The reviews Elysium syndrome

[Paddy™]

And Paddy (Pah deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee) in TCR's defense, the instant I found out that they were developing the game I knew what to expect. I didn't read articles, i didn't listen to interviews, didn't dissect trailers and etc etc etc. Just "TCR is developing while FG is publishing'' was enough to let me know how the game was going to be.

I felt the same way; I knew it would be something different and I wasn't expecting TDD 2, but I have no problem empathising the those who felt otherwise.

My point, with regards to the coverage the game received before its release, is that even when talking directly to the people who would later review the game TCR seemed to be setting themselves up for criticism. They really made it sound as if "AAMFP will be TDD 2 with tweaks" would be a reasonable assumption. Like I said I don't share these criticisms, but I find it pretty laughable that Dan and Jess are so blown away by them, and I find it pretty irritating when the critics are characterised as too possessive of their medium or that they were fools to expect the game to be something else.