I'm a reader. I want to be informed. This review tells me if I had an issue with the "objectification" of the first then I'll have trouble here too.
I'm this close to retiring from gaming. I can't believe that certain subjects have to be a part of EVERY discussion nowadays.
FFS.
Again, reviews shouldn't just be consumer advocacy. They can be, if that's a site mission, and good luck to them.
But, a review should be about whatever the reviewer feels it should be (as long as it's truthful) and the reviewer should be able to score it however they want too. There are movie reviewers out there who absolute hate anything big budget and thus, never review those type of movies well. Fine. That's their prerogative.
Sadly, most people, especially the target audience, for example, probably didn't see the anti-war message in Starship Troopers. But, it was there, and reviewers picked up on it. Should they have just panned the movie because it was full of bad acting, or should the review taken into the account of everything about the movie, even things most normal people wouldn't notice when they watch it?
That's what a review is; opinion. It is not a used-car sales catalogue.
I'm a reader. I want to be informed. This review tells me if I had an issue with the "objectification" of the first then I'll have trouble here too. That's informative. It doesn't cease to be informative and/or entertaining because I disagree. That's is my bias.
And as no one here outside of reviewers have played the full game, that means all comments here about it are being made in bias. Based upon the previous game.
In the other reviews, the personal ideology of those reviewers could mean they're not bothered by what the other reviewer found problematic. That's still as "tainted". It seems "opinion" has become a dirty thing only when the reader disagrees with it.
I'd recommend what I'd call respectful disagreement. I love cinema and there are a few reviewers I follow religiously. All of them have "bias", "tainted opinions", and review franchises they may not have liked previously ("keep an open mind"). At times they'll love a film I really disliked, or vice versa. However, I respect their opinion and understand how they got there. But this is by picking people and not outlets to follow; it's about following what you love (critical analysis + entertainment).
My advice is to stick to the reviewers - reviewers, not outlets - that you enjoy reading. Don't click on the rest.
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Never really got the Bayonetta is sexist comments. Thought Leigh Alexander was spot on for once.
http://web.archive.org/web/20110607.../213466/bayonetta-empowering-or-exploitative/
Utterly pathetic. Platinum aren't crying over Polygon's review, why are you? Enjoy the damn game.
Pack it up folks we are done here ! Fantastic titleBayonetta 2 |OT| Nintendoes what Segadon't
I expected those scores so I'm not surprised at all
And fuck Polygon, you're writing a review of a game, not an analysis of over-sexualization in the industry. Does he have any sense of humor? Bayonetta is a self-confident and strong character in charge of her own destiny. Is he going to review all games based on social themes, is he going to criticize Call Of Duty because it's an apology of war?
But do we have DF's Face-Off and frame rate tests?
But do we have DF's Face-Off and frame rate tests?
Down to 91 brehs
lol gamerevolution
Dat feel of last gen- Feels like a last-gen game at times
"Wii U version's framerate has fluctuations, while all other ports run at a perfect 0 frames per second. We have no idea how Platinum were ale to achieve such a stable framerate."
Yeah it's looking like 3D World is still gonna be king until Captain Toad arrives
Never really got the Bayonetta is sexist comments. Thought Leigh Alexander was spot on for once.
http://web.archive.org/web/20110607.../213466/bayonetta-empowering-or-exploitative/
Bayonetta herself features a new costume and hairstyle, with her updated model showing off streaming hair and tassels, but she's still the same powerful, confident, and sexy lady she was the first time around. Bayonetta is the Beyonce of the action game world and she stands here as the female version of Devil May Cry's Dante. Yes, her clothes disappear when she does some of her attacks, but she dominates every scene she inhabits and is in full control. There's multiple ways to portray a strong woman as a lead, and Bayonetta's presentation is one of the more interesting takes.
Dat feel of last gen
They're bad, in your view. Plenty of people love them though.
That's my point. As long as a reviewer isn't saying something incorrect (ie. There are eight levels, when there are really ten), any criticism is valid, as long as it's backed up. If somebody wanted to give a movie a 6 out of 10 because say, they hate seeing blood and it's a gory film, that'd be fine. I'd take that into account when comparing into other reviews, but it wouldn't be an invalid review simply because of that fact.
I'm this close to retiring from gaming. I can't believe that certain subjects have to be a part of EVERY discussion nowadays.
FFS.
Yeah it's looking like 3D World is still gonna be king until Captain Toad arrives
The Bad:
The sad realisation that future action games may never top this