The Sacrificial Lamb
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An 8?
Grey why you hate GUTTAV? DDD:
Nah but really I don't care, never cared about the series, good comic though.
Grey why you hate GUTTAV? DDD:
Nah but really I don't care, never cared about the series, good comic though.
I feel like there's an important life-lesson to be gleaned from this comic that the author has so thoughtfully presented to us!
When you're in an argument, it doesn't matter if you're "right" or "wrong". Those are such old-fashioned modes of thinking. Obsolete! These days, all you need to do is pick a position and then act extremely, exceptionally pretentious about it! Then it'll be like you won by default! It's so easy! And you can really drive your point home when you have a soapbox upon which to stand, say... an entertainment medium. That way you can paint your opposition in an incredibly harsh negative light where they can't possibly fight back or respond as you attack both their argument and their personal character, while still maintaining plausible deniability by simply saying you were trying to be "entertaining". It's brilliant!
Think of all the problems that could be solved by this method!
"My theory on particle physics is correct and my colleague's is wrong because he's a smelly fat jerk."
Thanks, Nobel Prize!
"Your Honor, I didn't TRY to stab the victim. He fell onto my knife! Here, I drew a picture of him falling onto my blade as I removed his wallet. Please note his razor teeth and stupid looking face."
Case dismissed!
"Iran doesn't need nuclear weapons. Only insecure perma-virgins have nuclear weapons."
Ahh, world peace achieved!
Thank you so much for this comic!
When you're in an argument, it doesn't matter if you're "right" or "wrong". Those are such old-fashioned modes of thinking. Obsolete! These days, all you need to do is pick a position and then act extremely, exceptionally pretentious about it! Then it'll be like you won by default! It's so easy! And you can really drive your point home when you have a soapbox upon which to stand, say... an entertainment medium. That way you can paint your opposition in an incredibly harsh negative light where they can't possibly fight back or respond as you attack both their argument and their personal character, while still maintaining plausible deniability by simply saying you were trying to be "entertaining". It's brilliant!
Think of all the problems that could be solved by this method!
"My theory on particle physics is correct and my colleague's is wrong because he's a smelly fat jerk."
Thanks, Nobel Prize!
"Your Honor, I didn't TRY to stab the victim. He fell onto my knife! Here, I drew a picture of him falling onto my blade as I removed his wallet. Please note his razor teeth and stupid looking face."
Case dismissed!
"Iran doesn't need nuclear weapons. Only insecure perma-virgins have nuclear weapons."
Ahh, world peace achieved!
Thank you so much for this comic!
YES! Critical Miss is back to form, and right on time for the GTA V reviewing clusterfudge. I haven't read the comments about Greg Tito's review, and now I'm afraid to look.
One nitpick, though: I thought, as a sociopath, Erin doesn't give a rat's ass what people think of her or what she says.
One nitpick, though: I thought, as a sociopath, Erin doesn't give a rat's ass what people think of her or what she says.
Worst thing is, six months from now, those same whiny cunts will say that GTA V was complete shit, just like they did with IV.
The internet STILL hasn't let him live down the Dragon Age 2 review (as if there was something wrong with it). So you're right, they'll never shut up about it, unfortunately.Thunderous Cacophony said:
Oh, this one might me a lot closer to reality than people think. After all, what is more professional than to delegate lose-lose situation to someone you'll miss least if they have suffer a face-foreclosure?
No but really, getting angry over reviews is silly, except when the reviews are actually false, say, outright lying...
No but really, getting angry over reviews is silly, except when the reviews are actually false, say, outright lying...
No it wouldn't. At some point, some critic would come out with an opinion that doesn't toe the party line and readers who disagree would start screaming about "teh bias" and/or "teh corruption." The problem isn't which outlet people are reading, it's that they follow outlets rather than individual writers. They look for consistency of opinion in a group of people rather than in one person.rhodo said:
I remember thinking similar thoughts when I recently picked up GTA IV, then found its controls so utterly unplayable that I got about 30 minutes into the game before abandoning it in frustration as among the worst $5 I've ever spent on Steam. It's not even the button mapping. You can fix the button mapping. But every command is just so sluggish it makes me want to scream.
Imp Emissary said:Funny comic as always. Plus, people won't be able to complain about it being "Not about video games!", this time. ;DTrue. You will always get people who complain about your games/comments on games/reviews of games.Infernal Lawyer said:
But some people will love you for it, and even send you things. Like other games, action figures, cupcakes, and dildos.
<_< Granted, I can't guarantee that ALL of the dildos sent will be as a "Thank you", or as a "Go F@#K yourself".[sub][sub]If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go watch the Jimquisition.[/sub][/sub]
I WISH I had no idea what you're talking about...
(See its great. just remove all reason, logic, and moral/emotional common sense from your mind and and just....type!)Gorrath said:
Against you am I!!!??????!
Well you know who else I'm against????
The Nazis!!!!
See what I did there ???
Yeah!!!!!!
I'm totally going there...
Myself and the rest of the 12-year-olds will now be taking the internet with us and going home.
So there.
I'd agree with the sentiment, if it wasn't for the fact that it's ignoring every legitimate complain about the review(s), and exaggerating a vocal minority.
Because, you know, the review here was FAR FAR from perfect. And this is coming from someone that doesn't have any interest in playing the game (I've watched my roommate playing it though, and gave it a try for a few minutes). Just in case I get labeled a "mindless fanboy".
Because, you know, the review here was FAR FAR from perfect. And this is coming from someone that doesn't have any interest in playing the game (I've watched my roommate playing it though, and gave it a try for a few minutes). Just in case I get labeled a "mindless fanboy".
FWIW, it's not just games where this bullshit happens. I read camera reviews now and then, and people get just as stupidly worked up about scores...
"WTF! Nikon D7100 is only an 80 out of 100? How much are Canon paying you to shit all over a good product?"
Or nitpick the review's identified flaws in the product...
"You say the JPEG quality isn't very good, but no one buys this camera unless they shoot in RAW. Should not have taken so many points off it."
Basically what happens is people make up an idea in their mind of what score a their favourite toy deserves, then put on their fanboy armour and head out to do battle with anyone who rates it outside that range.
"WTF! Nikon D7100 is only an 80 out of 100? How much are Canon paying you to shit all over a good product?"
Or nitpick the review's identified flaws in the product...
"You say the JPEG quality isn't very good, but no one buys this camera unless they shoot in RAW. Should not have taken so many points off it."
Basically what happens is people make up an idea in their mind of what score a their favourite toy deserves, then put on their fanboy armour and head out to do battle with anyone who rates it outside that range.
I instantly thought of this:
I don't know exactly what people use as their criteria for judging a game's score, I imagine there's some subjectivity to it, there must be because a game is not simply a mechanical thing, and a game this complex can be a lot of things to a lot of people. I totally respect Greg Tito's right to score this game a 1 if that's what he's so inclined to do, and more importantly I think anyone with an issue with his score needs to consider the context of his review, and balance that against their own feelings.
Not everyone loves the same genre, and even those that do probably do not for the same reasons or in the same way. I got that maybe this wasn't exactly his cup of tea, he knows, I don't. My point is simply that people should consider the review more than the score.