At this point what AAA production don't need deal with that shit? Puddle moved and lightning changed between two SpiderMan trailers and people went fucking bananas.
I don't think we'll ever move past it. Media discourse (and not just games) is fucking toxic with no real concept of artistry. Comic book movies, Death Stranding, Game of Thrones, every single new game that dared to release a trailer.......... criticism is more based around narrative and jokes than actual product. Like, Anthem and Fallout 76 were shitshows, but the current state of criticism is driven by youtubers who are monetizing the fact that a video titled like "10 hour breakdown of why Anthem is A BUNCHA BULLSHIT" will get way more hits than a "Anthem has some major issues and does some things well".
It's not only in the negative light either. If a game basically checks the typical boxes of technical stuff (ie no major issues with a PC port, framerate, etc) you can get lavish praise without the game being much good at all. And all of these points are only parroted by people who have no idea how a game's marketing is put together, or why a "bullshot" might exist.
I was literally just listening to a Castle Superbest episode where one of the hosts said "this CONFIRMS that this developer lied about this and actually this was happening behind the scenes!!!" except I was actually working at that developer and on that particular game and he was 100% incorrect. But people eat that stuff up.
