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Unfortunately this is on par with "what is the meaning of life?"
Dozens of reasons I'm sure, but for me I've just noticed people in general have become much more cynical combined with needing instant perfect satisfaction.
A game cannot be simply "okay" anymore. It's either masterpiece or garbage. If a game can't beat RDR2 then it's immediately worthless.
One I keep getting downvoted to hell here about is Starfield. Constantly downvoted because I had the gall to say it's an okay game, that it's perfectly fine, that it runs okay, and I had fun playing it. I never said it was a great game, never said it was without flaws, but just the fact that I didn't throw it in the trash made commenters come out of the wordwork and rip my comments to shreds.
I don't know where this came from. Gamers have always been negative, but the last 5-10 years it's just gotten so much worse. Frankly I'm surprised developers have any passion for it at all anymore. They release a project they spent 5 years on, put their time, effort, and energy into, and there's about a 1% chance that people will like it and a 99% chance that they're going to be doxxed.
In the end, I've stopped watching reviews. I've stopped listening to the internet for what they like. I choose my own way. I buy games that look fun and play them, and you know what? It's been a blast.