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<blockquote data-quote="Mythmere1" data-source="post: 2405555" data-attributes="member: 26563">Let me address the content of this post - I've addressed the trolling attitude already.&nbsp; A reviewer has no responsibility at all to the proponents of the game.&nbsp; He does have a responsibility to the potential buyer of the game - to address the merits and flaws of a product, and draw a conclusion.&nbsp; Der Kluge addressed flaws very well and fairly - as I said, I have a player with similar opinions.&nbsp; As such, it's an excellent essay, or editorial, or what have you.&nbsp; It needs some discussion of positive aspects in order to be a review - not positive aspects in the sense of the reviewer's conclusion, but positive aspects in the sense of what a potential buyer with different attitudes about gaming might see as positive aspects.Here's a quote from the &quot;Reviewer Guidelines&quot; for ENworld: &quot;Try to find something good in the product. Even the worst product I have seen had something of value in it.&quot;This indicates what ENworld sees as the purpose of a review - to present a full picture of the product, then give your opinion.&nbsp; My point is that there's not really a full picture of the product in this review.&nbsp; It's an excellent editorial, though.A lot of this SHOULD be in a review of C&amp;C - it's not for everyone.&nbsp; But to be done right, such a review should also mention what the potential positives are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mythmere1, post: 2405555, member: 26563"] Let me address the content of this post - I've addressed the trolling attitude already. A reviewer has no responsibility at all to the proponents of the game. He does have a responsibility to the potential buyer of the game - to address the merits and flaws of a product, and draw a conclusion. Der Kluge addressed flaws very well and fairly - as I said, I have a player with similar opinions. As such, it's an excellent essay, or editorial, or what have you. It needs some discussion of positive aspects in order to be a review - not positive aspects in the sense of the reviewer's conclusion, but positive aspects in the sense of what a potential buyer with different attitudes about gaming might see as positive aspects. Here's a quote from the "Reviewer Guidelines" for ENworld: "Try to find something good in the product. Even the worst product I have seen had something of value in it." This indicates what ENworld sees as the purpose of a review - to present a full picture of the product, then give your opinion. My point is that there's not really a full picture of the product in this review. It's an excellent editorial, though. A lot of this SHOULD be in a review of C&C - it's not for everyone. But to be done right, such a review should also mention what the potential positives are. [/QUOTE]

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