games journalists have a reputation for being slightly uh terrible at video
being slightly uh terrible at video
being slightly uh terrible at video games it seems like it's just a fact of
games it seems like it's just a fact of
games it seems like it's just a fact of life by now every writer for every site
life by now every writer for every site
life by now every writer for every site from Kotaku to IGN just all suck at
from Kotaku to IGN just all suck at
from Kotaku to IGN just all suck at video games but if you think about it
video games but if you think about it
video games but if you think about it for more than 5 Seconds that should
for more than 5 Seconds that should
for more than 5 Seconds that should sound a little bit weird to you they get
sound a little bit weird to you they get
sound a little bit weird to you they get paid to play and talk about video games
paid to play and talk about video games
paid to play and talk about video games all day so if they spend so much time
all day so if they spend so much time
all day so if they spend so much time playing video games and spend so much
playing video games and spend so much
playing video games and spend so much time talking about video games then why
time talking about video games then why
time talking about video games then why are they so terrible at actually playing
are they so terrible at actually playing
are they so terrible at actually playing video games well to talk about that
video games well to talk about that
video games well to talk about that we're going to have to go back in time a
we're going to have to go back in time a
we're going to have to go back in time a little bit because the idea that game
little bit because the idea that game
little bit because the idea that game journalists are just terrible at video
journalists are just terrible at video
journalists are just terrible at video games is sort of just taken for granted
games is sort of just taken for granted
games is sort of just taken for granted by now it's just a fact of life at this
by now it's just a fact of life at this
by now it's just a fact of life at this point but it never used to be this way
point but it never used to be this way
point but it never used to be this way so let me take you all the way back to
so let me take you all the way back to
so let me take you all the way back to the prehistoric era of 2017 where all of
the prehistoric era of 2017 where all of
the prehistoric era of 2017 where all of this began with the initial release of a
this began with the initial release of a
this began with the initial release of a now critically acclaimed Indie
classic cuphead released in 2017 and
classic cuphead released in 2017 and received critical Acclaim instantly
received critical Acclaim instantly
received critical Acclaim instantly players absolutely adored cuphead it had
players absolutely adored cuphead it had
players absolutely adored cuphead it had these beautiful handrawn animations it
these beautiful handrawn animations it
these beautiful handrawn animations it had a really clever and gradual
had a really clever and gradual
had a really clever and gradual difficulty curve and it hearkened back
difficulty curve and it hearkened back
difficulty curve and it hearkened back to the old SNES and Sega Genesis games
to the old SNES and Sega Genesis games
to the old SNES and Sega Genesis games that the developers grew up with it was
that the developers grew up with it was
that the developers grew up with it was an instant hit and it sold millions of
an instant hit and it sold millions of
an instant hit and it sold millions of copies because of it but cuphead to no
copies because of it but cuphead to no
copies because of it but cuphead to no one's surprise is a hard game and it's
one's surprise is a hard game and it's
one's surprise is a hard game and it's hard by Design so when the games
hard by Design so when the games
hard by Design so when the games journalists entered the scene and came
journalists entered the scene and came
journalists entered the scene and came to take a look at this game they weren't
to take a look at this game they weren't
to take a look at this game they weren't exactly impressed the game was too hard
exactly impressed the game was too hard
exactly impressed the game was too hard it wasn't accommodating enough it looked
it wasn't accommodating enough it looked
it wasn't accommodating enough it looked good but it didn't feel good it seemed
good but it didn't feel good it seemed
good but it didn't feel good it seemed like game journalists weren't very big
like game journalists weren't very big
like game journalists weren't very big fans of this one new cuphead game that
fans of this one new cuphead game that
fans of this one new cuphead game that the general public was completely
the general public was completely
the general public was completely enamored with but they still gave cup
enamored with but they still gave cup
enamored with but they still gave cup head a good review score usually an
head a good review score usually an
head a good review score usually an eight or nine out of 10 but games
eight or nine out of 10 but games
eight or nine out of 10 but games journalists will literally give an eight
journalists will literally give an eight
journalists will literally give an eight or nine out of 10 to basically every
or nine out of 10 to basically every
or nine out of 10 to basically every game ever made but some of these reviews
game ever made but some of these reviews
game ever made but some of these reviews came with videos alongside them and one
came with videos alongside them and one
came with videos alongside them and one of these Infamous videos in particular
of these Infamous videos in particular
of these Infamous videos in particular was about to go completely viral a game
was about to go completely viral a game
was about to go completely viral a game journalist by the name of Dean Takahashi
journalist by the name of Dean Takahashi
journalist by the name of Dean Takahashi playing the first 25 minutes of cuphead
playing the first 25 minutes of cuphead
playing the first 25 minutes of cuphead people watched this video and were
people watched this video and were
people watched this video and were shocked to find out that a large
shocked to find out that a large
shocked to find out that a large percentage of the video is just the
percentage of the video is just the
percentage of the video is just the tutorial for the game cuphead's tutorial
tutorial for the game cuphead's tutorial
tutorial for the game cuphead's tutorial isn't long by any means it takes just
isn't long by any means it takes just
isn't long by any means it takes just about a minute to complete at the
about a minute to complete at the
about a minute to complete at the slowest but our friend Dean takes an
slowest but our friend Dean takes an
slowest but our friend Dean takes an excruciating minute and a half just
excruciating minute and a half just
excruciating minute and a half just trying to jump over over this pillar
trying to jump over over this pillar
trying to jump over over this pillar that's it Ju Just a single jump the very
that's it Ju Just a single jump the very
that's it Ju Just a single jump the very first jump in the tutorial of the game
first jump in the tutorial of the game
first jump in the tutorial of the game was proving difficult for our boy Dean a
was proving difficult for our boy Dean a
was proving difficult for our boy Dean a jump so simple that it's literally just
jump so simple that it's literally just
jump so simple that it's literally just there to teach you the controls calling
there to teach you the controls calling
there to teach you the controls calling it an obstacle would be an overstatement
it an obstacle would be an overstatement
it an obstacle would be an overstatement he then finishes the tutorial another 2
he then finishes the tutorial another 2
he then finishes the tutorial another 2 minutes later but then our protagonist
minutes later but then our protagonist
minutes later but then our protagonist Dean makes it to the first run and Gun
Dean makes it to the first run and Gun
Dean makes it to the first run and Gun level the first real level of the entire
level the first real level of the entire
level the first real level of the entire game he then proceeds to spend the rest
game he then proceeds to spend the rest
game he then proceeds to spend the rest of this 26 minute and 40c long video
of this 26 minute and 40c long video
of this 26 minute and 40c long video failing to beat this run and Gun level
failing to beat this run and Gun level
failing to beat this run and Gun level over 23 minutes of dying constantly
over 23 minutes of dying constantly
over 23 minutes of dying constantly barely even making it a quarter of the
barely even making it a quarter of the
barely even making it a quarter of the way through the level dying in such
way through the level dying in such
way through the level dying in such ridiculous ways that it can legitimately
ridiculous ways that it can legitimately
ridiculous ways that it can legitimately be hard to tell whether he's dying on
be hard to tell whether he's dying on
be hard to tell whether he's dying on purpose or not and keep in mind this
purpose or not and keep in mind this
purpose or not and keep in mind this video was uploaded on the 24th of August
video was uploaded on the 24th of August
video was uploaded on the 24th of August 2017 which was a fair few weeks before
2017 which was a fair few weeks before
2017 which was a fair few weeks before cuphead would actually release to the
cuphead would actually release to the
cuphead would actually release to the general public because Dean actually got
general public because Dean actually got
general public because Dean actually got Early Access to cuphead by playing it at
Early Access to cuphead by playing it at
Early Access to cuphead by playing it at Gamescom Germany just his entire opinion
Gamescom Germany just his entire opinion
Gamescom Germany just his entire opinion to be formulated off of being completely
to be formulated off of being completely
to be formulated off of being completely incapable of jumping over a small Ledge
incapable of jumping over a small Ledge
incapable of jumping over a small Ledge in his defense though he does state that
in his defense though he does state that
in his defense though he does state that he knew his footage was basically
he knew his footage was basically
he knew his footage was basically unusable after he got it and the only
unusable after he got it and the only
unusable after he got it and the only reason it got uploaded to their Channel
reason it got uploaded to their Channel
reason it got uploaded to their Channel and the only reason he wrote anything
and the only reason he wrote anything
and the only reason he wrote anything about the game is because he and his
about the game is because he and his
about the game is because he and his colleagues thought it would be funny but
colleagues thought it would be funny but
colleagues thought it would be funny but that one mistake that one attempt at a
that one mistake that one attempt at a
that one mistake that one attempt at a funny joke at his own expense created a
funny joke at his own expense created a
funny joke at his own expense created a stereotype for his entire industry that
stereotype for his entire industry that
stereotype for his entire industry that has lasted ever since from the
has lasted ever since from the
has lasted ever since from the internet's point of view he wasn't just
internet's point of view he wasn't just
internet's point of view he wasn't just uploading a bad gameplay video of
uploading a bad gameplay video of
uploading a bad gameplay video of cuphead he was a living example of just
cuphead he was a living example of just
cuphead he was a living example of just how out of touch game journalists are
how out of touch game journalists are
how out of touch game journalists are and how excruciatingly terrible at their
and how excruciatingly terrible at their
and how excruciatingly terrible at their jobs they are completely by accident
jobs they are completely by accident
jobs they are completely by accident Dean had created a stereotype and as
Dean had created a stereotype and as
Dean had created a stereotype and as much as I hate to be on the side of the
much as I hate to be on the side of the
much as I hate to be on the side of the hate mob on the Internet it's kind of
hate mob on the Internet it's kind of
hate mob on the Internet it's kind of hard to blame people for arriving at the
hard to blame people for arriving at the
hard to blame people for arriving at the conclusions that they arrived at after
conclusions that they arrived at after
conclusions that they arrived at after watching this video this is a person who
watching this video this is a person who
watching this video this is a person who is paid to play and talk talk about
is paid to play and talk talk about
is paid to play and talk talk about video games every day of the week they
video games every day of the week they
video games every day of the week they are technically a professional video
are technically a professional video
are technically a professional video game player and yet they can barely walk
game player and yet they can barely walk
game player and yet they can barely walk in a straight line in a 2d platformer
in a straight line in a 2d platformer
in a straight line in a 2d platformer yet this person's opinion pieces
yet this person's opinion pieces
yet this person's opinion pieces regularly appear at the top of
regularly appear at the top of
regularly appear at the top of well-respected game journalist Outlets
well-respected game journalist Outlets
well-respected game journalist Outlets why should this person's opinion be more
why should this person's opinion be more
why should this person's opinion be more valuable than anyone else's when they
valuable than anyone else's when they
valuable than anyone else's when they can barely even beat the games they play
can barely even beat the games they play
can barely even beat the games they play so a lot of people thought that this
so a lot of people thought that this
so a lot of people thought that this video was eye openening every time a
video was eye openening every time a
video was eye openening every time a reviewer reviews one of your favorite
reviewer reviews one of your favorite
reviewer reviews one of your favorite games and gives it a bad score maybe
games and gives it a bad score maybe
games and gives it a bad score maybe this is the sort of performance that
this is the sort of performance that
this is the sort of performance that they were giving when they tried to play
they were giving when they tried to play
they were giving when they tried to play it maybe every video game Reviewer is
it maybe every video game Reviewer is
it maybe every video game Reviewer is just terrible at video games and that's
just terrible at video games and that's
just terrible at video games and that's why their opinions seem so out of touch
why their opinions seem so out of touch
why their opinions seem so out of touch maybe the entire industry is just a
maybe the entire industry is just a
maybe the entire industry is just a complete lie and once this video had
complete lie and once this video had
complete lie and once this video had opened people's eyes to what a game
opened people's eyes to what a game
opened people's eyes to what a game journalist can really look like suddenly
journalist can really look like suddenly
journalist can really look like suddenly people started to do some digging
people started to do some digging
people started to do some digging looking to other websites and other
looking to other websites and other
looking to other websites and other reviewers with completely fresh eyes and
reviewers with completely fresh eyes and
reviewers with completely fresh eyes and they found a lot of the same stuff games
they found a lot of the same stuff games
they found a lot of the same stuff games journalists just being terrible video
journalists just being terrible video
journalists just being terrible video games new Super Mario Brothers Wii is a
games new Super Mario Brothers Wii is a
games new Super Mario Brothers Wii is a tough game old school tough I actually
tough game old school tough I actually
tough game old school tough I actually found one example myself while
found one example myself while
found one example myself while researching this video although this
researching this video although this
researching this video although this one's from after all this Fiasco
one's from after all this Fiasco
one's from after all this Fiasco actually happened just listen to this
actually happened just listen to this
actually happened just listen to this Gamespot journalist describing SpongeBob
Gamespot journalist describing SpongeBob
Gamespot journalist describing SpongeBob Battle for Bikini Bottom as difficult
Battle for Bikini Bottom as difficult
Battle for Bikini Bottom as difficult all you need to do is stand on a button
all you need to do is stand on a button
all you need to do is stand on a button and that button opens a gate for you to
and that button opens a gate for you to
and that button opens a gate for you to Bow a bubble into so you can progress
Bow a bubble into so you can progress
Bow a bubble into so you can progress the only problem is that during
the only problem is that during
the only problem is that during SpongeBob's windup animation for bowling
SpongeBob's windup animation for bowling
SpongeBob's windup animation for bowling he walks forward that means you fall off
he walks forward that means you fall off
he walks forward that means you fall off of the button which closes the gate and
of the button which closes the gate and
of the button which closes the gate and prevents you from Bowling the bubble
prevents you from Bowling the bubble
prevents you from Bowling the bubble where you intended when you intended
where you intended when you intended
where you intended when you intended this is the sort of barricade that is
this is the sort of barricade that is
this is the sort of barricade that is enough to completely stump a game
enough to completely stump a game
enough to completely stump a game journalist apparently with him even
journalist apparently with him even
journalist apparently with him even describing this sort of thing in the
describing this sort of thing in the
describing this sort of thing in the game as sopan which I think might be a
game as sopan which I think might be a
game as sopan which I think might be a bit of a stretch when talking about a
bit of a stretch when talking about a
bit of a stretch when talking about a remaster of a game for children to be
remaster of a game for children to be
remaster of a game for children to be honest but personally I think we might
honest but personally I think we might
honest but personally I think we might be being a little bit too harsh on the
be being a little bit too harsh on the
be being a little bit too harsh on the game journalists here because yeah
game journalists here because yeah
game journalists here because yeah you're right some of them really are
you're right some of them really are
you're right some of them really are just terrible at video games there's no
just terrible at video games there's no
just terrible at video games there's no doubt about that but this issue gets
doubt about that but this issue gets
doubt about that but this issue gets made even worse by the industry itself
made even worse by the industry itself
made even worse by the industry itself and how that industry operates because
and how that industry operates because
and how that industry operates because being a game journalist is more than
being a game journalist is more than
being a game journalist is more than just playing games and talking about
just playing games and talking about
just playing games and talking about them there is a massive amount of
them there is a massive amount of
them there is a massive amount of pressure on you as a game reviewer
pressure on you as a game reviewer
pressure on you as a game reviewer everyone is racing to have their article
everyone is racing to have their article
everyone is racing to have their article be the first review at the top of
be the first review at the top of
be the first review at the top of Metacritic the moment the game comes out
Metacritic the moment the game comes out
Metacritic the moment the game comes out so your website will get the promotion
so your website will get the promotion
so your website will get the promotion that it's so desperate needs to survive
that it's so desperate needs to survive
that it's so desperate needs to survive so all these journalists get their
so all these journalists get their
so all these journalists get their review copies a week early maybe two
review copies a week early maybe two
review copies a week early maybe two weeks if they're lucky and they have to
weeks if they're lucky and they have to
weeks if they're lucky and they have to play the game formulate an opinion write
play the game formulate an opinion write
play the game formulate an opinion write an article and ship it all within the
an article and ship it all within the
an article and ship it all within the space of a week and this is just not
space of a week and this is just not
space of a week and this is just not enough time to formulate a wellth
enough time to formulate a wellth
enough time to formulate a wellth thought out opinion on anything let
thought out opinion on anything let
thought out opinion on anything let alone a game that can be 20 or more
alone a game that can be 20 or more
alone a game that can be 20 or more hours long just to even finish take a
hours long just to even finish take a
hours long just to even finish take a game like Elder ring for example if
game like Elder ring for example if
game like Elder ring for example if you've played Elden ring you'll know
you've played Elden ring you'll know
you've played Elden ring you'll know that it's a pretty hard game so when
that it's a pretty hard game so when
that it's a pretty hard game so when you're a new player player you'll play
you're a new player player you'll play
you're a new player player you'll play it for a bit and maybe you'll get to the
it for a bit and maybe you'll get to the
it for a bit and maybe you'll get to the first boss marget and he'll just
first boss marget and he'll just
first boss marget and he'll just completely beat your ass over and over
completely beat your ass over and over
completely beat your ass over and over again and you're like oh my God this
again and you're like oh my God this
again and you're like oh my God this game is so crushingly impossible oh my
game is so crushingly impossible oh my
game is so crushingly impossible oh my God how does anyone beat this game what
God how does anyone beat this game what
God how does anyone beat this game what in the
[ __ ] this is the best game ever I love
[ __ ] this is the best game ever I love Elden ring this game's amazing your
Elden ring this game's amazing your
Elden ring this game's amazing your first impression of a game in this short
first impression of a game in this short
first impression of a game in this short amount of time will not necessarily be
amount of time will not necessarily be
amount of time will not necessarily be enough to formulate a wellth thought out
enough to formulate a wellth thought out
enough to formulate a wellth thought out opinion on that game even in just a week
opinion on that game even in just a week
opinion on that game even in just a week or so of play time your opinion on a
or so of play time your opinion on a
or so of play time your opinion on a game can change dramatically and you
game can change dramatically and you
game can change dramatically and you can't even complete most games in a week
can't even complete most games in a week
can't even complete most games in a week hence why so many IGN articles have
hence why so many IGN articles have
hence why so many IGN articles have written by people who just straight up
written by people who just straight up
written by people who just straight up admit that they didn't even finish the
admit that they didn't even finish the
admit that they didn't even finish the game they're talking about and as much
game they're talking about and as much
game they're talking about and as much as this guy really does just suck at
as this guy really does just suck at
as this guy really does just suck at cuphead nobody's good at a game
cuphead nobody's good at a game
cuphead nobody's good at a game instantly getting good at a game takes
instantly getting good at a game takes
instantly getting good at a game takes time I mean I don't ever recall being
time I mean I don't ever recall being
time I mean I don't ever recall being this bad at a game but like you still
this bad at a game but like you still
this bad at a game but like you still get my point right getting good at a
get my point right getting good at a
get my point right getting good at a game takes some time to do and it's time
game takes some time to do and it's time
game takes some time to do and it's time that these reviewers just don't have
that these reviewers just don't have
that these reviewers just don't have they're not necessarily trying to make
they're not necessarily trying to make
they're not necessarily trying to make their review as accurate as possible
their review as accurate as possible
their review as accurate as possible they're just in the rat race trying to
they're just in the rat race trying to
they're just in the rat race trying to get their review out as soon as they
get their review out as soon as they
get their review out as soon as they possibly can and it's not necessarily
possibly can and it's not necessarily
possibly can and it's not necessarily because they don't care about video
because they don't care about video
because they don't care about video games it's because if they don't enter
games it's because if they don't enter
games it's because if they don't enter the rat race they lose their jobs so the
the rat race they lose their jobs so the
the rat race they lose their jobs so the games journalist is forced to play a new
games journalist is forced to play a new
games journalist is forced to play a new game every week never getting to truly
game every week never getting to truly
game every week never getting to truly give any one game the attention it
give any one game the attention it
give any one game the attention it deserves and it's especially punishing
deserves and it's especially punishing
deserves and it's especially punishing to games with steep learning curves or
to games with steep learning curves or
to games with steep learning curves or games that are just hard by Design or
games that are just hard by Design or
games that are just hard by Design or games that reward you for paying good
games that reward you for paying good
games that reward you for paying good attention to the environment which is
attention to the environment which is
attention to the environment which is why rain World a game that is a complete
why rain World a game that is a complete
why rain World a game that is a complete Masterpiece that is beloved by many is
Masterpiece that is beloved by many is
Masterpiece that is beloved by many is completely chastised by game journalists
completely chastised by game journalists
completely chastised by game journalists and has terrible review scores on all
and has terrible review scores on all
and has terrible review scores on all the usual suspect websites it's not that
the usual suspect websites it's not that
the usual suspect websites it's not that the game's bad and it's not that that
the game's bad and it's not that that
the game's bad and it's not that that particular reviewer wouldn't have liked
particular reviewer wouldn't have liked
particular reviewer wouldn't have liked the game if they spent more time on it
the game if they spent more time on it
the game if they spent more time on it it's just that the game doesn't mesh
it's just that the game doesn't mesh
it's just that the game doesn't mesh well with the way game journalists have
well with the way game journalists have
well with the way game journalists have to work all of the beauty of this game
to work all of the beauty of this game
to work all of the beauty of this game takes time to uncover and it's just time
takes time to uncover and it's just time
takes time to uncover and it's just time that the game journalist doesn't have to
that the game journalist doesn't have to
that the game journalist doesn't have to spend on a small Indie title that
spend on a small Indie title that
spend on a small Indie title that they'll never think about again but
they'll never think about again but
they'll never think about again but despite this lack of time the article
despite this lack of time the article
despite this lack of time the article that the journalist writes stays on the
that the journalist writes stays on the
that the journalist writes stays on the internet forever no matter how fast it
internet forever no matter how fast it
internet forever no matter how fast it was written no matter how ill informed
was written no matter how ill informed
was written no matter how ill informed it is and no matter how much the
it is and no matter how much the
it is and no matter how much the writer's opinion might have changed
writer's opinion might have changed
writer's opinion might have changed since they wrote the article when a
since they wrote the article when a
since they wrote the article when a regular player plays a game and their
regular player plays a game and their
regular player plays a game and their opinion grows and changes over time
opinion grows and changes over time
opinion grows and changes over time their uninformed day one opinion doesn't
their uninformed day one opinion doesn't
their uninformed day one opinion doesn't stick around to haunt them because
stick around to haunt them because
stick around to haunt them because they're not writing public articles
they're not writing public articles
they're not writing public articles about it that can be found on Google for
about it that can be found on Google for
about it that can be found on Google for the rest of time so with all that being
the rest of time so with all that being
the rest of time so with all that being said let's go back and answer our
said let's go back and answer our
said let's go back and answer our initial
initial
initial question why are games journalists so
question why are games journalists so
question why are games journalists so bad at video games well the real answer
bad at video games well the real answer
bad at video games well the real answer is that aside from a few outliers they
is that aside from a few outliers they
is that aside from a few outliers they probably aren't they just appear to be
probably aren't they just appear to be
probably aren't they just appear to be much worse because their industry
much worse because their industry
much worse because their industry incentivizes fast and poorly thought out
incentivizes fast and poorly thought out
incentivizes fast and poorly thought out opinion pieces that no other purpose
opinion pieces that no other purpose
opinion pieces that no other purpose other than to show up at the top of
other than to show up at the top of
other than to show up at the top of Metacritic and as for Dean Takahashi
Metacritic and as for Dean Takahashi
Metacritic and as for Dean Takahashi he's still writing articles for Venture
he's still writing articles for Venture
he's still writing articles for Venture be about video games and people to this
be about video games and people to this
be about video games and people to this day are still lambasting him for being
day are still lambasting him for being
day are still lambasting him for being terrible at video games because I guess
terrible at video games because I guess
terrible at video games because I guess some things will just never
change thanks for
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