God of War will have a positive effect on hack and slash game sales

[IkePoR]

pitzy272 said:

IkePoR said:

Gotta love the rhetoric of "you must play x amount of this game before you can say anything negative."  Let's say I have, anyone who disagrees would still disagree.  So what's the difference?  Why do I need to experience a janky, wonky, too close camera with shitty lock on when I can clearly see it in a youtube video?  Do I need to play every Call of Duty to know it's "just another Call of Duty"?  That's what video footage of gameplay and reviews are for.

Haha nvm, you confirmed what everyone could already tell. 99.9% of people who have PLAYED this game have loved it, but you watch some YouTube videos and think you have the game figured out. It’s okay to not like a game, but it’s obvious you have an agenda of some sort based on some of ur posts about GoW. That’s your prerogative, but just know people notice. 

If games can't be decided on based on reviews and video footage of gameplay, then what's the point of them?  They are there to let you know if you will like the game, correct?  Even if what the review says sounds glowing, if I see the actual footage and think it looks pants, I'm no longer deciding based on my own opinion, but what the reviewer is telling me.  Cause "you still gotta play it before you can say a negative thing."

By your logic, all gamers should be bankrupt.  Because they must play every game, whether they like how it looks or not, just because of hype culture.