oconnomiyaki
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Years ago, I wrote this.
Yet, now, like pretty much everyone else, my opinion is... s'ok. I went back to play it recently and couldn't, which isn't a good sign of it being like Dickens. (Seriously, lol.)
Like everyone else, I'd bought into the hype. I was also at a stage in my life where I wanted games to mean something, for my life to mean something, so I was eager to hold something aloft and say: "Look! Art." We're only human.
But that score sits there today influencing the revered (joking) Metacritic score.
With that experience, it makes it really hard to take any of these reviews seriously -- especially Sessler's. In fact, the sycophantic hyperbole makes me wanna play the game less.
Let's see what people think in 6 months.
Its a compelling narrative, a social commentary, a virtual world, a sandbox, and ultimately a compelling example of video games as a medium reaching maturity.
Yet, now, like pretty much everyone else, my opinion is... s'ok. I went back to play it recently and couldn't, which isn't a good sign of it being like Dickens. (Seriously, lol.)
Like everyone else, I'd bought into the hype. I was also at a stage in my life where I wanted games to mean something, for my life to mean something, so I was eager to hold something aloft and say: "Look! Art." We're only human.
But that score sits there today influencing the revered (joking) Metacritic score.
With that experience, it makes it really hard to take any of these reviews seriously -- especially Sessler's. In fact, the sycophantic hyperbole makes me wanna play the game less.
Let's see what people think in 6 months.