@Turbo-tastic This is off-topic, but the way Turbo looks in your avatar screencap makes it look like he's been dressed up in a pretty bowtie and outfit and he's annoyed at it.
It really annoys me when people say "[thing] is only good because of [feature]!". Granted, I'm guilty of this myself, but I've been getting out of this habit. I have a couple of specific arguments in my head that are guaranteed to grind my gears, but I won't bring them up because they'd just sound protective and potentially start arguments.
I mean, seriously, that is true in some cases, but if something has a feature that just
makes it, it just makes it. Like- and I'm not trying to bash it or start comparisons in any way- Skylanders, which is an okay dungeon crawler on its own, but with the toys, you got a fresh new concept with a "collect-a-thon" nature. Seeing not only a complete collection but having all of them with all upgrades, heroics, levelling, and quests done is immensely rewarding. You wouldn't get that feel without the toys.
Also, OP, I agree with number 1. I've met someone who seemed to be like that who claimed to be "unbiased" and would pride themselves on it- I don't know if they still do that any more, but that's actually a really unhealthy attitude to have, too.
Wish the word "bias" didn't exist... Bias is just saying "preference" in a really mean way.
And I agree with everyone complaining about the stupid console wars-like stuff in gaming. In fact, I have many gripes with the gaming community as a whole now. Most of all, I really, really despise people talking about games like they're market analysts everywhere, and spoiling the game for themselves and everything- not that I have anything against it, because it's actually quite fun to do, but I can't remember the last time that I joined a games community that didn't concern themselves with how the game was selling or doing critically, or were speculating abound, and just played and discussed it instead.
And that brings me to another thing, morals which we're tought in schools that nobody ever demonstrates
I could rant about that all day if I wanted to...
I ranted about things I don't understand because I'm tired and upset and it was Monday yesterday, so here, have a cookie. ^_^-O