One of Saros’ main voice actors has made an apparent sly dig at one of the reviews of the game, referencing a 7/10 score given for the title.
Saros released on April 30, exclusively on PlayStation 5, was a hit with critics, securing a ‘generally favorable’ Metascore on Metacritic, with 96% positive reviews and just 4% mixed, though some did hover at the lower end.
IGN was among the lowest-scoring reviewers for the game, issuing one of the four 7/10 ratings, which stands as the lowest-rated, and an apparent dig has been made.
Rahul Kohli Makes Apparent Dig at IGN
On a Twitch livestream on Saros’ launch, Rahul Kohli, who portrays Arjen Devraj in Saros, streamed the game wearing an IGN 7/10 ‘good’ T-shirt, which was incidentally the exact rating the platform gave the title.
Kohli wore the t-shirt alongside Alanah Pearce, a former IGN employee, adding further layers to the apparent dig, and it didn’t take long for Reddit and social media to catch wind of the stream, with various posts and threads being made.
Though review scores are a metric that varies from outlet to outlet, and represents only one opinion, IGN has regularly earned clapback on social media for scores, including an infamous review in 2014 of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby, which declared the title had ‘too much water,’ spawning off into various memes.
It’s unclear whether Kohli’s attire was intentional or if he was even aware of the score and review that IGN gave, but it has certainly caused a chuckle in the community.
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For more on Saros, read about how the game reviews make it a Game of the Year contender, and check out the full list of trophies.
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