"And I wouldn't be as annoyed had he actually played it. I don't give a damn how he chooses to spin it, without actually playing a game, why should anyone take his thoughts seriously?"
I'm annoyed you keep insisting I'm judging the game, not the story, which does not require playing the game.
The only reason to play the game to properly judge it is if the quality of the story actually changes when I play it. I mean the quality, not how I feel about completing the story or my personal investment.
Again, I have friends watch me play games, and I don't insist they play the game or they can't judge the story (I try to fill them in on the context, but again, that's not requiring they play the game).
"I find myself pondering the point of this thread, as is often the case with your threads. But, by all means, discussions are healthy."
I realized in the middle of this thread that discussion is point, and the refusal to discuss the quality of the writing, and holding up game writers to better standards, was offending me the most. I just can't edit the thread title to reflect that.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
