I mean, on the one hand, we hate Uther for being a threat to the protagonists when they haven't done anything to him except use magic to heal people; but on the other hand, we root for Uther to survive each time the villain of the week tries to kill him; and most magic users in the show seem to be evil.
The main characters frame their enemy (witchfinder) as a sorcerer, fighting the guy who is against all magic that way. But this keeps up the status quo and the system where magic is punished
And this is like, at least the third time Merlin has killed a guy with magic in a way that is ambiguous whether he meant to do so or not.
one time a while back somebody made this post on tumblr saying that this dress made kim kardashian look like a killer whale and apparently she saw it and it made her cry
This is an old problem, but one that even relatively new sites show no inclination to address. When Polygon launched last year and began putting out higher caliber feature stories, I had some hope that they might approach reviews differently as well. I read their review policy and saw a lot of fuss about updating reviews over time but nothing new when it came to the scale. Worse, the scale they put forward actually validated and reinforced our current low standards, only gussied up with professional language. 9’s “may not innovate or be overly ambitious but are masterfully executed.” 7’s are good but “have some big ‘buts’”. A 5 “indicates a bland, underwhelming game that’s functional but little else.” Not 5 as average, as commonplace, the middle instead of the bottom of the scale. (Their 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s list some silly trinity of ‘complete’ failures to justify their existence.)
this in particular is more a reflection of how reviews as a whole are conducted (I don't disagree, but it's not a problem specific to the gaming industry).
I am continually baffled by the amount of people who have recently come out of the woodwork to say they hate Dear Esther. Though I am pleased to learn I'm not the only person who didn't think Limbo was great.
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Anyways, oh great, now nobody's gonna read by post that I spent a half-hour writing.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
In any case, your health is more important than your homework. You can't graduate if you die.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
The main characters frame their enemy (witchfinder) as a sorcerer, fighting the guy who is against all magic that way. But this keeps up the status quo and the system where magic is punished
And this is like, at least the third time Merlin has killed a guy with magic in a way that is ambiguous whether he meant to do so or not.
I'm sure I'll like this one.
1. THINK OF YOUR BIRTHDATE! 2. GO BACK 9 MONTHS. 3. IS IT AROUND YOUR DAD'S BIRTHDAY? 4. IMAGINE IT. 5. #HULKSOSORRY.
granted I have not played the game so maybe it's not. I've only spoken to like three people who I know like BioShock Infinite.
this in particular is more a reflection of how reviews as a whole are conducted (I don't disagree, but it's not a problem specific to the gaming industry).
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Though one supposes that if it stood on its own no one would read it.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead