"As much as we like to think that our opinions on a certain game are indeed our own, it's not unlikely that these opinions have been already influenced by the words of others. Whether this be through previews and reviews, or the comments of a respectable individual, are we really thinking for ourselves? What assumptions have we already made about a game, before we've even played it. Hide and Geek ponders; just how personal are our opinions, can we really say that they are our own?"
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
It's definitely something I've thought about in the past. I will actually actively avoid reading reviews for games that I'm considering buying, just so I can assess them on their own merits rather than going in wondering if the game will live up to the score.