I used to be close friends with one of their (founders?) back when he was younger
that sort of behavior used to run rampant on this video game forum we both frequented — he was always an interesting character to say the least. a shame what's happening to so many young kids in need of mental help
have you seen what happens if you say you didn't like it? you're told you're a troll, you're negative, you "just don't get it", or they take your criticism and then act like the only alternative is the complete and total opposite of that and try and pull a 'gotcha'
on one hand I would obviously LOVE for reviews (across the board, not just in gaming) to be realistic and not all be 7+/10 but I also understand why they don't to an extent
i use word of mouth mostly but its not that all critics are bad, just what seems like most, but if you find that you consistently align with a critics opinion I'd trust them
big published reviews don't mean anything to me and I'm surprised they do to most people. everything is an 8-10 out of 10. how do people not find an issue with that
I agree it was very boring and the writing in the intro was incredibly weak. Every time I expected that wow moment (helgen, opening the vault) i just found disappointment instead. "Wow a fight! oh I'm just randomly handed a ship? ok sick time to fly, oh it's just fast travel. New Atlantis is about to be crazy, oh it's just a bland city" and everything being beige didn't help. Fallout has the cool roleplaying in the wasteland factor, Skyrim has the cool fantasy aspect, Starfield seemed to just be 'space' but other games (Mass Effect, Outer Wilds, hell even the first half of The Outer Worlds) did it better.
It seemed p clear they don't feel the need to innovate or have any ambition because their dedicated fan base is so large now that they don't really have to. Which is fine but wasn't for me.
bound to happen when a community is expanded out of hate and negativity. the second people couldn't redirect all of their anger towards reddit they turned towards others.
my favorite feature of the nook (was it the nook?) was the e-ink screen and how vastly superior it was for reading. I'm not sure the science behind it (because I read an article on here once that blue light doesn't actually affect much) but I can't read for long periods on an led screen, it hurts my eyes and it's harder for me to focus
I've read through a lot of your discussions on both accounts and you seem to not only be generally quite hostile but it you are abusing and devaluing words like transphobic and ableist by applying them to anything you can't relate to
not many know it. which is why it's bs to assume he had all of this prior knowledge. they clearly are building the accusations first and then forcing it into the lyrics.
I find it interesting you went out of your way to 'explain' to someone why three dead people isnt "sad"