MetaGame

Hi. I’m what you can call a cinema enthusiast. I eat and drink, but only so I can watch “2001″ for the billionth time. I’m also a movie critic of the worst kind (the ones who think highly of their opinions), so pardon me if I seem arrogant. Since criticism is a part of me, I love to be criticized; so you can have your revenge in the comments page. I myself, see criticism as the only way to improve oneself, so go ahead.

I’m also in love with videogames, ever since they started to become a more “artistic” medium. I have little doubt that they are a new and exciting form of art, and will eventually replace cinema as the lead audiovisual medium for the masses. Games are still young and immature, but they are also bursting with creativity and new ideas, which makes them much more exciting than other mediums.

So, this is my game blog. Here, I will review games and write about games’ artistic trends, history and future. In my reviews, I will take a different approach than most media outlets and magazines. I will take a closer look into games’ art design, plot and narrative, level and gameplay design. The authors behind the games will also be a special point of interest. Graphics, length, and other aspects will be completely overlooked, since I find it ridiculous to evaluate art on a mere technical or value standpoint. Movies and records are never criticized for having small budgets, being too short or not being “fun” enough. They are evaluated for the quality of their workmanship, art, ideas and meanings. So should games.

I score on a scale from 1 to 5. Why, you might ask? Because it is a very objective, simple scale, that leaves little to interpretation (which, in my opinion, should be the objective of a rating system). 1 means it’s very bad, 2 bad, 3 ok, 4 good, and 5 very good. Simple and intuitive, with no confusions or mix ups. It is also a way for me to compromise myself with an opinion on a game and its merit. A dubious “77″ out of 100 might mean a lot of things and, in a way, allows the reviewer not to fully compromise himself with the grade. “77″ might mean the game is fairly good, ok, or even very good; all according to context. A “1″ is iconic enough to make its message across without any ambiguity.

Another thing to take into account is that these are subjective ratings, that logically, refer to my view of the game. More so, they are not absolute, they are relative; this means a game getting 4 isn’t necessarily better that one with 3, it just means the game that got 4 is closer to fully realizing its potential than the one with 3. In other words, the first is closer to fully attain its objectives, may them be of an entertaining nature, or  an artistic one.

Hope that makes sense to you as it does to me.

[If you want to contact me privately, email me at "metavideogame@gmail.com"]