Man, you sound like those gamers who complain that game journalist should only report on the technical specifications of the game.
Man, you sound like those gamers who complain that game journalist should only report on the technical specifications of the game.
Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 7 months ago
That's different. Video game journalism isn't factual news, it is reviews, which are inherently opinion pieces. I expect to get personal elements there. Not to mention the unique role of games putting the players in the seat of telling the story.
To paraphrase Sir Patrick Stewart:
Video games are a unique entertainment medium because the person playing them creates the story.
In a book, the author writes the story and it comes to life in your head.
In a movie or show, ultimately it's the director and editor who get to tell the story, the actors doing what they're told.
In a play or music, the actors/musicians on stage tell the story.
In a video game, the player creates the story.
He was only talking about video games, but the same applies to the modern ttrpgs and more complex board games like "the captain is dead" or "tokaido"
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
There’s no such thing as “factual news”
Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 7 months ago
Yeah there is.
Fox news isn't it.