My Thoughts on the Cuphead Venturebeat Review Debacle
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Dean Takahashi's horrendous Cuphead gameplay video followed by his review on Venturebeat in which he stated the game was exceptionally difficult has given rise to the current debacle surrounding the whole situation and many people are asking whether or not a certain level of competency with being able to play video games is necessary in order to critique them. So, I decided to offer my thoughts on the situation.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080103045934/http:/blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/12/mass_defect_why_mass_effect_falls_short_of_its_hype.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20080102151117/http:/blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/01/a_massive_mea_culpa_and_apology_for_a_bad_mass_effect_review.html
https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/04/the-deanbeat-im-surrendering-to-the-aliens-in-xcom-2-its-too-hard/
https://venturebeat.com/2011/05/25/how-many-ways-can-thqs-space-marine-game-rip-off-gears-of-war/
https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/24/cuphead-hands-on-my-26-minutes-of-shame-with-an-old-time-cartoon-game/
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