by calandale
rzaleski wrote:
Issue I have with the review is not that he doesn't like it. It's just something completely different from what he likes. He does state that to his credit.
I guess by that reasoning I should go out and play every single stupid game I know I won't like, and write reviews about how horrible they are. That's my opinion, but I think it helps Zero people. Now, if I thought I'd like a game, played it, and found a few things that ruined it, that would be worth posting since others who were interested for the same reasons I was may see what I didn't like.
But posting a review on why ASLsucks from me helps noone. But a review from the reviewer would probably be useful.
I disagree. Getting personal opinions is very valuable, so long as
they give the 'why'. There are many people out there who are clever
enough to distill what they want from such information, even if they
don't agree with the reviewer. The flaw with this coverage is that
he doesn't give enough. But the criticism leveled is fair and useful.
Given that it's expressed rapidly, without being buried in some big
walls of text looking at every other issue may actually be a positive
though.
The dislike of theme does little. One probably knows the theme already.
But, he highlights a common (but not ubiquitous) eurogame problem
of feeling that it's over right away. So, for something I could absorb
in a glance, I got a strong negative factor. That's better than most
reviews manage.
For much the same reason as the OP picked the game up, I too probably
shall. But, this gives me an additional disincentive.