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DKII said:

Khuutra said:

Torillian said:

I'll admit I don't really get your third question.

I apologize, and will do my best to clarify.

What I mean is that we would talk about what a game is about, dissecting it in a way that echoes cinematic and literary criticism. Most video game reviews discuss plot and music and so forth, maybe a charater or two, but they rarely dip into what a game is about on the whole, the subjects that it tackles or the way that it interacts with the player. A critical analysis of Wii Sports would be fascinating and no less deep than a critical analysis of Final Fantasy IV DS or even Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, but each of them would be very different because each game sets out to and accomplishes very different things.

These are consumer reviews, meant to inform people whether or not the game is worth a purchase.  Frankly most cinematic/literary criticism doesn't do that job and is just pretentious.

Oof. That's an argument for another day... but all right, never mind, then.

I didn't expect something in line with how Ebert reviews movies to be rejected out of hand, though.