A former IGN writer claims he and other writers weren't allowed to write negative comic book reviews for the site.
Bounding Into Comics recently reported that former IGN writer Tres Dean alleged that the popular gaming website had restrictions on negative reviews for comics. According to his Tweet, the comic book reviewers weren’t “really allowed to give bad reviews,” during his tenure at the website. Dean made the comments after social media users noted that IGN’s recent Hogwarts Legacy review was at odds with the score.
Dean did point out that he wasn’t on the video game side of things when he worked there. IGN reviewers recently awarded the newly released Hogwarts Legacy with a nine out of ten, which is just below the site’s coveted ‘Masterpiece’ score. The review did mention negatives like lack of enemy variety and performance issues, which may lead some people to score a gamer lower.
Of course, it’s also possible that this reviewer really loves the Harry Potter franchise and that they did enjoy the game that much. It is tough to determine the truth behind claims like these when reviews are opinions and therefore inherently subjective. With that being said, Bounding Into Comics does point out that the ‘bad reviews’ for the comics rarely dipped below a five out of ten, which is more average than bad.
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