StreaK said:
MTZehvor said:
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.
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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.
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I mean, given that the thread is quite literally about his opinion, I fail to see the relevance of bringing up a majority opinion. He's describing why, in his opinion, it's not a masterpiece. Having a bunch of people like something does not make objectively make something a masterpiece; an objective masterpiece is not something that exists. Whether something is or is not a "masterpiece" is entirely subjective, and him saying "why God of War (or any game) is not a masterpiece, but is still good" is pretty much the same as saying "Why it's not great, but still good" from a standpoint of subjectivity.
