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SomeUsername529 posted...

Almost everything you mentioned is subjective. How do you talk about a game's graphics or music without any subjectivity? "This game has music composed of notes. Track 1 on the OST is 3:46 long. It plays during forest levels. The graphics are visual and require a graphics card to be processed. The main character is a bearded male."

Non-objective control summary? "There are buttons for interacting and advancing dialogue. There is a pause button. Holding the shoot button will shoot until the button is released."

Statements like "The music is good. It sounds like an old-school arcade game" and "The graphics are a bit dated but the cel-shaded style keeps them from looking too ugly" are completely subjective. Even describing the "gameplay style" requires some degree of subjectivity. Saying that Dark Souls 3 is "an action game" is not a helpful description even if its accurate. The idea you could actually write a real product review without subjectivity is nonsense.

Do you.. not know how to describe things without sounding like a robot?

"The soundtrack consists mainly of upbeat, lighthearted tones reminiscent of the Mario series for the main areas, switching to more dynamic, dramatic orchestrated themes when during moments of combat. The controls are primarily consistent with most games of its style, but with a questionable placement of L2 for the jump button, which might throw off some people who are used to the genre. The graphics are somewhat limited by the platform, but is combined with the use of cel shading for the art style, which has been known to make this issue slightly less noticeable." (It may have been more accurate to say gameplay instead; how things work, general skill level, whether timing can be an issue with some techniques or moments, etc.)

Keep in mind that I never said this is how all reviews should work, or that opinion should never be a factor. Some things like mood, atmosphere and whether things can become tedious are difficult to describe without subjectivity. I only stated what I look for in a review. I actually would concede that what I'm describing is more along the lines of a synopsis than a review as someone else said, but if that's what you're trying to do then it can be done without too much emphasis on opinion.