I’ve noticed that more and more people online are complaining about recent video games (and movies, TV series, etc.), and honestly, I understand: there are sometimes real problems worth highlighting. But most of the time, the “critique” isn’t about meaningful flaws; it’s just pure negativity for its own sake.
Here’s the problem: negative reviews are perfectly fine if they are constructive. That means you explain what bothers you, why it bothers you, and perhaps even suggest how it could be improved. If you don’t do that, you’re either not thinking things through or you don’t care enough to defend your remark.
And don’t even get me started on people who publish negative reviews on the day the game releases. You played for an hour, great, or perhaps you rush and post pure rage content right after finishing it. That’s not a critique—it’s bad faith. It doesn’t help anyone, the developers as well as the players.
I also feel that since Covid, people have become much more bitter toward entertainment in general. When something new comes out, some people love it, some hate it, and then you have that group that spews venom with little real depth to their argument.
And let’s be real here: a lot of you are hypocrites. You complain about prices (due to inflation, let’s not forget), you blame publishers, you say games aren’t worth their price… but when a new title drops, you’re among the first to rush out and buy it; often at exactly the same price you were complaining about.
Moreover, anything along the lines of “if a YouTuber says something good about a game, it must be paid” is exhausting. Of course, it’s sometimes sponsored content. But not always. Sometimes a creator genuinely enjoys a game, even with its flaws. Take Zeltik, for example: he enjoyed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but still found it disappointing in certain parts.
In the end, video games are not dead, and they won’t die. People were saying the same thing years ago, and here we are. Games are made by passionate individuals who want to share their creativity with the world, but, yes, also to earn a living and support their families. That doesn’t make them bad.
If we keep going down this path where every release is bombarded by superficial hate, what happens? Culture suffers. And when culture disappears, joy does too.
Do you agree with me? Disagree? Both? Let’s discuss it.
