For me, it’s not about whether you like it or not. Clearly a lot of people on the forum don’t, but it’s also clearly been well recieved in other places, which is great. I personally have no issue with the game.
I feel like the problem is that this forum exists as both the largest forum to discuss these kinds of games, and as a promotional tool for the company that publishes them. I think that what a lot of people are chafing under is the sense that moderation is weighted in favor of protecting the “brand” rather than discourse more broadly, which makes sense from a business perspective, but makes this a less interesting place to read and post.
I come to the forum when a new game is published to see how it was recieved, but now I worry about whether the reaction is representative, or if negative views are being discouraged.
I have nothing against CoG deciding that this forum is a promotional space. They have that right, but it makes me less likely to spend time here.