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[–] Cyber_Toon 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Whether or not a game is "The worst game ever" is subjective. To him, it could be the worst game ever. Being "The worst game ever" or "the best game ever" is completely subjective, and is an opinion. It is the same as listing it on your personal top 10 list. Top 10 lists are always subjective, bottom 10 lists are always subjective. "the worst game ever" is always subjective. To him, it could be the worst game ever. To him, the story could be horrible. To him, the game-play could be horrible. It could very well be the worst game ever to him. It could be right at the bottom of the top 10 worst games to him. There is nothing to be objective about in a review, a review is your opinion, and what you personally (subjectively) have to say about it.

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[–] SkepticalMartian 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

No, it's particularly quantitative based on popular opinion. A game that is generally well received by the majority can't be "the worst game ever".

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[–] Cyber_Toon 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

You can't say it is not the worst game ever to him, because you obviously can't go into his head and see what he thinks as he plays it. Popular opinion in the 1920s was that great gadsby wasn't a very great book, and it didn't sell well, and popular opinion today, and after WWII is that it is a classic. Were people of the 1920s wrong? No. Were people of today wrong? No. An opinion can't be "wrong". His opinion that it is "the worst game ever" can't be "Wrong". It doesn't matter what popular opinion is, to him that could be the worst game he has ever played, He could have enjoyed it less than any other game he ever played, so to him, it could be the worst game ever.

Someone could put Atari E.T. on the top of their top 10 games list, if they really loved that game. Would anyone? Probably not. But if they genuinely enjoyed that game that much, they could. And to them, that would be the best game ever. And that wouldn't be wrong, just like I wouldn't be wrong for saying that game isn't that good at all. Just like some other person wouldn't be wrong for saying Atari E.T. was the worst game ever. It is completely and totally subjective, just like reviews are.

Critics often see movies before they are released, and post their reviews before anyone else saw the movies. If the critics hate it, then most people love it, or inverse, which both happen often, then are the critics wrong, because the majority didn't think that? No. Are the majority of people wrong? No. Both are perfectly valid opinions. A review is basically stating your opinion of something. Can an opinion be objective? No. So can a review be objective? No.