Maybe it's different dunno, but there is nothing wrong with reviews nowadays imo. Look at Sonic games, getting loads of 4's and 6's.
Reason? It's a Sonic game, people are interested in the franchise, despite the game being quiet poor. Review sites will not review some random 4-5 game if it's not something popular like Sonic. Sites wants as many clicks as possible, crappy random games don't add to that.
That's why you mostly see 7's and up with a few exceptions as that is what the majority is interested in, it's pointless to review some niche 5.5 game as in the end it is waste of money for a review site as it doesn't get enough hits as what they could have done instead.
Add to the fact that there are lots of more games = more good games too, reviewing good games or popular games is the way to go for a review site.
Why do you think Nintendo coverage is relatively dead? Not getting enough clicks. It's always about CoD or UFC on the main page, when it was E3 I saw like one Nintendo game on the main page and that was Zelda ofc..
It's sad but it's the truth. The majority of people have voted with their money (massive FPS inflation is due to people buying them) and they vote with what they click on websites. The majority of people and money rules the world, our beloved under-appreciated niche titles aren't getting any love :(
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