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It's like the Helldivers 2 incident, but for a single-player game, there's no excuse.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate the "review bombing" term.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s been diluted by improper use, not unlike “trolling” or “incel.”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s a set of criteria. Reviews are organized from outside the review site, are negative, and generally come from people without any real interest in the piece of media.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Thats what I thought. Essentially brigading right? Having a universally panned 'feature' in a game and receiving negative reviews should not have the negative connotation that review bombing brings

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

exactly. Their complaints are actually relevant to the game, not some unrelated ideology