Ok, I try to keep it simple for you guys. There are basically two ways I can form an opinion on games. I play them all (while technically possible, unlike the CRPGAddict I have a life and not autism). Or I trust someone else opinion. In the second case, do I trust some randos on the internet because they say so (see quotes of randos below) or do I trust a guy who plays all these games, records while he plays and gives in-depth description? I very often disagree with the CRPGAddict's opinion on games, but I can do that because he puts them out there. As much as I like for example best of lists (like the Codex one), I don't take it for gospel until I actuall played the games. Or I read in-depth reviews like some of the Codex ones, where I can see pro and cons and get a good sense of the game.
Simply reading about his comments in here would show anyone with half a brain that even if he played twice all the cRPG released and to be released in the next 100 years, he still wouldn't have a clue about what makes a good cRPG.
you don't really have anything better that substanceless accusations, have you?
But it's not like all these shitty 80's games are terrible in an unique way, they're pretty much similar in their terribleness.
So you played them all, or you played maybe a couple and extrapolated? Am I to trust that? haha fuck no
It's not like making grindy barely functional dungeon crawlers with no story or sense of direction
Oh fuck, a newfaq who can't play dungeon crawlers, opinion automatically dismissed
The one who started appealing to authority wasn't me but the guy saying his idol CRPGaddict is not only an authority on games, but the ULTIMATE authority.
A rando who suffers from reading comprehension, but hey, what else is knew. I have enough stuff I find irksome with CRPGAddicts review, but that's the thing, I can read them and evaluate his opinions on those games. And because he played games so few others have played and reviewed, for at least those he is an authority.
So Oblivion is no worse than Fallout 1 then? It's all subjective, right?
Yes, it is to the people who enjoy Oblivion more than Fallout 1. I'm not one of them, but I don't dismiss their opinion just because I disagree with it. I think Thief is a terrible game, because I utterly despite stealth gameplay, but I if there are people who enjoy them, then from their POV they are great games. It really is subjective.