Someone in my mentions is arguing with me about what criticism is and isn't so I'm just gonna reshare this piece I wrote in December and wonder again how we can cultivate an ecosystem in which game critics are valued for their distinct, divergent opinionshttps://medium.com/@carolynpetit/ruthless-individuality-criticisms-past-and-hopefully-its-future-d1ffbf3bb2c8 …
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There's a video of the creative director of a hugely popular AAA game from recent years who refers to ONE critic giving them a 7.5 of which he says "which was kinda like, 'Really?'" And I'm like yeah really dude. If we had real criticism your game mighta gotten 9s and 7s and 3s.
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It doesn't matter because this is not an issue about individuals, it's a systemic issue relating to the perceived function of games criticism and beliefs in "objectivity."
7:24 PM - 23 May 2020
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