Forbes? Fuck sake, as soon as I saw that, i didn't even bother. They're a bunch of petty, low grade, click-baiting c*nts. I don't think I've ever seen a single Forbes article that wasn't contrarian, or shit-stirring nonsense. They've zero credibility.
As for how this game is reviewing, well, it's the usual fair. 10's, 9's up the hole. Why? it's a high profile game. It's standard in the gaming industry, which is why I've fucked review scores off a long, long time ago. I just don't care about gaming journalism in general these days. It's shit. They're all in someone's pocket. TLOU is probably the most overrated game ever made, though. Not saying it's a bad game. It's actually a really good one. It's just that the gaming press painted it as this kind of genre-defining, ground-breaking title. It wasn't. It was just a fairly well made, narrative driven game. I've played it twice. Most recently a few weeks ago, and still found it enjoyable the second time around. This sequel will no doubt be as good as it. probably better, but I've already read articles in the gaming press describing it as "revolutionary". Yeah. Sorry, but stop talking bollocks.