12-15-2005, 04:33 PM
Is anyone else getting pretty sick of hearing about the so-called "console wars" as if its an actual issue? People have blown business competition way out of proportion. It kind of reminds me of the early stages of the East Coast/West Coast BS between rappers back in the 90's. None of it was real, just in the fan's minds.
Something else that's been bothering me is how so many game critics will write as if they speak for all gamers. I've noticed this a lot in GameInformer magazine. Specifically they bash Xenosaga Ep. II a lot for the physical changes in character design, voice acting and the Zone System. Now for the most part I didn't have any problems with that game except that they didn't get Sherry Lynn to reprise the role of MOMO in it. She has the cutest little-girl voice IMO. I'm fully aware that I may be in the minority here but like I said I enjoyed the game overall.
The thing that irritates the hell out of me is that game critics can't seem to put facts about a game and editorials about it in separate categories. That can sometimes screw your perception of something you might want to play if you're not careful.
Something else that's been bothering me is how so many game critics will write as if they speak for all gamers. I've noticed this a lot in GameInformer magazine. Specifically they bash Xenosaga Ep. II a lot for the physical changes in character design, voice acting and the Zone System. Now for the most part I didn't have any problems with that game except that they didn't get Sherry Lynn to reprise the role of MOMO in it. She has the cutest little-girl voice IMO. I'm fully aware that I may be in the minority here but like I said I enjoyed the game overall.
The thing that irritates the hell out of me is that game critics can't seem to put facts about a game and editorials about it in separate categories. That can sometimes screw your perception of something you might want to play if you're not careful.