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Subscribe to our newsletter LINCOLN CARPENTER, NEWS WRITER (Image credit: Future)This week: Spent a lot of time meditating on cool robots.Online conversations about videogames have been strange lately.

More so than usual, I mean.

In pockets scattered around the internet, there's been a pervasive fixation on the sense that some people, somewhere, might not love Crimson Desert—a game that sold over 4 million copies in less than two weeks and boasts a Very Positive rating on Steam after more than 108,000 reviews—as much as they should.It's not the first time I've watched review reactions metastasize in confusing ways, but the two weeks of psychosis about anyone thinking Crimson Desert is merely fine has felt particularly surreal, because I've spent that time contentedly enjoying a game that many think—with good reason—is terrible.

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I've been playing Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2, a game the world hates, and I am nonetheless at peace.

(Image credit: Bandai Namco)GBO 2 has an abysmal reputation, and it's earned it ## Editor's Note This is an interesting development that could shape the future of gaming. Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/your-joys-will-always-be-someone-elses-junk/)