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StreaK on 25 April 2018
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MTZehvor said:
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.

Hey, I actually have nothing against HIS opinion. He could say the film Godfather sucks, but it is a known fact it is universally heralded as a masterpiece. Of course even the most WELL MADE things aren't going to be for everyone. Something could pretty much nail almost everything right and a few people will state why it's not great. That's fine. Heck, if EVERYONE loved everything exactly the same it would obviously be rather boring.

All I'm saying is that in these cases, you have to look at what the MAJORITY are saying. Do you think I care if people tell me the film Titanic is for teenage girls??? Hell no, I consider it a masterpiece and the box office and oscars prove that I'm not in the minority. Something like Titanic to me is more of a masterpiece than anything else based on the evidence of word of mouth, reviews, box office and video sales. Why should it bother me if a few people are going to tell me it isn't a masterpiece. How can they possibly convince me it's not?

As for GOW, there's no denying it...most consider it a masterpiece and I myself was skeptical as well until I have finally bought the game and played it myself. These people are not on drugs like I thought haha. You just need one hour with the game and beating the first boss to be convinced just how spectacular the game is.