• aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I thought they were annoying and never liked them, including before their transition when I actually formed this opinion

    Same, they tried to be your typical contrarian internet asshole, the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 7/10 review was the peak of that, and I say that as someone that doesn't even like most Nintendo games.

    I actually find their more recent videos and reviews much better than the past ones. In fact I'm probably the opposite of the phenomenon they're talking about, I subscribed to their channel after they came out haha.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      they tried to be your typical contrarian internet asshole, the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 7/10 review was the peak of that

      Some people didn't like the weapon breaking mechanics and gave a subjective opinion, which is what reviewers do when they rate games. :I-was-saying:

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Again, that was a subjective opinion that Sterling received months of doxxing, harassment, and threats for.

          I personally also felt the game was, for me as a player playing it, a 7/10 or so compared to other Zelda games I liked more because I enjoyed their mechanics and gameplay more.

          Call it "contrarian" if you must but I'd rather Sterling give their subjective opinion rather than have to bow to some dishonest pretense of "objectivity" just because a large crowd of consumers liked a product more than the reviewer.

            • UlyssesT [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              I don’t believe in genuine neutrality but I believe in intellectual integrity

              Saying that a 7/10 review lacks "intellectual integrity" feels dangerously close to a :freeze-gamer: take for me.

              I can recognize that something is a genuinely great racing sim

              And I can argue over competing games (with arguably less toxic fandoms) having a valid claim to being as good, or better, at what Breath of the Wild did.

              the realm of solipsism.

              :what-the-hell:

              At this point, I'd rather not escalate this so I'll just make this my last reply in this particular reply chain.

                • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
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                  2 years ago

                  There are plenty of complaints to be had of BOTW imo. 7/10 is a very reasonable score. Lack of enemy variety, weapon durability, frame rates, the beasts being very boring, the bosses being pretty boring, and the fairly repetitive shrines can easily wear on people.