While I've never held much love for Penny Arcade, my opinions on gaming have nearly always been in line with Tycho's. You can always count on him to deliver a concise, well-thought-out opinion that cuts through all of the BS that other "gaming journalists" buy in to.
So, unsurprisingly, he basically stated what I've been saying about the GTA games all this time. The open-world aspect may impress and entertain tons of people, but those of us looking for an intriguing core gameplay experience can give it a miss.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
