Hi-Fi Rush gets reverse review bombed after Microsoft shutters Tango Gameworks

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/hi-fi-rush-gets-reverse-review-bombed-after-microsoft-shutters-tango-gameworks-2712342/

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MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz · 173 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Microsoft furiously writing down the lesson: shut.... studios down.... to.. boost... reviews. Got it! Thanks!

nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 29 pts · 2y

Now do the Windows division!

Fedizen@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

Microsoft looking back and forth between the "lay off bethesda button" and starfield

slock@lemmy.world · 72 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The massive influx of new ratings could also simply be linked to the fact that the game is included in this month's humble choice, adding a ton of new players

crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz · 13 pts · 2y

Literally the reason I downloaded and played the game yesterday.

Really loving it, makes my 400 hours in osu somewhat worth it.

Also run's beautifully on linux.

MHLoppy@fedia.io · 62 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I'm not sure it qualifies as "reverse review bombing" if the recent review +/- percentage matches the all-time percentage. There's just more reviews because of the shutdown, the ratio of positive vs negative hasn't meaningfully changed (97% positive overall, 97% positive recently).

Mkengine@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Does review bombing have to be negative? For me it was always a big pile of reviews in a short time, like dropping a bomb, but without inherent rating.

MHLoppy@fedia.io · 2 pts · 2y

It's normally negative, yeah, hence the "reverse review bombing" implying that they're positive reviews.

Subverb@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y

Thor at Pirate Software played it and really liked it, probably part of that.

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Cool.

Now do Ghostwire. Because that one was also fun.

EvilLootbox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I played through it on xbox gamepass, game was pretty great, I'll go give it 5 stars on there

Mikufan@ani.social · -3 pts · 2y (10 replies)

Thats just idiotic.

Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It can directly affect how many people will buy the game in the future on PC. Might not be a huge number, and maybe it look like kids throwing a tantrum, but as long as it takes out any ammount of money from MS pocket Im all for it.

Edit: nevermind, its positive reviews, I did not pay attention.

Mikufan@ani.social · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)
  1. Its not EA.

  2. They make positive reviews.

Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Sure, edited it.

rdri@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 2y (6 replies)

A control lever like this can never be idiotic.

Mikufan@ani.social · 2 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Leaving positiv reviews after Microsoft bought and destroyed the studio does exactly nothing.

rdri@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Wrong, it helps raise awareness at the very least.

Mikufan@ani.social · 0 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Nope.

And009@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 2y

Aren't we talking about it? I'd never heard of this game before

rdri@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I found quite a few articles on various sites about the matter. More articles mean more raised awareness.

rdri@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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