Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been garnering the best reviews ever for a video game in the past week, placing second with a score of 98. However, video game journalist and critic Jim Sterling gave Breath of the Wild a 7/10 bringing it down to 97 and fans of the game started a barrage of attacks against Jim for doing his job. From spiteful to salty, to downright deplorable - comments filled Jim Sterling's YouTube channel and Twitter for not licking Zelda: Breath of the Wild's proverbial boot.
Jim Thinks Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is 'Okay'
Seven out of ten is not necessarily a negative review and most would agree that the rating could've come from the fact that Jim Sterling is an individual with unique tastes but fans couldn't just let this one go. Fans, who asked Jim Sterling himself through various social media platforms to go "drink bleach" and even so far as to start a poll asking how many people would wish for Jim to hang himself, continued the verbal and even DDoS attacks against Jim Sterling and his website. He didn't rave about Zelda: Breath of the Wild and this is apparently the crime of the century.
Just weeks ago, Jim Sterling won a lawsuit filed against him by Digital Homicide for criticizing their game Slaughtering Ground. It has been Jim's commitment to review all terrible games dumped on Steam - trudging through hours of terrible gameplay so people don't have to. People refuses to see this fact - a classic internet fiasco displayed time and time again even in games other than Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Fans Have A Fit Because They Don't Agree With An Opinion
According to Polygon, Jim's opinion doesn't matter and everyone should just stop their gratuitous temper tantrums. "Jim Sterling is specimen A in the angry/annoyed/pissed-off gamer YouTube personality mold, going back about a decade, but he makes his money by communicating that disparagement with intelligence (and wit) rather than volume." Everyone should just enjoy Zelda: Breath of the Wild and judge the game according to their own individual taste and experience.
