>>45859403Game reviewing journalists are often told to review games of genres they don't like, are given very little time to play and aren't as dedicated to the hobby as even casual gamers, things they all admit.
Just calling them professionals doesn't counter the numerous inherent issues with their reviewing process let alone their own factual inaccuracies on games, lack of skill or other such issues.
User ratings will come from people who are able to spend far more time playing it, are more familiar with gaming and that genre as a whole and aren't on such a time crunch they need someone to proof read their stuff. And you've certainly been told all this before.