This is IGN we are talking about, i never trust scores from them ever since it was revealed they get paid for reviews. I have been seeing 6 to 7's but it is the short game time that puts me off

@Stefd75

I feel like too many times, stuff is just assumed and is repeated ad nauseam until it becomes gospel so let me ask you this :

Can I have any source, just ONE, of IGN taking money for good reviews?
Just one. And then we're gonna analyze together just how credible that source is.

see my comment above, I answered this

For Magekyou

I found a source for you, however it is up to you if you believe them or not but having known someone who used to work for IGN UK I do believe it.

https://www.zeldadungeon.ne...

“Throughout the course of the story there’s nothing really approaching character development for anybody, no decisions are made, and of the handful of allies you meet only the returning Doctor Kvasir stands out as remotely memorable, thanks in large part to his creepy demeanor and really gross sidekick.”

“With all of these great abilities and upgrades comes some cumbersome management. First of all, there’s just an absurd number of different currencies and resources to collect.”

“The problem is there’s not much spontaneity or life to it, at least next to what you’d see in a Fallout or Far Cry. Sure, you’ll come across groups of enemies fighting each other (which is fun to watch) and every so often some cars will zip by on the roads, and you’ll occasionally stumble upon a wizard in a flying house selling cheats, but I’ve seen very little by way of interesting random encounters or wildlife. ”

“Combined with a steady stream of great weapons, abilities, and upgrades, its firefights are constantly reinvigorated even as mission objectives become repetitive.”

Lucy O'Brien isn't IGN, she's one reviewer.

@noctis:

so... characters that aren't memorable, cumbersome upgrade/skill tree, mechanics that are done better in other games, and repetitive mission objectives... 8/10...

He, Mandalore Gaming, and ACG are my go-tos for reviewers. All their tastes seem to align with mine.

I was about to bring up Gman's review where he mentioned 16 hours but you beat me to it 😁

Something tells me majority of that money went into advertising. I'm surprised the developers are still being kept around. Halo deserves to be in more competent hands. A flagship title should never release in such an abominable state. Xbox gamers deserve better.