Crispy Gamer has an editorial up on nostalgia and how it can be better to let go. It's noticeable for using some of the most amusing argumentation ever:<blockquote>Somehow, lost within all of this concern was a simple fact to which I should have paid more attention: Oblivion, though not without its flaws, is the single best game that I have played in nearly four years. It's better than BioShock, better than Mass Effect, better than the Half-Life 2 episodes and certainly better than fun-but-less-inspired titles like Gears of War. It is, in fact, the best game I've played since the original Half-Life 2, which was in turn the best game I'd played since Deus Ex (released in 2000, and still my favorite game of all time). You may not put Oblivion on quite so high a pedestal, and that's an individual choice I won't begrudge you, but almost any rational gamer will admit that it's a fine example of the craft.</blockquote>Heh. But it gets better, right here when he admits he's not even seen it in action but loves it.<blockquote>I believe Fallout 3 is going to rock. I'm telling you this not because a developer asked me to, or because a publisher paid me to. I can't name a single member of the development team, nor do I have any further information than what is publicly available. I've never seen the game in action, and I know next to nothing about the plot. I work in the gaming industry, yes, but in this instance I am simply a gamer, analyzing what I know and what information is available to make a conclusion. I've spent time thinking about it, looking back on the experience of playing the first two titles (let's avoid talking about Fallout Tactics or Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, shall we?) and analyzing what I know about the people working on this latest installment, and I've come to my conclusion.</blockquote>Oh wow. I hope this article is actually a subtle joke, because thinking it is some kind of insightful view to jump to positive conclusions (based on the trailer and the facts that he loves Oblivion) rather than worry about the franchise you love is really, really short-sighted.
We've seen these straw men from posters before, but I never through the gaming media would resort to them. Honestly, guys, if you start thinking "but Oblivion rocked!" and "it's better to smile than to be sad" are good arguments, you need to rethink your editorial.
Crispy Gamer, in case you never heard of them, are famous for asking penetrating questions of developers like "Your games rock, how do you make your games so awesome?" and "How come no one else can make games as awesome as yours?"
You're going to have to excuse me if I have a hard time taking them seriously.
Link: Editorial: Letting Go of Fallout on Crispy Gamer.
Thanks CG-Prophet.
We've seen these straw men from posters before, but I never through the gaming media would resort to them. Honestly, guys, if you start thinking "but Oblivion rocked!" and "it's better to smile than to be sad" are good arguments, you need to rethink your editorial.
Crispy Gamer, in case you never heard of them, are famous for asking penetrating questions of developers like "Your games rock, how do you make your games so awesome?" and "How come no one else can make games as awesome as yours?"
You're going to have to excuse me if I have a hard time taking them seriously.
Link: Editorial: Letting Go of Fallout on Crispy Gamer.
Thanks CG-Prophet.
