Hah, almost got me. Read the first page and was thinking over an argument in my head. Read the second page and had a good laugh.
A Fanboy's Guide to Fanboying
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Lovely! I was a couple paragraphs in thinking you'd lost your mind before I realized what was going on here....very subtle and well-played!
I hope you have a follow-up article for that curious reversal, the fan hater, and how he can get the most out of his poignant, scathing critiques to send the teeming masses in to a frothing boil...!
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanHater?from=Main.FanHaters
(Yes, technically it would be the same article with a very slight change of context....)
I hope you have a follow-up article for that curious reversal, the fan hater, and how he can get the most out of his poignant, scathing critiques to send the teeming masses in to a frothing boil...!
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanHater?from=Main.FanHaters
(Yes, technically it would be the same article with a very slight change of context....)
I almost missed the satire (sad to say), but then I hit the end of the article. Well played, Shamus. Well played.
I get that this is supposed to be a joke, but I legitimately agree with some of the points, such as you can't judge a game until you've played it.
I think a fair ground rule should be that you can't fault a game for being what it is trying to be. If you know a game is unrealistic, you can't fault it for that because it was trying to be that way. Same with the graphics. It's not fair to use what is supposed to be an integral part of the game as a complaint, unless they failed at making said part good. If it I'd done poorly, that's a fault that can be criticized.
I think a fair ground rule should be that you can't fault a game for being what it is trying to be. If you know a game is unrealistic, you can't fault it for that because it was trying to be that way. Same with the graphics. It's not fair to use what is supposed to be an integral part of the game as a complaint, unless they failed at making said part good. If it I'd done poorly, that's a fault that can be criticized.
I always like these kind of articles, but it's so much funnier reading the replies of people who completely miss the satire.
*munches popcorn*
*munches popcorn*
You just don't get it. A real Fangirl or guy knows whats best based entirely on how they and their favorite game designer feel about a game, not on all that "merits and flaws" junk!
Lolz, he acted like the wrong stuff was right, but I saw what he did there 
yeah... everybody knows the internet was actually invented for porn. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go correct some idiot on the reviews section who said Halo: Reach is overrated.
yeah... everybody knows the internet was actually invented for porn. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go correct some idiot on the reviews section who said Halo: Reach is overrated.
I see what you did there.
It's always a good idea to keep a (preferrably imaginary) fanboy by your side at all times. Whenever you're posting an opinion, imagine his poorly worded rebuttal. If you can't counter that with a reasonable explanation you know you don't know this topic as well as you think you do.
It's always a good idea to keep a (preferrably imaginary) fanboy by your side at all times. Whenever you're posting an opinion, imagine his poorly worded rebuttal. If you can't counter that with a reasonable explanation you know you don't know this topic as well as you think you do.
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Seriously, it's baffling that anybody wouldn't recognize the satire in this, after having read the whole thing. It's not surprising that people would read a bit of it, and then assume what the rest says. The whole TL/DR trend gets really old, but at least you have a bit of an excuse as to why you completely missed the point.
Seriously, it's baffling that anybody wouldn't recognize the satire in this, after having read the whole thing. It's not surprising that people would read a bit of it, and then assume what the rest says. The whole TL/DR trend gets really old, but at least you have a bit of an excuse as to why you completely missed the point.
Heh heh, nice. I quite enjoyed this article. I have to say, I've been chatting with folks about my Other M impressions based mostly on what I've heard about the game, so I've heard most of these points used by fans of Other M to refute my complaints about how the game looks, at first glance, utterly horrible.
I mean, I'm willing to allow Other M might be brilliant, but based on everything I've seen or heard about the game, it looks rubbish. Especially compared to the high watermark of the Metroid serie-
Drat, now I'm doing it, too. Is there no way to escape the curse of the fanboy?
I mean, I'm willing to allow Other M might be brilliant, but based on everything I've seen or heard about the game, it looks rubbish. Especially compared to the high watermark of the Metroid serie-
Drat, now I'm doing it, too. Is there no way to escape the curse of the fanboy?
Game journalist hold some power of persuasion to consumers for any given product. I don't care whether it is fanboyism or not, if you work for a legitimate media organization and misrepresent a product, you are ethically liable and people should be aware of this.
Not to mention the journalist scum who get paid to write bad reviews by competing studios.
Not to mention the journalist scum who get paid to write bad reviews by competing studios.
So, how to avoid the wrath of fanboys: don't post an opinion. Got it. I kinda knew that already though, but you get loads of points for the awesome way you said it.
And also, he's right. Something bad getting better later doesn't excuse the bad part. For the 20 hours I'd have to waste to get to the "good" part of FF13, I could just play another game that's good from start to finish. And I will choose the other game every time, because I'm in this to have fun, not to be bored and annoyed.
Invalidated by the fact that he straight up told you at the start that he only played five hours. It's not like he was trying to fool anyone into thinking he played the entire thing and wanted them to think it was a shit festival from start to finish.Akalabeth said:
And also, he's right. Something bad getting better later doesn't excuse the bad part. For the 20 hours I'd have to waste to get to the "good" part of FF13, I could just play another game that's good from start to finish. And I will choose the other game every time, because I'm in this to have fun, not to be bored and annoyed.
I thought this was a rather sad little article, and not particularly well thought out. I've got no problem with satire, but you don't offer anything constructive. Worse, some of your points are valid complaints that fans or prospective owners of games may make to a reviewer. The overall tone, however, is that of a petulant preteen just discovering sarcasm. I hope your articles return to their previous quality.