One of the problems even in independent games journalism is that developers will maintain relationships with "reviewers" who are incentivized to only leave posi

One of the problems even in independent games journalism is that developers will maintain relationships with "reviewers" who are incentivized to only leave positive reviews, as not doing so will end their relationship with that developer and thus the supply of free / early released games. As a result, even small time streamers or youtube personalities are in on the fix.