It reminds me of when people go on about "artsy" games with stuff like "it's meant to be boring as hell because..." "It's meant to make you want to cut out your stomach with your apartment keys because..." 

If it's "meant" to make you feel bad, naturally some people won't like it -because they don't want to feel negative-

You can't force them to admit it's good, they're never gonna enjoy it cos it's not for them.

I don't try and judge horror games because I hate being terrified. "It's meant to terrify you" means nothing to me, cos it's not the sort of thing I'm into. I won't say whether it's good or bad cos I dunno, it's not my thing.