nah i hate all video games tbh and have definitely not been playing them my entire life
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Replying to @carolynmichelle @femfreq
You clearly have no problem disparaging the quality of a game based on your own tastes. They're both fine games; you should be able to tell that, whether or not it appeals to you, personally.
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Replying to @encyclopath @femfreq
I shouldn't have to explain this but the tweet was a joke. The comparison between Kratos and Yoshi was in no way serious. Still, I'll gladly disparage plenty of popular games (or praise unpopular ones) based on my own tastes, experience, and perspective. THAT'S WHAT CRITICS DO.
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Replying to @carolynmichelle @femfreq
No, that's what bad critics do. Actual critics disparage or praise works IN SPITE OF their own personal biases. I don't even like playing GoW, actually, but it isn't because I think the games aren't amazing.
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Replying to @encyclopath @femfreq
You should have more faith in your own beliefs and experiences. It's okay to think the God of War games aren't good. The tendency toward consensus in gaming criticism is what's bad, the overwhelming lack of diverse opinions and independent thought.
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Replying to @carolynmichelle @femfreq
As for diverse thoughts and opinions in game criticism, those things only have value to the extent that the viewpoints can be defended and justified. Gamers' Opinion and Feelings Monthly is of no use to anyone interested in games.
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Replying to @encyclopath @femfreq
I think you & I just have very different ideas about the whole point of art criticism. If every critic gave every movie/game/book/TV show the same score as every other critic, we wouldn't need multiple critics of anything. Just the one, to tell us what "all critics" should think.
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Replying to @carolynmichelle @femfreq
If there is a case of a minority opinion that goes against what almost everyone else says, they still have an objective case to make that explains the dissent.
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Replying to @encyclopath @femfreq
How does that jive with what you said earlier about games either being "good" or "bad"? Also, there is absolutely no such thing as an "objective" review. Every review comes from a particular perspective, with particular values.
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Replying to @carolynmichelle @femfreq
As objective as reasonably possible. Everyone else strives to be unbiased in evaluating media. If you do this by indulging personal bias and beliefs instead, it's evangelism.
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Actually, most film and literature critics would find the notion of being "objective" in reviews laughable.
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