The thing of it is, Steam reviews are entirely subjective. They don’t ask if the game is good or worth playing, they ask if you’d recommend it to others. And whether or not you recommend a game can depend on things other than the way the game plays. I changed my recommendation on Borderlands 2 because I don’t recommend anyone gives a single cent to Gearbox for any reason.
Reminder review bombing is just the way corporate media describes legitimate consumer complaints
The thing of it is, Steam reviews are entirely subjective. They don’t ask if the game is good or worth playing, they ask if you’d recommend it to others. And whether or not you recommend a game can depend on things other than the way the game plays. I changed my recommendation on Borderlands 2 because I don’t recommend anyone gives a single cent to Gearbox for any reason.
“I cannot recommend Borderlands 2 despite it being a great game, because by giving it a ‘not recommended’ I can make Randy Pitchford cry.”