It's no secret that the new Legend of Zelda game, Breath of the Wild, has been well-received by a lot of people, including reviewers (us included), but some haven't given it quite so high scores. YouTuber Jim Sterling, for instance, gave it a 7/10 in his review, which is still a high score, but apparently this has angered some people on the internet.

Sterling tweeted that his site is receiving DDoS attacks following his Zelda review, saying: "Support is telling me the site's being DDoS'd again. I guess the Zelda hypesters couldn't let No Man's Sky's zealots outdo them." Another tweet of his contained a screenshot of someone calling his review a "publicity stunt" as well.

Do you think Sterling was justified in his review, or is 7/10 far too low for Breath of the Wild?

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Depresso
2017-03-14 00:34

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Is this youtuber called Ugly Fat Bloke ?

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Mike Holmes
2017-03-14 13:24

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Nope, just Jim.

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InsaneM0nk3y
2017-03-15 00:43

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Yeah, I agree with the review, his review are reasonable and fair, and bring out a lot of points to back up his 7/10. I would personally set it as a 8/10, but that is my opinion. And nice to see that the comments over me is so respectful... Nintendo fans are way to sensetive and this is way out of line...

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Baltharan
2017-03-15 12:22

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Jim always seems to go against the commonly shared opinion of games. That's part of why his fans like him. Attacking his website over a review seems daft. If you don't like his reviews, just read reviews by people whose opinion you trust. GR suits me.

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