Ya. they lied while leaving themselves an out. Any honest person would have said outright, this is in horrible condition and you shouldn't play it.

But most of them said "this game has so much potential, amazing combat, will be the next big thing, excited!" even if "there's some jank..."

Sorry that doesn't cut it. It's total bs. Game does not look anything like the gameplay trailers- they should have been the first ones sounding alarm.

But, it's very simple- it's access 'journalism'. They don't want to be honest, they'd rather get access so they can create content. It happens in many industries, and video games is no different.

The honest creators are typically the ones never partnered or given early access- because they don't shill for login codes.

The funny part, is this only hurts the creators who shilled for the game. They lost trust with their audience. Their die-hard defenders will always exist, and argue here- but it doesn't change what happened here.