| StreaK said: Haha dude, just let it go. The game's a masterpiece, alright? Just because YOU say it isn't doesn't make it so. It has far more perfect scores than any other scores. Too bad you have to analyze all of that about the game. I mean damn, I was like...seriously??? This dude is going there??? Just sit back and enjoy the freaking game because it does soooooo many things right. And to be honest, as a GAME Naughty Dog has a LOT to learn from Santa Monica here. And this is coming from someone who regards TLOU as one of the greatest games ever made. I think GOW has it beat man. |
The bolded part confuses me quite a bit, because whether or not something is a "masterpiece" is entirely subjective. The OP is arguing that, to him, the game isn't as good as others have said it is. You're essentially saying "Your opinion is invalidated because a whole bunch of people have different opinions."
O/T: As others have said, I think OP would be benefitted by a bit more brevity. I do think it's entirely fair to analyze the game's story this heavily, especially when the narrative and characters are some of the main selling points of the game and have been praised consistently, but I feel that you'd be better served by listing one or two main complaints, and then going through and explaining how these are embodied in the game. If you want to focus on inconsistencies in the narrative's tone, then it might be better to state that up front and pick a few examples that last maybe a paragraph or so. As it stands, getting a seven paragraph summary of the opening scene (which most of the people reading this will already be familiar with) with so many of the details (relevant to your argument or not) included just makes it harder for people to understand where the argument is going, as well as more likely to stop reading. Personally, I had to re-read a couple of times to figure out specifically what the major complaints were.
