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Bae Sang Hyun wrote the review for IGN Korea as what he described as a "guest critic," in addition to being an indie game developer and film director. He gave the game a 6 out of 10 in his review, which by the site's standards is listed as "okay," via Google Translate. His review calls Ragnarok "A game that will lean on its predecessor and stops right in front of the door of misery." His review particularly criticized the "boring" nature of the parent-child relationships driving the story and compares the overall feel of Ragnarok to a DLC to 2018's God of War rather than a standalone game.

As a result, the writer has taken to his Twitter account to defend both himself and his opinion. In one Tweet, which we will not show here due to the content, Bae Sang Hyun shared an image of one message he received, in which someone had insulted him for his writing skill, his physical appearance, and his nationality before issuing threats that he would "beat your a** and humble you so good that you wouldnt [sic] even dare write this s***," and ending with "imma kill you."





In response, Bae Sang Hyun posted in the comment section of a YouTube video from the channel OhNoItsAlexx, in which the host criticized "PlayStation fanboys" for their attacks on the journalist. His response reads, in part, "I believe that various opinions can develop this industry. I may continue to write reviews from a different perspective. And I want to tell this to everyone. Just because I write a review with a different perspective doesn't change your gaming experience."

God Of War Ragnarok Reviewer Has Received Death Threat After Giving The Game A 6 Out Of 10

The IGN Korea contributor is calling for an end to harassment.

www.dualshockers.com

 

[Unknown?]

Lol is this newsworthy? This happens all the time regardless of score.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Lol is this newsworthy? This happens all the time regardless of score.

Still unfortunate though. Why would anyone be this invested in review scores?

 

[tommib]

Ezekiel_ what have you done?

 

[Thief1987]

His review was clearly written to stir up some shit, so it's just what he wanted - 2 minutes of internet fame

 

[ACESHIGH]

That review was great and says a lot about the state of AAA gaming these days.

 

[ArtHands]

I wonder if any of them are on neogaf.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Awww, how cute.

Lesson: don’t take the bait. Wouldn’t be surprised if this was just a publicity stunt to get attention either.

 

[Thirty7ven]

His review reads like a complete troll job, and he’s an actor in trash Korean tv so let me laugh at his pov of the father relationship writing.

 

[beatdowniidx]

oh no someone said some mean things to me on the internet.

 

[Spukc]

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Gave it a 6/10 and called it a dlc?

Dude has some guts.

But he is also a indie game developer and film director so I suppose he judged it from a different perspective. I can respect that.

 

[DarkMage619]

His review was clearly written to stir some shit, so it's just what he wanted - 2 minutes of internet fame

You have no proof of that and even if it was true no one should have their life threatened over video games. There is no excuse.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Still unfortunate though. Why would anyone be this invested in review scores?

Because they are a bored and frustrated teenager with no prospects in life.

 

[tommib]

That review was great and says a lot about the state of AAA gaming these days.

Translation: I love negative reviews for games I haven’t and never will play because I hate Sony.

 

[TintoConCasera]

His review was clearly written to stir some shit, so it's just what he wanted - 2 minutes of internet fame

Why? The review text was probably his honest opinion.

 

[Godot25]

Since fanboys are usually "reasonable" people, this should surprise nobody.

At this point I'm surprised that some Star Wars zealot did not murder Rian Johnson.

 

[adamsapple]

A lot of Zelda 8.8 energy with the replies in this topic so far.

Remember folks, it's not ok to send anyone death threats if they reviewed a game you anticipated low. Its their own subjective opinion.

 

[skneogaf]

God of war 1.5

 

[Thirty7ven]

Gave it a 6/10 and called it a dlc?

Dude has some guts.

But he is also a indie game developer and film director so I suppose he judged it from a different perspective. I can respect that.

Is that so? And just which indie games has he developed and which films has he directed?

 

[Fbh]

 

[jm89]

Go to the authorities then why broadcast to the internet? If you really believe it's a legitimate threat

Sorry but this shit is getting tiring.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Opinions are exactly that and not reflective of anyone else’s experience. It’s a shame that he didn’t enjoy it as much as other reviewers but equally there’s feedback for developers should they wish to read the review.

Death threats are never OK for media reviews. That’s all there is to say about it really.

 

[NightmareFarm]

The absolute state of sony ponies

 

[gow3isben]

Every single content creator out there has received death threats from random 12 year old trolls online ignore and move on with your life

 

[SJRB]

Oh no, a dissident! KILL HIM!!

 

[John Wick]

Still unfortunate though. Why would anyone be this invested in review scores?

He got his 2 mins of fame. Now he just needs to look over his shoulder every day. Congrats.

 

[crunchyBiscuits]

Whether this guy was serious about his review or just trolling, there's no need to get bent out of shape about it and send the dude death threats. That's not on

Best to just accept that there will always be people who hate the things you love and love the things you hate. At the end of the day, one bad score shouldn't weigh so heavily with a fanbase. It's silly

 

[mortal]

smfh people really do fixate more on the negative than on the positive. especially on the internet.

Something can get overwhelming glowing reviews, but some will still care even more about the one "negative" review.

 

[Captain Toad]

Whatever. I'm numb to these people claiming they have "death threats". 99 times out of 100 they have zero fear that their life is in danger, but are looking for free online sympathy.

Now, if it was a legitimate death threat - one that actually has any chance of being something where someone would follow through, that's different and law enforcement should be involved.

Otherwise, it's just an anonymous online insult, that anyone who uses social media experiences daily.

 

[Thief1987]

Why? The review text was probably his honest opinion.

If you read it, it doesn't make any sense. Lol he even used "DLC" term, which was previously appropriated by the most low-tier trolls with infusoria IQ

 

[LiquidMetal14]

The marketing is off the chain folks

And no, this shouldn't ever happen either.

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Well it's twitter. Isn't that all the rage on that platform. Wish Musk would pull the plug.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

If I've said it once, I've said it 1,000 times. Single player gamers are nuts.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Go to the authorities then why broadcast to the internet? If you really believe it's a legitimate threat

Sorry but this shit is getting tiring.

A cry for attention is what it is.

 

[Captain Toad]

Gave it a 6/10 and called it a dlc?

Dude has some guts.

But he is also a indie game developer and film director so I suppose he judged it from a different perspective. I can respect that.

Yeah, the perspective being "what can I do to being attention on ME?".

 

[Freeman76]

For anyone concerned, i'm sure he'll be okay

 

[Guilty_AI]

"Oh no, random reviewer gave my beloved game a 6/10..... HE HAS TO BE TROLLING FOR ATTENTION!1!!"

 

[Thirty7ven]

A serious artist/director/writer/indie developer would never write a review for IGN, specially one where they trash other artists.

It’s bait and nothing else. The guy is an idiot.

Don’t expect folks like adamsapple to ever understand this, go out there and meet some serious artists and ask them if they would ever do something like this.

 

[TintoConCasera]

If you read it, it doesn't make any sense. Lol he even used "DLC" term, which was previously appropriated by the most low-tier trolls with infusoria IQ

If that's what he feels about the game then it's perfectly fine for him to put that on his review, doesn't matter what the trolls are saying.

 

[Ezekiel_]

Ezekiel_ what have you done?

He must've misinterpreted my reaction emojis

 

[Ezekiel_]

The absolute state of sony ponies

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Gave it a 6/10 and called it a dlc?

Dude has some guts.

But he is also a indie game developer and film director so I suppose he judged it from a different perspective. I can respect that.

I don’t know why they would want someone who prefers indie games to review this game. He basically said in the review he didn’t like the game because it lacks creativity and innovation like the indie games lol.

Either way he doesn’t deserve death threats that’s crazy

 

[feynoob]

Reading the comments here is no surprising.
People here have no sympathy, and consider everything to be online fame.

 

[adamsapple]

He must've misinterpreted my reaction emojis

 

[skyfall]

A rare honest review

 

[Ezekiel_]

Clearly means 'No violence'

 

[Clear]

That there are idiots on the internet has to be up there with water is wet in the pantheon of uber-redundant statements.

 

[Lupin25]

His review score seemed a bit disingenuous.
6/10 is just… outrageous
But death threats over review scores?

Insane. Nothing surprises me anymore these days tho.

If you wonder why Sony favors Metacritic, this is why.

 

[Wandering Leopard]