Spaghetti wrote: Maybe I'm cynical about games journos, but part of me thinks some will shit on the game regardless. Doesn't matter what PR moves are pulled, or how good the game actually may be, it'll be a matter of ego, a morbid desire to slaughter a "sacred cow", and to say "I told you so".
Some of those people are genuinely m-i-s-e-r-a-b-l-e.
I don't think your cynical at all, sadly this definitely does happen. It's happened before with games I enjoyed (ZombiU is one example of a 9/10 game for me that got pooed on) and hell it happened with the original Shenmue.
Don't get me wrong, everyone has different opinions and tastes, but I do think a lot of gaming journalists have an agenda... bad reviews of loved franchises with hardcore fans also ensures they gain a lot of attention in the comments and generate clicks...
Because of what Shenmue 3 means to many gamers and because it was crowdfunded, some parts of the media have their knives out ready.