Familiarity breeds contempt.
Whilst that's not quite the case here, the sentiment does apply. Back when the 360/PS3 was coming out it was a wonderous box full of stuff that made a great game appear. Now everything is dissected to pieces by the internet down to every pixel and frame. The more you learn about something like that they less :0: factor it has.
The cynicism everyone has got from the internet doesn't help. You are exposed to an unending list of complaints and analysis of a game if you go to a forum about it, this all begins to have an effect on people. When you see a complaint, suddenly it can click and forever ruin a tiny part of the game. All those clicks add up and suddenly something that you liked (say Halo 4 for me) gets a tidal barrage of bitching and complaints and shit thrown at it. And suddenly a great game with a few flaws starts to look like a dull game with big problems.
Increased reporting on every cough, sneeze and fart made by a developer takes away the magic as well. All the mystery and wonder is taken out of how they make a game and patch it when you see a twitter feed of moaning or a forum filled with abuse.
It all adds up and takes it's toll on people. The cynicism is then passed on (Again using Halo 4 for me) I now complain about how 343 have -blam!-ed it up because I've been able to see what they did and realised that I didn't actually like that a whole lot.
If you take away the shiny coating, everything tends to look like shit underneath...
^I hope this makes some sort of sense^
I'm night-posting again and it's 3:30am and it might make more sense in my head than my words.
I might tidy it up/clarify it in the morning.
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Ignorance is bliss, in other words.
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Yeah.
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Ya I enjoyed games and movies a lot more when I wasn't dissecting all of their problems. Unfortunately, going into the creative field requires that I be aware of such problems. I rather enjoy things on a surface level for as long as possible.
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Yeah :l
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Edited by Hunter: 11/17/2013 2:45:32 PMDamn fine post sir. And I agree, I think this is what happened to me too.
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Edited by BritLemon: 11/17/2013 9:38:43 AM[quote] Back when the 360/PS3 was coming out it was a wonderous box full of stuff that made a great game appear. Now everything is dissected to pieces by the internet down to every pixel and frame. The more you learn about something like that they less :0: factor it has.[/quote]So innocent back then. The only thing that I knew back then was that this plastic box would play a game, but now it's completely different. So in a way, the Internet has ruined gaming for me a bit.
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Edited by Psy: 11/17/2013 10:51:21 AMSame here :l We all expect higher standards and can tear apart the bits that go into making a game with the collective brainpower of every user on a forum. It's great for criticising something but trying to be positive in a sea of negativity is pretty damn hard.
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This sums up my feelings (and the probable cause for them) perfectly. Taking that into account, I'm going to stay away from #Destiny for a while.
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Same, I'm going to stop going in there when I get the game. It's fun to poke people in there now and then but I don't want that swirling mass of rage and shite to spoil Bungie's next game for me.