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Message: [QUOTE="Tonberry, post: 39028, member: 124861"] Thanks alot for the reply, you'll find that I didn't infact call you a contrarian for the same reason you expressed here ;) (I don't think you're heartless or evil either for that matter) This is true for many. For some, it's impossible to separate a creator and their creation, and some can do it without a second thought. I think either way is valid as everyone's experiences and impressions are their own. I prefer reserved creators more (because that's what I am) than those who toot their own horn a little too much. Anecdote: My friend was obsessed with a swedish artist called Simon Stålenhag who creates fantastic artwork blending science fiction with day-to-day-life, but said friend sort of dropped him entirely because he thought he was "whiny on Twitter". Now, Stålenhag wasn't "whiny" about his art or his work, which all your examples are, he was "whining" about the importance of gay rights, which made my friend uncomfortable for some reason, but it was still the man's personal twitter account, because he's a human too at the end of the day. I think this is interesting, because I'm not sure I understand what the point of fathoming someone elses viewpoint is, other than that it might be a differing one or not. But then again, you recieving "pushback" (not the correct term but I can't think of the proper word) for your seemingly personal vendetta against indies also proves that it goes both ways of course. Good hot takes aren't 'angry takes for the sake of appearing interesting', they're more 'interesting takes that can make you angry' ? and I think you scored an A+ with yours. I kind of want to play devil's advocate here a bit, but shouldn't freeware games be treated differently then? OFF and Cave Story, for example, are both freeware games, there's no financial incentive to factor in there. But can't it be both? Or even neither? Like with all other forms of expression, I feel that video games can be several different things, and that they also can be judged accordingly based on different factors. I don't see how games also can't be freed from the confines of its toy origins, especially when it comes to critique and analysis. You're clearly for the notion that it's "different strokes for different folks", but I guess my initial reaction (from the earlier posts) came from how you presented yourself kind of matter-of-factly at the same time. No skin off my nose, though, it's all opinions at the end of the day. Again, thanks alot for the reply, and I'm sorry to have to back-and-forth you even more, but I think this discussion is really one of the best I've had in years, and I'm really interested in your point of view. It certainly beats trying to have a civil discussion with the orcs on /v/ or similar places. [/QUOTE]

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