They’re just incredibly bad criticisms tbh. The first one is only subjectively a “criticism” in the first place, and the other is- at best- a poorly made observation.
So yes, let me double down. If whenever a game says “this is how you play the game” and your response to that is “it shouldn’t be”, maybe gaming isn’t for you.
If whenever a game says “this is how you play the game” and your response to that is “it shouldn’t be”
That response is what a critique is. Metroid Prime 4 says, “you play the game by collecting these green crystals,” and many critics said, “it shouldn’t be.”
They’re just incredibly bad criticisms tbh. The first one is only subjectively a “criticism” in the first place, and the other is- at best- a poorly made observation.
So yes, let me double down. If whenever a game says “this is how you play the game” and your response to that is “it shouldn’t be”, maybe gaming isn’t for you.
That response is what a critique is. Metroid Prime 4 says, “you play the game by collecting these green crystals,” and many critics said, “it shouldn’t be.”
…no, that is quite literally not a valid example of criticism. Sorry.