Comments on: Shadows on the Screen: Why Write High Critique http://www.onelastcontinue.com/9650/shadows-on-the-screen-why-write-high-critique/ Push Start! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: coalhalo http://www.onelastcontinue.com/9650/shadows-on-the-screen-why-write-high-critique/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 coalhalo Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:14:55 +0000 http://www.onelastcontinue.com/?p=9650#comment-1738 The main reason I read OLC is the refreshingly different way the views/opinions of the writers are presented, (usually). If the subject matter warrants an in-depth analysis, then I for one am ready to hear what someone has to say.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1738','coalhalo'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> The main reason I read OLC is the refreshingly different way the views/opinions of the writers are presented, (usually). If the subject matter warrants an in-depth analysis, then I for one am ready to hear what someone has to say.
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]]> By: Roanld Diemicke http://www.onelastcontinue.com/9650/shadows-on-the-screen-why-write-high-critique/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Roanld Diemicke Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:07:07 +0000 http://www.onelastcontinue.com/?p=9650#comment-1734 Saying 'I like this article and dug what it had to say' would be a disservice to the message trying to be conveyed. I agree with the message trying to be conveyed and think that is part of the reason that certain media outlets disgust me with their view points on titles. Outlets like G4 (I'm looking at you, X-Play) and IGN don't critique, they give a surface view of what a game is and don't have anything more meaningful to say that someone competent in English couldn't write in an afternoon after having spent a week (or sometimes less) with a certain game. What's even more depressing to me is the success these outlets enjoy because their readers don't demand more. I think the reason we don't see more high criticism is that public doesn't demand it. They want to know if a game is worth their money and nothing more. Hopefully this will change as time goes on, but I feel this is a depressing reality we live in. All we can do as critics is keep pointing out the aspects of games (and other media) that deserve to be noticed and hope the public will notice as well. As for now, we'll just have to keep critiquing - regardless of if anyone else cares. We care. And I guess that's a start.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1734','Roanld Diemicke'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Saying ‘I like this article and dug what it had to say’ would be a disservice to the message trying to be conveyed. I agree with the message trying to be conveyed and think that is part of the reason that certain media outlets disgust me with their view points on titles. Outlets like G4 (I’m looking at you, X-Play) and IGN don’t critique, they give a surface view of what a game is and don’t have anything more meaningful to say that someone competent in English couldn’t write in an afternoon after having spent a week (or sometimes less) with a certain game.

What’s even more depressing to me is the success these outlets enjoy because their readers don’t demand more. I think the reason we don’t see more high criticism is that public doesn’t demand it. They want to know if a game is worth their money and nothing more.

Hopefully this will change as time goes on, but I feel this is a depressing reality we live in. All we can do as critics is keep pointing out the aspects of games (and other media) that deserve to be noticed and hope the public will notice as well.

As for now, we’ll just have to keep critiquing – regardless of if anyone else cares. We care. And I guess that’s a start.

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