Game On: Metacritic change hinders consumer reviews

In late June, I penned the article “The Last of Us Part II highlights Metacritic issues,” and it seems they agree. A Metacritic official announced that the review aggregator will henceforth delay the ability to submit user reviews for newly released video games for the first 36 hours.

The Problem With Metacritic User Reviews - KeenGamer

Grimshade - Metacritic

Adding Metacritic Scores Is Bad News For Everyone

No Spoilers]This is how AC Odyssey's Metacritic score stacks up against the 5 previous (main) games! : r/assassinscreed

Why are most positive reviews telling you not to buy the game? : r/KerbalSpaceProgram

Metacritic user ratings for Elder Scrolls and Fallout games since Morrowind : r/ElderScrolls

I Hate Running Backwards - Metacritic

Slowly but surely getting rid of the review bombed posts : r/FinalFantasy

Are We Seeing The Death Of Metacritic's Iron Grip On Gaming?

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield - Metacritic

Metacritic user review. I actually believe it's a Yoko Taro's : r/nier

Metroid Prime Remastered is already in the top 50 best rated games of all time in Metacritic. : r/Metroid

Metacritic locking user reviews until 36 hours after a game's launch – Destructoid

This is why I have given up on believing Metacritic critic reviews. I can't wait to play this on Gamepass! : r/XboxGamePass