The CEO of Larian is named Swen Vincke. He's been involved in the creation of some fantastic games, including, "Baldur's Gate 3." I don't recall any games his studio has made getting especially bad reviews, so it was odd to read an article discussing how he went on a mini-diatribe about reviewers. He had valid points about how personal attacks are bad (obviously), but said some reviewers just are too negative and need their own ranking system like Metacritic. I mean...reviews are subjective, my dude. Sometimes, a lot more people like or dislike something. I've not been into things some people loved, and I've posted reviews because I have a blog (thanks for reading it now, ya'll) where I share my opinion.
Toxicity is bad. Sharing an honest thought about a game/movie/comic/book/whatever is good. Sugarcoating your opinion and saying something is, "Perfectly good," when it is actually, "Hot garbage," is simply disingenuous. Reviews are not to be taken as gospel. They are what someone thinks. It is good to consult multiple reviews about something for that reason. If a reviewer is simply being a troll, they suck, yeah, but many reviewers just want to be sincere. Sometimes, a game is agreed by many to be bad, and it needs to be stated how there is little enjoyment to be wrung from it. I'm not going to be effusive with praise and mislead people regarding how I feel about something. On the other hand, if I adore a creation, the populace will know, guess why? That's the point of a review! In closing, don't purposely set out to be mean if you're reviewing something, but do make it a point to be transparent.
No comments:
Post a Comment