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Ori developer Moon Studios head warns it may have to shut down following review bombing [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ugh, this discussion happens every time this topic comes up. There's nothing about the phrase "review bombing" that implies the reviews are somehow illegitimate. It just means a large number of negative reviews in a short time.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, it does imply that

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_bomb

Specifically malicious intent

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

While it mentions malice in the first few words, I would argue many of their examples are not malicious, including the one given about the first known use of the phrase:

One of the first appearances of the term "review bomb" was in a 2008 Ars Technica article by Ben Kuchera describing the effect in regards to Spore, in which users left negative reviews on Amazon citing the game's perceived lackluster gameplay and digital rights management system.

based on this article I'd say it has more to do with the organized nature of reviews. It even says:

Review bombing is a similar practice to vote brigading.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would argue the first use was malicious and that it spawned even worse instances after. It is a known favorite tool of gamergaters and right wingers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Giving a game bad reviews because of "lackluster gameplay" and DRM is malicious?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With the intent of tanking review scores so the game does not sell as well is, yes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What other purpose for reviews is there than signaling to others whether or not they should buy the game?

Do you think the negative reviews for No Rest For The Wicked don't have the intention of making it not sell as well? And if not, why do you think players leave them?