| Kasz216 said: Also, i'll note Roger EBERT reviews movies he walked out of.
"In some way, a film must seal the deal with us. It must make us willing to watch to the end. Even when a film doesn't do that for me, I keep watching because, if nothing else, I can get evidence for a negative review. With this film, I believed I had all the ammo I needed, not involving the movie's story, but its competence. It did not seal the deal. It left me with no confidence that it would be able to. If nothing else, I hope the review reflected the stream of consciousness that can take place when a movie loses a viewer's sympathy and goes wrong." I believe the same holds true for videogames. |
Exactly. Film critics put up with a lot less shit from movie buffs than game critics put up from `hardcore`gamers. It`s a thankless job (and a lot of game reviewers are getting laid off to boot. I don`t envy those guys). And it`s pretty much accepted that film reviews are mainly based on opinion. Whereas with game reviews, most `hardcore`gamers don`t have the emotional intelligence to not take offense when a reviewer disliked a game they liked. Gamers deserve the stigma they get in society considering the way they act and conduct themselves. There is a lot of e-machismo and masculinity envy in the gaming community (a bunch of socially awkward nerds talking all big on the internet running their mouth about some reviewer behind their computer screen because the reviewer gave a game they like a score they didn`t agree with). Having spent time on gaming internet forums or playing online, it`s easy to develop a dislike for gamers and wanting to dissassociate yourself from people who happen to share a major hobby of yours.
