| Burek said: I will accept your arguments on biased reviewers. I still think that objectivity can be reached even by non-fans of the genre, but certainly some people can use their bias towards bad purposes. But as I said earlier, we will be much wiser come Monday, and find out if this person had an agenda. |
I think that CAN be true, absolutely, but I think the behavior of games reviewers should give us all pause before thinking that's what's happening. We have way too many examples of people letting their pre-conceived biases, effect their review scores. They should be reviewing their game, and I don't think it's a good sign when going into it, they openly admit a bias against a genre. Doesn't instill a great deal of confidence in me, that they aren't thinking about that bias throughout the entire review process.
It's also something that separates actual journalists from games reviewers. Most reviewers have not gone through anything remotely close to the level of education/training that a true journalist does. That education can often help them separate their biases, from the conclusions they draw.
