I just started reading through this thread, so forgive my late impressions.
Does anyone give a fuck about ethics in videogame journalism? Like, play the fucking game. How often does a game article sway you? Do these people not know how to pirate games?
I know pirates get a lot of shit, but any game I have liked, I bought. It literally costs nothing. Just pirate the game and make your decision from there. Shit, watch some twitch streams or youtube videos.
Have you read a game review/article recently? It's like a middle schooler wrote it. They often have spelling errors and just obscure sentence structures. How am I supposed to take that shit seriously?
If some chick wants to blow people for positive ratings, that's on her. A shit game is a shit game. No amount of "You just don't get it!" will change that.