of salt. Review things for yourself</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoneix 09/13/22 12:55:13 PM #50:	Damn_Underscore posted... You still have to be careful of "user" reviews. Like it's well known that people prop up shitty Madden games every year in order to continue their relationships with EA Just take all reviews with a grain of salt. Review things for yourself Yeah why I said I try to read a high rated review and a low rated review. Rarely do I use reviews though. Only when I'm really on the fence about a game --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>Sufferedphoneix posted [p:968000173] in Hot take: ... [t:80161114]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite><quote>You still have to be careful of "user" reviews. Like it's well known that people prop up shitty Madden games every year in order to continue their relationships with EAJust take all reviews with a grain of salt. Review things for yourself</quote>Yeah why I said I try to read a high rated review and a low rated review. Rarely do I use reviews though. Only when I'm really on the fence about a game</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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