What's fueling the distrust for game journalists?

[adriane23]

RolStoppable said:

adriane23 said:

If a critic puts aside his personal opinions to critique something, he's the definition of a critic.

If I didn't like FPS games and reviewed Halo 4, I can't be taken seriously if I bash it for being in first person. As a professional, I should only critique it for what it's trying to accomplish, and how it stacks up against its contemporaries in its genre.

I would also like to add, a professional editor-in-chief wouldn't tell a guy who doesn't like a certain genre to review a game of said genre. If you don't like a genre, you won't have played many, if any, games that belong in it. So with a lack of experience you are the wrong guy for the job, because you cannot really tell how the game you review stacks up to similar games.

Professionalism starts at the top. If a guy who doesn't like a certain genre is ordered to review a game of said genre, then his boss is to blame.

Fixed it for you.

You do realize that you're not disagreeing with me right? What was the "no" for?