"Reviewing a game should be a simple process and usually, it is. But in the last few years, staggered releases and buggy, unifinished messes are complicating matters. The last few months have seen a few high-profile disasters culminating in Battlefield V and Fallout 76's notably poor launches."
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Nice piece, it's about time AAA publishers get named and shamed for flogging half-baked goods. You would think Bethesda would have learnt from EA!
Amazing article buddy. I have declined to review Fallout 76 until it's fixed, it's just a negative process for everyone concerned when the consensus is already present. Given the mess ESO was in on release, I didn't think Bethesda would make the same mistake twice
"However, many reviewers had publicly stated they would do Bethesda or their own sanity a favour and wait for the nigh-on 50GB patch to emerge."
And thus not doing consumers any favors at all. Reviewers have a responsibility, imo, to tell the truth. So when should the review be done? The moment Bethesda or some other company tries to make consumers pay $60 for their game. Not at some point down the road under the assumption that it will hopefully get better.
A week before the game is released, and leave the review open for adjustments so the company can release future patches to fix whatever may have been wrong at launch
TBH, I think the game should be reviewed ASAP. These clowns keep pumping out inferior games and then get upset when the reviews reflect the shoddy workmanship?
Imo, if a game requires a 50GB patch within the first week of Launch, it shouldn't have been released, period.