January 12, 2009 8:11:55 PM
Its interesting that people are calling dumpster diving an 'acquired taste' in RPGs. I love RPGs but I found a lot of them intolerably slow. Quite a contradiction, I know, but I have to agree that Bethesda is simply not that great at keeping me hooked (despite not having played Fallout3). I loved the first half of Oblivion until all those oblivion gates needed closing and it was simply too much and too boring. I loved the first hojillion hours I poured into Morrowind running around stealing things and having to complete idiotic quests that required me to run across the entire map while fending off those pterodactyl creatures. At some point you have to realise they just aren't good at rewarding you very convincingly or at moving away from utter mind-obliterating repetition. I also wanted to congratulate Scott Jones for coming clean in an industry that has often punished honesty and pressures you with making the most crowd-pleasing decisions for an often (not always) naive and intolerant readership and for the respect of your peers. However, I hope this serves as a lesson in the responsibilities of a journalist and the way that they may be forgotten along the way, because your vote for GOTY was technically inethical and may have lead to further purchases of a game.In any case, I have to admire your honesty again, however brown-nosing it appears.
January 12, 2009 7:58:50 PM
Some of the comments on here are ridiculous. I read the criticism of Fallout 3 and of LBP and I don't understand the mentality that you will arrive at a game review site and criticise someone for reviewing it. The reviewer has pointed out the flaws they considered sufficient to dislike the game, there is an abundance of opinions for you to look at before making a purchase. The claim that their dislike of a well-loved title is simply a lack of objectivity or a need for attention is ludicrous. Firstly, a reviewer is paid for their opinion, one which is based on the pros and cons of a given title. Most people understand that pure objectivity is humanly impossible. Some don't. To those, you must understand that he was HIRED for his opinion and this is why they pay him. Secondly, they get enough attention reviewing titles constantly, that claim simply has no basis.I love the difference of opinion that this site has expressed from the others (having only just discovered it) so I made an account to tell the staff that I love their work and their honesty./rant.
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