System wars, oh system wars. People fighting over such petty things, trying to make people agree with their own opinion over, over and over again. As a proud Gamespot "supporter", I believe that this is one of the top notch gaming websites, and my years coming here will prove this point.
The reviews are one thing: a point of view of said reviewer. Nothing more, nothing less. It is their opinion on the matter, and their opinion is not greater than say my or your word. I think I can safely say that we've disagreed with Gamespot on a review on more than one occasion, and that's okay. It's also okay to express or disagreement on such matters but this is where my beef arises. It would be a perfect world if I could only blame this on children, but this isn't only the case. I lurk the forums often and there are specific individuals that I royally despise, but I take the mature approach and simply ignore them.
The Wii-U being released, the lack of exclusives on the Xbox 360, the lackluster PS3 and the stagnant PC are always on debate. People are clawing eachother's eyes out trying to prove over and over again that their system of choice is superior.
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
There are good points about every system, and there are good reasons why you chose yours. I own(ed) every system of this current generation, and each of them have their positives and negatives. In the end, my preference is PC, which it has been for about 12 years or so.
Back on topic. There are games out there that people despise, and it's cool to despise it. It is okay for developers to new approaches to current franchises. It is no crime. Crysis was an amazing game, but so was the second installment. In fact, I prefer the second game.
I have two cousins that are, dare I say "Hardcore gamers" and they each have an Xbox 360 and a Wii. Oh dear god no, a hardcore Wii gamer? That can't be possible! Well, it is. They put in many hours, work on painful achievements and play oldschool games on the Wii.
People will see this and quickly say that it's all in the fun. But no, for everyone it is not! People get so offended on this site that it's comical. People need to relax and actually play their games and not worry about other people buying Wii's, 360's and PS3's. They won't see 'the light' because they have set opinions, and they will see it that way regardless of how much 'evidence' you throw into their face that proves you correct.
What is your take on this subject? Do you agree with System wars on certain arguments? Or do you just ignore them and buy the poorly rated game?