I agree that the game is, for the most part, highly overrated. In episode 3 you see the full extent of the meandering path you're forced to take, with an opening section that means nothing in the narrative, and an end that is, quite frankly, insane given the events of episode 2 - the game simply doesn't follow a path of logic and survival...for christ's sake, in chapter 2 we literally see what a nice family does to people in this new world, and in chapter 3, everyone is ok with a hobo who gives people candy...jesus. Technical issues are apparent, there are plenty of issues, and while it made my GOTY list, that's only because I hadn't played that many games last year.
A point I think you should note, about this thread in general and this site at large: if you 'insult' a game that a lot of people love, they will come hard, and they'll come fast, looking for blood. I made that mistake several times, and all you're going to get is circular logic and bullshit about objectivity and subjectivity, and it's going to be frustrating because all of a sudden, what you say is suddenly invalid because of reasons. A majority may be standing against you, but six pages in I've only seen the same limp-wristed defence of the game coming from everyone, with nobody actually engaging with anything you've brought up. Give it six months and more people will emerge to point out flaws in the game...fuck's sake, it took the best part of a year and a half to bash the most recent Final Fantasy games, and Deus Ex: HR...I know you want to beat back people who're being difficult, but unfortunatley, this is, at least in my experience, this site. Just look at the Dead Island Riptide thread from yesterday...that's just depressing.
Give this man a cookie!
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