I think they make a valid point that there’s a difference between critique and criticism.

$70 is a lot to spend on a game for most people, so people want to feel they got their money’s worth, but you have to admit that the internet does have a bad habit of turning everything into hyperbole.

Still, a company with a multiple million dollar budget should be able to produce something truly amazing, especially when there’s indie devs and publishers that make truly memorable gems for what’s a comparatively shoestring budget.

If the big companies want to have more critiques and less criticism, perhaps they should start listening to players instead of producers.