@amar1234 She gave GTA a 9, if she says the the way women are portrayed leaves something to be desired thats a fair concern, no matter who the reviewer is and she isn't the only one who said that about that game either. If you're saying that portrayal of women is something that should just be ignored in games you're being the stereotypical ignorant guy that gamers are portrayed as. Misogyny in games is real and if she sees it as something worth mentioning then good for her, she didn't take away from the score and still recommended the game across the board.

There are many games where the reviewer score and the popular opinion are different, that doesn't mean the reviewer is wrong. Also this game has a more 7s, 8s, 9s and 10s than it does any other score, but there are a number of 1's through 6's that bring down the average. There are many people who like it and some who don't which is fair for any game. Also I'd also suggest that a significant factor in this is the ambiguity that the game presents before playing it. Through trailers and that you cant really learn much so a lot of people (including myself) went in not knowing what to expect so they may have not liked it as much as if they had known what they were going into. Not to mention that many other reviewers including many straight males also gave it a good score. If you're going to suggest that because of her gender Ms. Petit should review certain types of games you're being the ignorant sexist mouth breather gamer that the mainstream media presents us all as.

@Jacanuk @jderin Theres no absolute definition of what counts as a game. And this has a much of a right to be called one as anything else. Any single player experience is there to present a story, and gone home does an incredible job of doing that. It's different, but its great and deserves a 9.5.

@Satori78 The story of this game is great, atmosphere is incredible gameplay suits the type of game and works well themes are cool and the delivery of the story is (imo) flawless. Being objective about any of these things other than graphics is impossible as they're all subjective ideas. This game deserves a 9.5, whether Bioshock does or not.

@amar1234 It doesn't matter how many lesbian gamers come here and how many of us are 12-25 year old males, gone home is a good game maybe not for everyone and maybe not the standard formula for a GOTY candidate but it is still a great experience. I don't know much of Ms. Petit or her alleged bias but having played gone home I would gladly give it a 10 out of 10. It does something different and it does it very well, with a solid story and great characters its something that I (even being a 20 year old straight male) was able to relate to and appreciate. By giving this game a good score no one is being alienated except for maybe a couple of homophobes but I highly doubt anyone is particularly missing their input. This game is great and if you haven't played it you should, you may not love it but it is very good.