Pleased to have my piece on The Last of Us Part II briefly cited, alongside the great work of numerous wonderful writers, in this thought-provoking new video by @yacobg42, The Future of Writing About Games.https://youtu.be/Vr6pA15xuFc
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To me, the most important thing Geller talks about in this video is the vulnerability of a writer, acknowledging those who write about games not as detached observers but from the depths of their own subjectivity.
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However I sometimes feel (not re: Geller specifically but these convos in general) that this notion leads us to prioritize writing that ultimately finds something worth praising in a game. I think savage teardowns can be vulnerable and extremely valuable, too.
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For instance, Pauline Kael could destroy a movie like no other critic. I also think she was one of the most vulnerable critics who ever lived, because she wrote unapologetically from her own perspective.https://medium.com/@carolynpetit/ruthless-individuality-criticisms-past-and-hopefully-its-future-d1ffbf3bb2c8 …
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