IGN gave Suicide Squad a 5 and every negative came with a 'but'

A 5/10 from IGN. Do you understand what had to happen for IGN to give a Warner Bros. game a 5/10? This game had to be SO bad that even the most generous curve in gaming journalism couldn't save it. A 5/10 from IGN is a 2/10 from anyone with functioning taste buds. This is the 'D-' of the gaming world — you showed up, and that's about all anyone can say.

But here's where it gets interesting. Travis Northup spends the entire review doing this incredible rhetorical gymnastics routine where every negative point comes with a 'but.' The live service is predatory, BUT the combat is fun. The story is forgettable, BUT some jokes land. The endgame is empty, BUT it might get better. Travis, my man, 'it might get better' is not a review — that's a hope. You're not a critic, you're an optimist in denial.

The most unintentionally funny moment: the review literally says the game has 'fun moment-to-moment action.' This is the gaming review equivalent of saying 'they have a great personality.' When 'moment-to-moment' is the best compliment you can give, the moments between the moments must be absolutely brutal.

4/10 for the review. It arrived at roughly the right score through entirely the wrong methodology. Like getting the correct answer on a math test by guessing.