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Just how long does it take for people to form opinions on people and other things they’ve met and experienced? I speak for myself when I say, not very long at all. I tend to be a lot more forgiving and patient when it comes to passing judgment on inanimate objects than I am on people; but overall I hardly need to look at something before I’ve made up some sort of opinion on what I’m seeing or experiencing. Once first impressions have been made, the stance one might have on the object in question could easily become set in stone. “That sucks,” “He’s an ass,” “God that was awesome,” “I love this.” Whatever it is that the person thinks of this new thing they’ve just experienced, in the case of most individuals, that opinion is considered as truth. Read more

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I’ve thrown together a quick review of Team Fortress 2, the excellent new game from Valve, over on playREACTION, a Maltese gaming site. Since I wrote it out as an exclusive feature for playREACTION, you will need to go over to the site and read it there.

Feel free to post your thoughts and comments here anyway, as you need an account to do so on playREACTION. .

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With regards to the scoring system of games in reviews, what exactly does a perfect score mean - be it 100%, 10/10 or even 5/5? Perfect. Without any flaw. That’s the meaning of the word, but what does it mean for a reviewer to give out such a revered award to a game? Does it really mean that the game is without any flaws, or is it just an arbitrary value with which to compare relatively to other games as a sort of ranking system? This would mean that the game is at the top of the heap; when a gamer has to choose between any other game and the perfect score achiever it is assumed that they pick the perfect scorer. Read more

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