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.

Suspicious Metacritic Reviews are Inflating Metacritic User Ratings. : r/pcgaming

Super Dungeon Maker - Metacritic

Chameleon - Metacritic

Metacritic Will Now Make Users Wait 36 Hours Before Posting Reviews

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

Outward - Metacritic

Metacritic Moves to Prevent Sitewide User Reviews Prior to Official Releases In Response to The Last of Us Part II - Bounding Into Comics

Game On: Metacritic change hinders consumer reviews

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

King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame - Metacritic

Mugsters - Metacritic

OpenCritic Revolutionizing Review Aggregation

Aspire: Ina's Tale - Metacritic

Average Metacritic user ratings for Mass Effect games over time : r/masseffect

Lost in Random - Metacritic