10 Video Games That Fans And Critics Will Never Agree On
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
Metacritic Score: 98
User Score: 7.9
Why The Difference?
Sometimes, gamer backlash doesn’t come right after something is released. A little more time with a title can reveal flaws that may have not been apparent during the initial impressions stage, which is why some critics have taken to revising their reviews a few months down the line.
Enter Grand Theft Auto IV. The initial reviews of this game painted it as not just the best Grand Theft Auto game ever, but in some cases the greatest game ever made. What gamers found, though, is that a little more time with the highly touted title revealed a disturbing lack of content in comparison to San Andreas.
The debate rages on to this day regarding GTA IV’s place in the franchise hierarchy, but it’s clear that the hype of this came cast a hyperbole spell on its most adamant early critics.