The Last of Us Part II - Aand there you have it, Sony buying off all critics again

I don't get the conspiracy screeching when it's much more easily explainable that critics, by nature of the volume of games they're exposed to be more inclined to like games like TLOU or the David Cage games.

video game with hundreds of overworked developers with lots of crunch time is released.
people don't like that a beloved character is killed off in a disgraceful way and refuse to buy it.
most people don't care about that and just like to consume.
those same people claim the game devs are brave and stunning.

we have this game every year.