In other words, you're mad this game is blowing up, you know you can't stop it, so the only option is to spin it into a smug "we're totally in on the joke, guys" review. You're fooling no one.
Barret - leader of an anti-government resistance group, devoted father, loyal friend and staunch ally willing to risk everything to protect innocent people, is "just comic relief" according to these brainlets. Games journalism is pure cancer at this point.