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i've been thinking a lot recently about old JRPGs and how some (most) of them are a real slog to play now (when not on some form of meth/speed): turn-based, super-linear storytelling, little customization, etc. etc. then i was thinking, i bet there's a good essay in how classic turned-based is busted and not fun in general, and maybe there's a good case for that, right? but here's the problem, and here's the sole reason why i rarely (if ever) write "review" stuff anymore: wtf is fun????
the whole thing becomes a joke to me. i see game review/journalism as a total clown show because of, literally, this one question. and the question can't be answered objectively. when some IGN dude writes this 6 paragraph review and is all confident that Grandia II is actually real bad or whatever, it's just pathetic to me. i cannot get beyond this. i fear i have thought myself into a spot where objective analysis of almost anything is absurd to me, fraudulent even.
and as an extension of this, anyone who seems overly confident in their opinion about anything multimedia/music/art related comes off as immature and kinda insufferable to me; like, our worldviews do not jive, man. i, in no way, could say that any song or game is objectively bad, much less GIVE IT A SCORE!
@buru5 yeah, this kind of stuff is tough. That's why when I do the aoty lists, I'm careful what I write and make sure I say they're my FAVORITE albums of the year, not the BEST albums of the year. Very important distinction
@jake4480 yes, that is a very important distinction indeed.