I routinely hear ppl say things like "this game is bad but I like it" & "this game is bad but fun" & though I know this way of thinking is so deeply ingrained as to be nigh unchangeable I philosophically object to it & the underlying notion of game quality as something objective.
I agree games aren't objectively good or bad but I also treasure the subjectivity of critics. I think Undertale is bad. That doesn't mean I think it's objectively bad or that others are wrong to like it or think it's good, but I do have my personal convictions about it.
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And I think there's so much pressure to treat games as objectively good or bad, to sacrifice (as critics & players) our own tastes to the gods of objectivity and consensus, when I keep wanting a framework for talking and thinking about games that allows us our own subjectivity.
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That and not thinking of the point of criticism solely as personal recommendation, but as something that can deepen our appreciation for a work or a medium or help us see it in new ways. I often get more out of reviews I disagree with.
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