Selling a sport that mainly doesn’t exist.

I’ve had one thing sticking in my craw for the final couple of weeks, mainly since I wrote about Kritika World returning to Steam and nonetheless sucking. And for the report, Kritika World on Steam sucks. It’s one way or the other much more person unfriendly than the final time it rebooted, and I don’t suppose the parents at ALLM fairly comprehended simply how little individuals would care in regards to the third relaunch with a lot of its performance stripped away, as Kritika World peaked at 84 customers and has gone down like a greasy fart in a small elevator.

However what actually caught my eye was the sidebar for the Steam web page the place ALLM determined to put up awards for Kritika World. Right here’s the factor; Kritika World has no awards. It is going to by no means obtain any awards, and it doesn’t deserve any awards. In a present of desperation, the parents at ALLM yanked awards from MMO Web site and Massively OP from 2017.

Some may name this borderline fraudulent. Me, I name it blatantly fraudulent. Attributing accolades to a model of the sport that the web sites didn’t overview and in at the least one case resulting from their coverage concerning blockchain video games wouldn’t even give the time of day for protection. To say Massively OP known as Kritika World the “finest new MMO” of the 12 months is fraudulent. Straight up, on its face, no questions on it, fraudulent. It serves as a reminder to the determined nature of the sport’s third relaunch.

Kritika World could also be at its core the Kritika On-line that Massively OP gave a “finest new MMO” award to in 2017, however the sport’s mechanics and monetization have been twisted and bastardized over time to create a type I’m pretty assured that the web site wouldn’t willingly put their identify behind. It’s additionally not going to persuade anybody who tries the sport out and finds on the market’s a $50 surcharge for character slots.

Like Al Bundy, Kritika is making an attempt to coast on its meager accolades from 5 years in the past to little success or optimistic recognition.