Saturday, January 11, 2014

Bias and moot opinions in gaming. *I posted this on IGN last month and just decided to post it here as well.*

OK, so I was just reading about the most emotional moments in gaming on this site and I can agree with most of the games that have been posted. I absolutely have no problem with the article at all because things like this are always opinion based. What really gets under my skin is some of the comments that people make without giving any valid information. Even if it's just your opinion say more than just I hate the game or your wrong. I saw a few people hating on The Last of Us and I decided to chime in. The response that I received in return was fairly ignorant and lackluster. Normally stuff like this doesn't bother me because it is just the internet after all and this is one reason I stay away from the comments section. I guess these trolls do get the better of me at times. All I'm trying to say is don't judge a game if you've never played it or only went through the first twenty minutes and then decided to pass judgement upon it. We all love different things and just because someone doesn't enjoy what you do doesn't mean that what they like is horrible or wrong. I've never been a huge GTA fan but I'll never say that It's a bad game because it's not. It's just not my preference. And I feel as if I'm very open when it comes to the games that I play which range from Catherine, Diablo, Tekken, Beyond Two Souls, Battlefield, BlazBlue, GoW, Killer is Dead and many more different styles of gaming. I've grown increasingly tired of people comparing the look of games on consoles as well. Whatever happened to just enjoying a game because it was good and not because a rock has slightly more textures on one console than the next. I have a PS3 and an XBox 360 and I'll have an XBox One and a PS4 this cycle as well. Even if you can't afford them both I feel as if you shouldn't pass judgement on the other if you've never used it. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. It all depends on what you're looking for. Hopefully it's just good games. Have a good one people.