Metacritic has become a very important tool in the news industry in recent years for a specific reason: it allows us to take a quick and cursory look at a game’s release in terms of the ratings it received from the from critics and audiences. . something like youA database with which you can get a first idea of the quality of a game.
However, Metacritic has a serious problem: review bombing; although it is true that officials announced new measures because of what happened with Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores. Then I explain the whole movement, yes, but not before remembering that you can find spoilers on one of the scenes at the end of the DLC (and I recommend you play it because people are freaking out).
First things first: what is review bombing?
- It is a phenomenon that occurs around certain games in the Metacritic portal
- It is made up of the public begins to lower the average rating of a game by unjustifiably putting zeros
- This usually happens in cases where the community feels they have not been treated well by the company; although this also occurs in situations that they promote hatred towards certain groups, as happened with the Horizon Forbidden West DLC
What was Metacritic’s response?
- The game’s current score is around 4 on the Metacritic portal.
- The fact is that the portal commented on the companions of Eurogamer who are aware of the situation and disrespectful comments that have arisen around the DLC
- Metacritic added that they are working on new tools moderation to avoid so many cases of bombings for this type of reason
- However, It is unclear when these measures will begin to work.
Why did homophobia arise around the DLC for Horizon Forbidden West?
This is where spoilers come in.: One of the final scenes in the Horizon Forbidden West DLC shows how Aloy begins to have a romantic interest and gets along with one of the characters who appear in the expansion. In the following article, I explain what it was about:
What do you think of everything that happened around Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores? I read you in the comments.