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richardhutnik on 16 June 2010
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theprof00 said:
richardhutnik said:
theprof00 said:
 

Oh ok, so you judged me by my OP and nothing else. Well, I'll judge you by your avatar. You live 20 years ago and have no relevance to my thread. good day.


My avatar is an arcade cabinet now.  You mean my OLD Atari logo?  Well yes.  The only thing that saves me from being totally biased, is that I don't have an Atari console around these days.  I am forced to view everything on its own merits, and my likes and dislikes differ, depending on the game itself, not system.


The problem I have with people here is that I notice more and more frequently that you can't criticize a system unless you are a known fan of it. If not, you are biased and just trolling. Only rol and soriku can criticize wii games, only darth can criticize sony, and only kowenicki could get away with criticizing 360 (or maybe selnor too, if he ever could be capable of doing so).

This is a site whose draw is sales numbers, and has a large number of fans who are vested in their console of choice being the one they will speak highly off, while they tear down others.  You don't get people who appreciate something for its own merit, but for whom the games are tools to win people over to their camp.   Things like Killzone 2 get elevated as needing to be more than just a great FPS title on the PS3.  The title HAS to end up doing a dent to Halo.  Forza can't just be a great driving sim on the 360, it has to steal the thunder of Gran Turismo.  And other titles fit into this to.  Different titles can't coexist between consoles.  No, they have to be more.  And it is this point i was addressing in this thread.  It is getting predictable I can tell what system someone supports by how they speak about certain games on give consoles.  If Halo is said to be overhyped, then odds are the person doesn't like the XBox system.  If you end up saying that MGS4 isn't the "best game ever" odds are you don't have a PS3 (either that or you are a person who preferred older MGS titles, the way you have different Final Fantasy fans).  And it goes on.