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Staude on 09 March 2009

draik said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:

Khuutra said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:

famousringo said:
So American reviewers like games made in America. I guess that makes sense.

Blizzard, Valve.

Blizzard, bro. Blizzard.

The continent of North America is epic win for game developers.

As for "American critics" last time I checked, metacritic uses most english speaking review sources.

...but let me get this straight. Are you actually saying that North America doesn't produce the best videogames, and some other place does? Which place?

Not only do we make the best games, but we also invented the Internet, upon which you are speaking with me, and we might as well have invented movies, television, and music, because we certainly have a vast monopoly.

Our number one export is entertainment, and you can say a lot of shit about America, but there is one thing we've always been great at. Keeping you entertained.

I'm going to ignore the rest of your post to look at the idea that Americans "might as well have invented music".

It is blinding me.

A few things.

A. That was a turn of phrase, relevant to modern entertainment. It's not to say that America had any part in the creation of great music(though it did in part, with blues, rock and roll, ect), I'm saying that relevant, profitable music, comes from us, and in MODERN times, we're running the show, so while we DID NOT invent music, we certainly might as well have, as far as the profit and popularity scale are concerned.

B. Fucking Elvis.

Anyway, yes, I probably shouldn't have generalized music, as it is the most questionable of our monopolies, yet again, relevant modern music is America's stomping ground. Classical is a shrinking genre. Rap, R&B, even country and rock & roll. The casual music listener belongs to us now. You know this. We didn't invent it...but we might as well have.

Nintendo didn't invent videogames...but they might as well have.

That was my opinion. I find it valid.

I'm going to give music to the brits.

Queen, Pink floyd, the police, the who, radiohead, the clash, the sex pistols, led zeppelin, rolling stones, the beatles.

That's some quality music.

Yea ? Well.. We.. Have Fucking Bamse !