I've watched the video just to see what it was about.
Here is something I now understand, and this term can be used not only in gaming, but in every day life under any circumstances... "Nobody knows what they're talking about." That's right. You, me, everybody.
When someone makes a statement, the cold, cruel and brutal truth is, they are making an educated guess at best or a shot in the dark at worst. This is why a number of people are interested in science. A scientific fact is something that can be repeated a million times. "1+1 will always equal 2" and why Frame Data is so useful.
Let me give you some examples.
When it comes to gaming, I've come to find that everybody has different views on games. One of my favorite games ever made was Tenchu Z for the Xox 360. Tenchu Z didn't score very well at all because of the obvious bugs and glitches it had. Online play was barely existent, but I played this game faithfully for years almost every day. Would I recommend it to anybody? No. Because the quality of the game was awful, but I still loved it.
Skyrim, a great RPG that has amazing reviews, I can only play for a few hours at a time. Others are probably still playing their first character since it has launched on 11/11/11. Would I recommend it? Yes, because a majority of players like it, regardless of how I feel about it. I got 3,000+ hours on its prequel; Oblivion, which is far more than I ever got with Skyrim.
So with this term, "Nobody knows what they're talking about," I don't look at what score the games get any more. They're just numbers to me now. I look at reviews, mainly IGN and Gamespot to watch videos and learn what features the game has. I ignore the numbers. Before I buy a game, I look at the gameplay and the details/features of the game before I buy it.
When I look for a game, I look for something I can play for an almost unlimited amount of time. Fighting games, Minecraft, Elder Scrolls, Fallout are the ones that *I* can do this with, but others may not agree, nor do I believe the should, because after all, I don't know what I'm talking about.
Keep this in mind when selecting a game. My advice to you is, choose a game based on whether YOU will enjoy it or not, rather than what others are thinking, because they don't know what they're talking about either.
