Yeah, the gaming media just HATES Nintendo games. Who could forget 8.8? I'm still in therapy after that day.
the best part about 8.8 is that even the people who don't like twilight princess chime in and say 'it really WAS an 8.8!' as though 8.8 is a bad score. just like the people who melted down over the score thought it was a bad score.
this is why my seemingly harsh method is the best. it creates clear tiers for things at each and every level instead of the weird method where 8-8.9 = hating a game, 9 = maybe it's okay, and 9.1-9.5 = acceptable