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Jazuela · 02-18-2008, 09:15 AM

Molly asks: And isn't reviews actually ABOUT comparing a game with other games?

No. That isn't what reviews are about. When was the last time you read a book review, where Harry Potter was compared to Deception Point by Dan Brown? Did you ever see anyone review a Broadway production of Oklahoma and compare it to Godspell as performed on the back 90 of Red Ranch in Greenfork Tennessee?

Reviews are reviews. They are to offer an opinion, based on observation, of a thing. To find out whether the thing is worth experiencing or not, on its own merit. A book isn't good just because it compares favorably with another book, a TV show isn't bad just because it compares unfavorably with another TV show. If something can't be determined "worthwhile" or "not worthwhile" on its own merit, then the reviewer has failed.

02-18-2008, 09:15 AM	#70
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Re: MUD Reviews Molly asks: And isn't reviews actually ABOUT comparing a game with other games? No. That isn't what reviews are about. When was the last time you read a book review, where Harry Potter was compared to Deception Point by Dan Brown? Did you ever see anyone review a Broadway production of Oklahoma and compare it to Godspell as performed on the back 90 of Red Ranch in Greenfork Tennessee? Reviews are reviews. They are to offer an opinion, based on observation, of a thing. To find out whether the thing is worth experiencing or not, on its own merit. A book isn't good just because it compares favorably with another book, a TV show isn't bad just because it compares unfavorably with another TV show. If something can't be determined "worthwhile" or "not worthwhile" on its own merit, then the reviewer has failed.