Fabricant451

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Depends which GamingSins you mean. There's the channel called GamingSins, but that's done by a guy called Axol. Then there's the "original" GamingSins, which was on the channel GCN, and I'm pretty sure the same guy from CinemaSins did that. I'd argue they both have the same kind of nitpicking content, but different humour. Plus, Axol took a page out of the CinemaWins book (ran by a different guy, not CS' Jeremy) and now does GamingWins videos as well as Sins. Shit's confusing.

@Mara

All I know is CinemaSins is shit run by clickbaiters who watch movies like idiots.

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The effect that the angry video game nerd, gamingsins and zero punctuation has had on the gaiming community is so evident. We are stuck in perpetual teenage mode where dumping on games is edgy and cool and praise for anything has to be measured with a table spoon of 'meh' indifference.

@Dynamo Frokane

If Gamingsins is anything like Cinemasins then anyone who enjoys that is probably a bad person who doesn't actually understand criticism. It's not only the fault of internet content creators who think talking in a funny voice and saying words wrong is a shortcut to both humor and critique, it's also the bevy of internet users who look at any professional review and go "Pssh, an 8 out of 10? You were clearly paid off by the developer" if it's a game they have no interest in or "Psssh a 6 out of 10? This is why game journalism is dying clearly this game is at least an 8" if it's a game they are hyped for.

It's easy to criticize a game and it's easy to praise a game, but it's difficult to do either without it sounding like nitpicking or sounding like a shill and unfortunately the climate around the hobby makes it so those are the only two extremes people flock towards. If a game people are hyped for is great and reviewing well then it's validation, but if it gets a negative review then fuck that guy how dare he. Just look at when Jim Sterling gave Breath of the Wild a 7/10.

People shouldn't take reviews as gospel or get hung up over a score. The score is arbitrary because two 5/5 games could be massively different due to genre or mechanics or whatever and there's no way people are going to cross reference with other games in the genre. But it's easy to just read the score and the little summary at the end instead of the whole review to get a better picture. Reviews represent one person's opinions on a product and in most cases it's an informed one.

I'm guilty of shitting on games. I didn't really think God of War was anything all that special, for example. But unless the game is truly abysmal like Ride to Hell or whatever cheap crap gets dumped on Steam, there's bound to be something enjoyable or positive in a game that's worth pointing out. That's why a 3/5 game is arguably the hardest to criticize.

Also if you get your video game opinions from 'comedy reviewers' and only like one person then what are you doing.

Lighthearted-themed Crossover?

Throw me down as a solid maybe

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if #saveplayer1 is still a thing or not.

@Raddum

I don't understand why this is a thing. Single player games never went away. Stop pretending you're some kind of beacon of hope, Bethesda!

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Isn't it? God forbid someone enjoy something in the medium and not change their mind because someone told them it sucks.

@Inkarnate

Man if people listened to this I wouldn't have to constantly tell people that it's okay to like things that other people don't but this is the internet and everyone identifies so hard with the things they like that they take it all personally.

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Tell me more about Bethesda,Bioware and other developers you hate but keep supporting for some reason.

@Dynamo Frokane

Disliking recent choices a developer has made in terms of their writing or mechanics doesn't invalidate their past achievements. I know it's a hard thing to grasp but it's okay to be disappointed in a game and still hope the next one is good. For some people, Bethesda games aren't disappointing or they are but they still enjoy them. It's easy to lump in gamers under the same umbrella as all being hateful little shits that shit on a game then go and pre order it but the average gaming commentator on the internet is not indicative of the common consumer.

I dump on BioWare games but I still enjoy them. I'm not going to get Anthem unless they show me that it isn't just a third person Destiny or whatever the hell it is but even though I thought a lot of Inquisition was kind of a chore if they announced Dragon Age 4 fuckin tomorrow you bet your ass I'd pre order that shit and you bet your ass I'd still dump on BioWare's inconsistent writing. Everyone's favorite game has flaws and no developer is undeserving of criticism, be it honest or hyperbolic.

Oh sorry I forgot we spamming now uh lol todd howard more like shitty game developer

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I'm just shocked webcomics still exist.

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Resident Evil 4 having uninteresting characters is in line with the series as a whole. Resident Evil is a series that has 'iconic' characters and not a single one of them is actually a good or interesting character.

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Rouge Squadron is a great by star wars standards

@Dynamo Frokane

It isn't even great by Rogue Squadron standards.

Discord Marvel Roleplaying Server Interest Check

Sure

Rebirth: At World's End

I could be down with this