10 Biggest Recent Fan Critic Divides In Video Games

10. High On Life

High On Life was the first major release from Squanch Games, the studio co-founded by Rick And Morty co-creator Justin Roiland (although the less said about him for now, the better). Rick And Morty fans were understandably very hyped. Critics, however, slightly less so.

While praising the story and voice acting, reviewers chaffed at Roland's sense of humor which is, well, not for everyone. They also came away unimpressed with what they considered to be dated gameplay mechanics, likening the sandbox-ish adventure-shooter to a weak imitation of Metroid Prime, settling it at a tepid 69 on Metacritic.

However, this is one of those rare cases where you can argue that a piece of media was made for fans, not critics, and it wouldn't just be an excuse for mediocrity.

While its only racks up a 7.5 user score on Metacritic, most of those reviews are 9s and 10s, brought down by a handful of bombs.

Ultimately, fans appreciated that the game had simple, dated mechanics because that made it easily accessible and familiar. They came for the jokes and the voices, and the rest was just a fun and relaxing way to unwind. When you look at it that way, "dated" doesn't sound so damning.