sp4ckj4rr0w_420
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- Mar 29, 2023
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If players dislike the game, it's not (entirely) their fault. Imo it depends on a couple things;
- bias of the player; if the player is biased for or against something, that influences how the player the game views
- bias of the dev; The dev is ofcourse also human, with bias for or against something, that influences how the story is written
It's also dependent if people know their own bias and willingly go against said bias to "try out" a game that isn't really to their taste. Or players who don't know their own bias and discover that the game isn't for them.
Second: I agree, criticism is necessary but... not all criticism is constructive. If people bash on a game because of bias, that's just destructive criticism.
I also agree that artists don't need to justify their creative choices since art is in the eye of the beholder. Art is about freedom and being unfettered, only then will art shine. How many artists throughout history made works that were at the time scandalous or heretical? Sure there has to be a limit as long as the art itself doesn't harm or provokes hate etc. But other than that, artists need creative freedom to do their magic. If they are too constricted and restraint by shackles of bias or other things, then imo it won't be art anymore, but craftmanship.
