...there is an attitude of reaching for validation that masquerades as celebration in a lot of games writing, and I sometimes feel that...
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...as a consequence of this attitude there is less interest in writing or reading smart, insightful "negative" reviews...
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@bombsfall I guess I feel like it's more implicit than that, I see a lot of games being approached as flawed diamonds that have all…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bombsfall …this beauty and meaning and significance if you just look closely enough (and sometimes that is fitting and valuable…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bombsfall …and certainly I do that sometimes too) but what I see less of is a willingness to just say that this game or that game...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bombsfall@carolynmichelle I'm finding everyone saying "I don't agree with this but", the buts are interesting in the ways the piece isn't.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bombsfall …is just not very good. -
@carolynmichelle@bombsfall I feel thats just a subjective thing when you're the outlier to a game that gets tons of praise like Her Story. - Show replies
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@bombsfall Yeah, absolutely, that's fair. This is just something that I struggle with since I think sometimes it can be just as nuanced...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bombsfall ...valuable, and "sophisticated" to say "This thing just kinda sucks, here's why" as it can be to find lots of significance in itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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