<i>De gustibus non est disputandum</i>. At least, not on HN. However, would you put The Martian almost on par with 2001? Would you rate it more than Blade Runner?
I wouldn&#x27;t do either, no way.<p>As for the video games space, well, I don&#x27;t know it enough. But I suppose you could argue that video games are different from movies in that they require a much higher level of engagement, both in terms of time and concentration - not to mention the monetary investment. So it is reasonable that they are evaluated more thoroughly by their users and that whatever hype surrounds them has a lower impact of their final rating.