Immersion, for those of you not accustomed with the popular vernacular
of games criticism, means «a thing in games which I like and which I don't like to be absent because I like it to be present.»
In a great piece that sits on the margin
of games criticism and games criticism criticism, David Lake at his blog, Meditations on First Gaming Philosophy, discusses the player character's place in Kieron Gillen's concept of New Games Journalism:
Now, I'm far from being the first to lament the sorry state
of game criticism, but this pretty much nails it on the head.
I would also recommend you read my own discussion of the state
of game criticism - in response to Ian Bogost's critique of (you guessed it) Bully, and - while I have not yet read Mr. Bogost's recent book, well, you might want to tackle that as well.
If you're new to this, and want to catch up on the state
of game criticism - or if you just had your head in the sand for the last twelve - to - eighteen months like I did, then get over there and get reading.
Anyway - two years or so ago, I was lamenting the relative lack
of game criticism (as opposed to reviews), and apparently at some stage during the long quiet that emanated from Click Nothing, my lament was answered.
About a year ago, I praised Ian Bogost's critique of Bully and lamented the unfortunate lack
of game criticism, as distinct from game reviews.
Not exact matches
The cartoonist said in a note that originally appeared with the cartoon that by using his children «as political props» in a video ad that ran during an episode
of Saturday Night Live, the senator had made them «fair
game» for editorial
criticism.
Their new friendship and visibility at the
games has already sparked some
criticism, but there has mostly been an outpouring
of support from the LGBTQ community and allies.
Causing distraction at work is just one
criticism of Pokémon Go, others being that the
game can facilitate some unsafe and disturbing situations.
The New York Giants» decision to bench Eli Manning in favor
of Geno Smith for Sunday's
game against the Oakland Raiders is being met with harsh
criticism, and no critic is louder or in possession
of a larger megaphone than long - time New York sports talk radio host Mike Francesa.
Tencent's main local rival, NetEase, has already embedded banners with patriotic slogans into one
of its popular battlefield
games to head off official
criticism.
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of achievement, the art
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criticism [37:45] Defining your environment [40:00] Life happens for you, not to you [42:00] Rituals and practices to up your
game [46:30] Tony's priming process
The
game has received a variety
of criticisms, sending Nintendo stocks into a freefall.
Morgan advises becoming a student
of the
game, getting out
of the kiddie pool, and putting yourself out there as a sales rep.. He met with his sales development manager at Terminus after each call, win or lose, and received constructive
criticism.
As
criticism mounted, he blamed «Jewish and Communist propaganda,» but the leading opponent
of the Berlin
games was Judge Jeremiah Mahoney, an Irish Catholic, who stood in solidarity with his Jewish brethren, and was anything but a Communist.
Seeing the
game afoot, some conservatives, far from being amused, went into a frenzy
of strident and unfair
criticism of Powell, threatening to bolt if he is on the Republican ticket.
Also I think the things I post are usually in the heat
of a
game and if someone was sitting next to me at the bar they would realize I'm just blowing smoked out
of my ass because most
of my
criticism is followed by a stark smack in the face
of humility pretty quick.....
This is a rather direct
criticism of his players, and is quite a risky choice
of words from the French boss ahead
of such a big
game in Manchester this weekend.
Hughes had a long rant about the
criticism of his players after the
game, and got even more angry when asked about the never - ending discussion about the famous «Shawcross Incident!»
However, these have come vs lesser opposition, ozil hasn't performed well in big
games and I fear that is where a lot
of the
criticism takes hold.
The Gunners are going through a difficult period currently, losing back - to - back
games against Manchester City in the League Cup final and Premier League to lead to a fresh wave
of scrutiny and
criticism for Wenger and his players.
The player himself has been the subject
of worldwide media
criticism, and there are questions over whether he'll ever be able to international football again after bringing the
game into disrepute for biting an opponent for the third time.
Shkodran Mustafi has been the subject
of heavy
criticism for Arsenal in recent weeks, however stats released by daily fantasy football
game Oulala.com in fact reveal the German has outperformed a number
of the Premier League's best centre - backs in six key areas over the course
of the season.
With all the
criticism of Arsene Wenger on JustArsenal over the last week, an outsider looking in would think it was safe to assume that Arsenal had lost their last two
games and are way behind the leaders in the Premiership.
Of course it was in the
game against Watford earlier this season when Troy Deeney remarked afterwards that Arsenal «had no cojones» so that is a good enough motivation for the Gunners to want to get their revenge, and Wenger responded with: «We come back to
criticism — there's only one way to respond to it,» Wenger said.
The only bit
of criticism I can give is that we should have put the foot down on the gas much earlier in the
game and tried to get an early goal.
Plenty
of people will denounce overreactions after
Game 6, but I think that
criticism's misplaced.
The former Bulldog had 17 runs
of 20 or more yards last season, and Turner, who is sensitive to
criticism he believes is unwarranted, may try to make the point that the running
game's struggles were about Tomlinson's declining skills more than they were about his play - calling, the offensive line or some other factor.
The Arsenal man has attracted
criticism in the past for the number
of goals he scores in his attacking role, however this season he leads Coutinho for goals scored per
game (0.3 to 0.09).
Rice and the NFL took heavy
criticism in the weeks following the announcement
of his two -
game suspension.
Cech — Showed his worth Coquelin — Responded to
criticism Gabriel — Showed definitely worthy
of challenging for our best XI Ozil — Has had a strong influence on the
games so far and never went missing.
Wenger is aware
of the doubters, but doesn't think any
of this will affect the squad ahead
of tomorrows difficult visit to high - flying Swansea, in fact he seems to expect
criticism whatever he does during
games.
Young, affluent consumers are gobbling merchandise, displaying no bias or bad behavior, offering no
criticism of the league or sport and — most importantly to the United Kingdom's hope for even more revenue — cheerily attending NFL
games regardless
of the teams playing.
one
of his biggest
criticism is that he doesn't show up in big
games and doesn't perform.
The old
criticism that Arsenal don't turn up against the big teams has been blown out
of the water once again as the Gunners cruised without fear for most
of the
game against Man City.
People were ridiculously premature in their
criticisms of Ozil before the Chelsea
game.
Most
of us were on Wenger's case until very recently seeing that we didn't understand what his overall
game plan [on and off the pitch] was and we had good reason to doubt him but at least the
criticisms were meant to be
of a constructive nature but I fail to understand folks who come on here to spew bile even when things are finally looking up for once in a very long while.
The referee we have been given is not a lot better though, as Martin Atkinson has a bit
of previous when taking charge
of Arsenal
games and he has been on the end
of some
criticism from Arsene Wenger in the past.
There's been a lot
of criticisms of Ramsey's position this year... And some
of his
games haven't been the best i'll freely admit.
If anyone ever doubted my
criticism of Paul Merson's reporting on Gillette Soccer Special then just go to he's commentary on the Manchester United - Burnley
game.
One
of the
criticisms that some Arsenal fans have had
of Arsene Wenger for years is that the Frenchman did not appear to have a plan B, tactically speaking, or that he was just too set on Arsenal playing the fluent and entertaining sort
of passing
game that we have become famous for under the prof.
Take his
criticisms of Ozil, Ozil could have been dropped when playing poorly when ox was crying out for
game time but was rarely dropped (hence the frustration and
criticism).
I get the
criticisms, I truly do, but a lot
of fans blindly deny the fact that he does score goals for us, and highlight his drought at the end
of season as though that was the story
of his season with us, neglecting the fact that before that he was scoring near on a goal a
game in a time where we desperately needed it to secure CL football when it was in no way guaranteed..
Oh!and I agree with the merc's
criticism of the gooners last fiasco 3 - 3
game.
«
Game of Thrones» has earned plenty
of criticism, often deserved, for tit - fueled sexposition and its portrayal
of sexual violence.
Opponent Analysis and Strategy One
of the biggest
criticisms of AW is his stance that «we will play our
game».
The problem with Gabriel's performance against Utd was that he was rushed back too soon after suffering a hamstring injury and he only returned back from Brazil days before the Utd
game... So that was another Wenger mistake and I think that fan's were a bit harsh with their
criticism of the player.
It might seem a bit mean to aim some harsh
criticism in the direction
of the Arsenal and Wales midfield star Aaron Ramsey, because a string
of injury problems which began on the first
game of the season has stopped him from building up a head
of steam.
Of course the players deserve
criticism as well, and they should take more responsibility during
games, but overall, it still ends goes back to the manager.