I fully agree about the note about scores. It's what the review says, not the grade it gives, that counts, as everyone has a different opinion as to what a grade means - a 100 to you means something else than a 100 to me.
I don't know about flaming individuals rather than games, though, even though I enjoyed the review and understand how one might feel the need to vent after taking significant amounts of ****.
The note about criticism about games getting to you is one I can relate to, though. It
does take away from the fun of a game when people ***** about it, though of course there's nothing to do about this other than try to enjoy the game anyway (or perhaps point out the flaws of the review for the sake of other players - which is still not done by sending the author hate mail).
Either way, keep up the good work, Yahtzee.
O.k., this is it, Yahtzee has proved himself to be just as idiotic, by complaining about getting hate mail. When you sell out (as he did when he signed up for worldwide recognition when he joined this site) you are going to be in the public eye, and as such will have your every move scrutinised. When you make a move that seems random and/or biased (the Brawl review, or, say, a print cartoonist making a racist joke) you are going to cop a lot of hate. If you don't like it, resign instantly, as its only going to get worse when you review Guns of the Patriots.
Yes, you'll catch flak when you produce art (and humor can be called art), but that doesn't mean you should. I personally can't stand people who persistently fail to give constructive criticism/be polite about what they like and don't like (except a notable few who manage to be funny and/or fair while doing it <-- before you point out the obvious contradiction).
