BoneSnapDeez wrote:One thing I notice about the modern "patch" era is how is affects reviews and criticism.
Atari Mania is a great recent example of this. Launched with shitty controls, and was met with a deluge of negative reviews based on pre-release and launch copies (plus fan reviews on Steam by those who review games within the launch week!). It's since been patched and runs fine now but the damage is done. It sits at a 6/10 "mixed" rating on Steam, 66 on Metacritic, and searching for reviews online will mostly yield critical ones.
You know, I have noticed that too and it actually really annoys me. It is really hard to find updated reviews of games that have had significant updates. There's a Youtube channel (think it's SwitchUp) that does an "all patched up" series of videos, but other than that, there aren't many gaming outlets or critics who seem to properly revisit games after decent alterations and improvements.