Mummelmann said:
The only reason he's "hitting" my nerves is all the undeserved credit he gets, just like John Lucas he gets away with spewing out crap that he never needs to answer for, even his latest post goes against his earlier ones (World of Warcraft is so good because it gives immersion and one can dream away, all other "hardcore" games are bad becasue they immerse the gamer too much and aren't as suited to "picking up and play"). He is full of contradictions and hot air and has more arrogance and audacity than anyone else I've read online, he's even worse than Pachter. I'm sorry, the man is full of shit and people are finally starting to see it. I guess you like him simply for his unconstrained hate of the Playstation brand and ditto love for nearly all things Nintendo. Malstrom is the very definition of a populist, there is no way he would have written anything or had any opinions on anything if Nintendo was in third place this gen. If they end up not winning next gen, Malstrom will disappear and fall into the hole he crept out of. His patronizing, self-contradicting and arrogant nature will not be missed. If you want to hate everyone with opinions differing from his, go ahead. As far as gaming press goes, I don't much listen to them either, they're equally full of shit. Edit; where is Malstrom's massive following? He seems to have a lot more haters than fans, part of the reason why he doesn't permit comments on his articles. His "fresh air" is actually a long winded fart, only some people ignore the stink because the sound fascinates and soothes them. |
Welp, we'll have to agree to disagree then. I think he is by far the person that makes the most sense amongst all the gaming media, 99% of whom have proven their stupidity and ignorance time and time again, and furthermore proven how out of touch with reality they are. Malstrom is one of the few who IS in touch with reality, which is probably why so many on message boards hate him, because they buy the propaganda spewed out by the games industry and media.Where is all this credit he gets that you refer to? As I said, he makes NO profits from his website. He is minding his own business on his own blog.
He is not just an above average writer fanboy. He has worked in politics, business, games, and understands well the nature of all of them.
But anyway, much of what he says rings very true to me, so if that means he's full of it then I guess I'm full of it too.
Also, I have to laugh at the bold portion of your post because that is the point in which you've proven you do no more than briefly skim his posts. If you're like me and read most of them in their entirity, you'd know that Malstrom does not love all things Nintendo. In fact, he is probably one of the most publicly critical of Nintendo out there. He is an AVID hater of Mario Galaxy, current Zelda games, and Metroid Other M. He strongly dislikes the Nintendo fans' praisal of Myamoto.
You can hate all ya want, but you can never take away the fact that he is litterally the ONLY person in gaming journalism/media who predicted the massive Wii success that it has had.
While I certainly don't agree with all his views 100%, I for one applaud him for pointing out the flaws and self defeating nature of the games industry in its current state, and there absolutely needs to be more outspoken like him.
