Many complained about how repetitive the game felt at times, how boring the android segments felt, and how the game was bloated to add extra hours. A common comment was "It should have been 8 hours long". And This is not exclusive to IGN, suddenly older Sony IPs have millions of fans.

And no, games like Folklore, Genji, and more were heavily criticized and overlooked back in the day. Most of Sony Japan Studios games were ignored or considered "inferior" because Xbox was pumping Gears of War and Halo, and there was also Call of Duty that intoxicated the industry.