I'm in total agreement that I wouldn't give the game a ten, but I think there's a lot of reverse shallowness that goes on too. Not by the critics, but by consumers. People who will give Grand Theft Auto IV a 1 just for the fact that it's Grand Theft Auto IV. Or people who will say, "It's not that great so it shoudl get a 5 instead." If people don't like it, that's fine, but sometimes I find it ridiculous that these kinds of discussions even exist. I mean, it's all about people getting in their two cents in the midst of the hype. It happens whenever a huge game comes out.
In terms of fun, yeah, gaming is about fun, but I also think now people are playing games for story and even some for intellectual stimulation. By that I mean people are starting to use video games as more of an art form too. To do things like make social commentaries, philosophy and such. It's pretty cool stuff, I think.
As much as I like VGChartz, I must be honest. I'm not too interested in the community. Most (I'd say a good 70% of the people here) are too caught up in the fanboyism and politics of gaming, and are mostly just people waiting to ravenously insult another user on the forums. I tried participating in the forums but rather than discuss it seems most of you would rather tear other people down. Why is it necessary to insult everyone who thinks differently than you? Also, not everything here is a fanboy conspiracy. I see the word fanboy here than I do on most forums out there. I'm sorry, I don't want to be a part of a community that's so negative towards everyone all the time. I'd rather go to a place where the people of a forum are more willing to discuss and step away from personal attacks any time someone disagrees with them. I just can't take it anymore.
So I ask, respectfully, that you don't add me. I'll more than likely respond to respectful messages but don't count on me being on the forums too much and don't count on me accepting your friend request.