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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ashinadash@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

I was watching "...why Skyrim?" by Razbuten on sloptube this aft and it's so weird that it finally took Starfield for people to realise. Like Fallout 76 wasn't enough, only now are negative things people were first saying about Skyrim in 2012 finally bleeding into mainstream consciousness. It's so wild, like wow they ruined the magic system? The game has worse writing than a PS1 era Mega Man X game??? Skyrim is just shitty Game of Thrones?? Welcome to thirteen years ago!!

Bethesda hasn't made a really good game since 2002, but it'll probably be years before that realisation sinks in.

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[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

and complaints about 'systems' and writing are no more salient with those casual players today than they were in 2012. they just aren't still talking about it

People can still enjoy a game with flaws, like you said, but this goes both ways. Just because someone enjoys a game doesn't make it immune to criticism.

[-] Dolores@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

i wasn't trying to say they're immune, just explain the narrative at large. systems critique for games or say, costume critique for movies, are not invalid directions to look at things, but if they don't matter to a large portion of the audience we gotta acknowledge that

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Just because someone enjoys a game doesn't make it immune to criticism.

Lol tell the gamers, quick! This thread should have been ten replies and done, who cares if some dork hates popular game? And yet!

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