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Gamers hate everything, and so do I

Go on to any gaming messageboard on the internet and you will see criticism for almost every game out there (I reckon 99% of them). For people who spend the majority of their waking hours (and some that cut into their sleeping hours), playing games, we sure do seem to hate them a lot. Why is that?

I personally think it comes across that way because we care so much. We love games so much that we always notice the flaws/problems a game has and want to talk about them because we hope they won't be repeated again. I also think this happens because we're too busy enjoying the parts we truly love about the games.

What got me thinking about this was the demo for Too Human which came out the Monday just passed. I enjoyed the demo immensely, but the first thing I did when I went to write my comments on the game was list the problems I had with it. It was a pretty long list, but I still enjoyed the demo a lot.

So why didn't I list the things I loved about the game to counter the negativity in the post? The reason is pretty simple: there were just too many damn things to list that I liked about the game. It was easier for me to say "I don't like this, this and this" and then assume the reader would know I liked everything else. I changed my mind before the post to basically say "I liked the demo, there were a few things I didn't like, but I liked the rest".

So the point I'm getting across here is, I think we gamers should assume that someone who seems to be overly critical about a game probably doesn't hate it. In fact, they probably love a great many things about the game, and we should assume that's the case. I rage because I care

1. Comment by Acerlyte, Saturday Jul 19 2008, 08:22 PM

   Heh, I like that. 'I rage because I care' seems to explain very well the harsh criticism of games on the net.
   
   I am a pathetic critic as I tend to only focus on the good points of games, sometimes to the point of redundancy but I am an uneducated fool. I greatly appreciate those who take their criticism seriously as it teaches me that no matter how awesome something seems, it can probably be improved upon.

2. Comment by Demaar, Saturday Jul 19 2008, 09:11 PM

   I don't know. I think there's definitely a place for commentary that is mostly positive as well. If all we do is say negative things, then people will probably think the game is straight up bad. But with a lot of criticism and discussion about the positive aspects, people will see there's something to like here that the "haters" neglected to mention.

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