I'm stating a fact. This shit needs to stop. And all the people willing to buy into this shit anyway are directly contributing to the fact devs/pubs know they don't have to live up to any standard. They can just deliver shit in a box and gamers will grin ear-to-ear and take it, because "GEOMETRY" and "CROWDS" in a repetitive open world grindbox. I mean, that's the line for people.
Nobody is blowing up. The reality is this shit needs to stop. These people are buying the games in large number, and allowing devs/pubs to just believe anything goes with performance which directly impacts have good a game is and how well the gameplay works, on top of how it looks.
The problem is that the major press sites will still give this game good scores and will brush aside the technical shortcomings the game has. I know, cause I was deceived when AC1 released. They mentioned it had a few problematic areas here and there, but nothing major, especially given the scope and whatnot. I insert the disk, start playing and the fucking game crashed on the first loading screen. Then,when I got to play it in jerusalem, it was a fucking choppy mess. Most sites, while mentioning there are problems, usually make them seem insignificant. The average joe might not frequent NeoGaf of other gaming forums but will certainly read the reviews, see glowing 8s and 9s and decide, it's good enough. The media doesn't care for performance, especially if it's a big game. They will brush it under the rug, assuming the average joe doesn't care. I think he does, they simply mislead people into thinking it's not a huge deal. AC3 was horrific and still got great scores.
The best reviewer is definitely yourself, thing is, there are no demos to try the game. You have to rely on your peers or a few select reviewers in which you trust. But most just get swept away in the hype and exclusive coverage deals and sugar coat the sad truth that some games run real, real bad. I might eat crow if this game gets shitty reviews, but that would be the first time I would gladly eat it. It would be a sign that someone cares about minimum performance standards.