| tarheel91 said: I don't see how analysis of Homer or Shakespeare is any less subjective than what we used today. It's still a bunch of expert opinions with the great majority saying it's masterful. That's just how it works today in determining one. History is a very poor decider because of the flaw you pointed out. We lose a lot of stuff along the way. Thus, I don't see why the same process that has taken many years in regards to Homer and Shakespeare can't be applied to work in a few months. |
Actually, no. Literature and literary critique are very mature endeavors. Video games and their critique are still in their infancy.
Losing sight of great works doesn't negate the greatness of the works that are still recognized. If you don't see why "the same process that has taken many years" can't be applied to work "in a few months" then you're probably surprised that Super Mario Galaxy didn't come out on the Atari 5200. It took, what, 50 thousand years for people to figure out how to draw in 3-D perspective.
