Why can't gamers diferentiate between their personal taste and quality.

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Personal taste is but one subjective measure of quality, no?

For me, I try to resolve this issue by saying: "by no means do I think it's a bad game, but it's certainly not for me." I
typically apply this to Gears of War, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, and a variety of similar games and franchises.

Now, I have a much harder time applying it to movies for some reason. When someone tells me that he/she enjoyed Transformers 2, I immediately want to disassociate myself from that person. Yet, some of my best friends are really into Gears, DMC, ect.