Penny Arcade writes:
"Imagine what an open ended sandbox title must look like to a reviewer especially right now. How many games do they have piling up on their desks? A game like Assassins creed isn't meant to be played under a deadline. You shouldn't be trying to beat it as fast as you can so you can move on to Mass Effect or Mario Galaxy. As soon as I gave myself a deadline all of a sudden I understood all their complaints. It was like a fucking Escher painting. I had put myself in their shoes and suddenly the landscape flipped and I could see games from their perspective. In the end I wasn't angry at them for their bad reviews. I actually just felt bad for them."
Penny Arcade FTW! Seriously nice and good points. This game indeed shouldn't be played quickly and under a deadline and if some reviewers couldn't enjoy the game, it's their loss not game's fault.
That is an intresting read.
Interesting to say at least. That could actually be the reason why the reviews are so different
Interesting
Great find, and a great read. Thanks for posting that MK_Red (and tipping it, rgun). I agree with Mart /et al/ that this may indeed be a primary contributing reason to the wildly divergent reviews for this game.
Personally, I'm quietly looking forward to it now.
:)