Not everything needs a term. This event can easily be summarized with "people are posting positive reviews following the studio closure".
I just cannot comprehend Tango's closure.
I can wrap my head around Arkane Austin, their last game was a disaster but Tango's last game was a critical smash, won awards, made the money they wanted, everyone viewed it positively, it drove players to Game Pass and they were already in the process of pitching a sequel.
It's like Sony closing Insomniac.
I can wrap my head around Arkane Austin, their last game was a disaster but Tango's last game was a critical smash, won awards, made the money they wanted, everyone viewed it positively, it drove players to Game Pass and they were already in the process of pitching a sequel.
It's like Sony closing Insomniac.
I don't know what good this is gonna do, folks. The studio is already gone - you can't un-close a studio and un-fire all of its staff.
But I appreciate the sentiment, I guess. :(
But I appreciate the sentiment, I guess. :(
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people in the HD2 review bombing thread called the 45 negative reviews on God of War a review bombing campaign against Sony.
he knew It wasn't huge when he posted it. The OP didn't include the followup
View: https://x.com/matpiscatella/status/1788785219555991616?s=61&t=TpdmZCHoaXyI2omhxqW9Ow
So Ally McCoist went to the same PR & Statics evening class Ars Technica's Kyle Orland attended? Who knew!
Shouldn't it be a review boosting.
If the game is good enough to sustain this score on its own, which seems to be the case, I'm not too bothered by it. But all the high praise leading to new sales is only helping Microsoft, not the closed studio. It most certainly won't change the people in charge's minds about the direction they wanna take Xbox.
If the game is good enough to sustain this score on its own, which seems to be the case, I'm not too bothered by it. But all the high praise leading to new sales is only helping Microsoft, not the closed studio. It most certainly won't change the people in charge's minds about the direction they wanna take Xbox.
Review bombing generally has a negative connotation, but it also implies that users are expecting/requesting some kind of change. None of that applies here.
I'm pretty sure the game didn't change in any way.
EDIT:
Bit of a nothing burger this.
lol, looking at the whole picture, this is nothing.
The part about expecting change is a fair point. I think it kind of applies gere since I assume the reviewers are trying to send a message to Microsoft, but it is a bit of a stretch.
It's a really good game and deserves the accolades/critical acclaim its received. I think this is one of MS's worst moves
My whole household fell in love with that game and my brother/his kids loved it at their home too.
My whole household fell in love with that game and my brother/his kids loved it at their home too.
What's not to trust? Are they not being sincere?
Even if there were 20,000 recent reviews, I really don't see the issue here.
Really getting into the weeds here over definitions when everybody understood what was happening based on the title.
While it's a nice thought, it kind of shows why they were shuttered unfortunately. Very clearly not a massive seller despite the undeniable quality and love put into it.
Bit of a nothing burger this.
It's so frustrating because it absolutely deserved MASSIVE numbers, and I loved Tango.
It's actually a really nice sentiment and the bump is obviously directed at thanking Tango and yelling at Microsoft, cant we just have something nice without everyone trying to argue semantics
I'm just not in favor of review bombing or review boosting of products because of circumstances that have nothing to do with the product itself.
OP pointed out it is review bombing, well, actually the term would be review boosting, and i'm not a fan of it.
If more people now buy the game, enjoy it and give it a good review fine, but that wouldn't be review bombing or review boosting.
I edited my review to say that people should find some way to play the game without giving microsoft money/giving them as little as possible -- steam family share, existing gamepass sub, second hand (in the case of ghostwire), cheap aftermarket cd key etc.
Don't really see the point in rewarding the fuckers who murdered the studio.
Don't really see the point in rewarding the fuckers who murdered the studio.
Bit of a nothing burger this.
LOL. Even before seeing this post, things didn't line up in the OP. It was overwhelmingly positive overall and the recent influx of reviews is just very positive. That's more like a downgrade rating. If it maintains overwhelmingly positive for the recent reviews, that would be more impressive.
That doesn't make any sense. Why do you think the reviews are positive? Do you mean these people actually dislike the game but are for some reason unhappy with the studio closure... so they post a positive review instead?
The only thing this means is it's people who are happy with the game and haven't posted a review for one reason or another, until now. This closure simply triggered a reaction and got them to post a review for a game they like, and at the same time they can show solidarity with the studio. I don't understand what there is to distrust or dislike.
I bought HFR last week on PSN, and I've been waiting to jump in after I get through Avatar and the Dead Island 2 DLC, but fuck it, I'm going to jump in this weekend. I need to see what we lost.
That is why i corrected my post even before you quoted me.
I don't see any review bombing like stated in the OP, it is nothing.
TBH It'd be really funny if Hi-Fi Rush's rating went high enough that nothing else Xbox puts out could reach it.