Sorry about the delay in response:
Quorothorn said:
solidstatemind said:
It still amazes me that people give Yahtzee's opinion any sort of weight. He's a comedian not a critic, folks. He may point out things that are worth your time to consider, but if you base your purchasing decision solely upon his 'reviews', you're really doing yourself a disservice. You may bleat now. Thank you.
Isn't that a bit contradictory? If he brings up points worthy of consideration, why does it amaze you that people give his opinion "any sort of weight"?
Okay, you got me: I started out with a generalization. I should've said "it continues to shock me that some people take his opinion as being definitive..." I think the rest of my statement got the point I was trying to make across, however.
samaugsch said:
solidstatemind said:
Actually, he says in his SSBB viewer comment review that he's a critic.
...and once, when a form I filled out asked me what color I was, I put in 'Paisley'. In other words, just because he said it does not necessarily make it so-- and in fact, I would argue that product Yahtzee puts out consistently contradicts that statement. ZP is always at least amusing to me, and is often laugh-out-loud funny-- and that is its strongest trait, not conveying information that would be very useful for making a thoughtful purchasing decision.
Basically, Yahtzee is a critic in that he is 'critical' in the sense of "being marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws", not 'critical' in the sense of "characterized by careful evaluation and judgment". Perhaps you may not agree with my assessment, but I think the evidence supports that conclusion.
Regardless, the ultimate point is that I think people who base their purchasing decisions solely upon a ZP episode are foolish. Of course, I think that about anyone who would look to only one source (regardless of who or what it may be) to guide their thoughts and actions, since that basically means they're leaving their critical thinking to someone else rather than gathering as much information as possible and coming to a conclusion themselves.
Not that my comments will change anything. Followers are usually pretty damn stubborn about remaining dependent. I guess I just like tilting windmills.
