The one sentiment I am seeing a lot here is "reviewing games is literally the easiest thing in the world" or "writing is really easy". Now, I'm going to put aside my irritation at this trivialization of writing, or reviewing games, and try to explain to you why you are wrong:
- Writing is not easy. It flat out is not, and if you think it is, I want to see you attempt to write yourself. Some of the world's best scientists, lawyers, and medical professionals struggle with writing, because presenting your thoughts in a coherent and logical manner that is also instantly engaging to the audience is not "just write a few paragraphs". Anyone can "write", writing well is extremely difficult
- Reviewing games is also not easy. You have to play dozens, if not more (depending on game length) hours of a game, you have to formulate your own thoughts on it, and present them in a nuanced manner that's also logical, coherent, and engaging. Anyone on Era who has finished a game probably knows a this- most posts on a game are barely two paragraphs. If it's so easy, why are they not longer? Actually articulating a game, while critiquing it holistically and deconstructing it, presenting your arguments in a way that what you are saying makes sense to the reader, is freakishly difficult. Your can't just say "Breath of the Wild was an unpleasant game to play, I disliked it", you have to go in depth into why and why, because otherwise you fail as a reviewer
Neither of this is meant as an excuse for Filip- I've made my throughts on his abundantly clear, and my thoughts are unveiled contempt. Because what irks me even more than people trying to trivialize or downplay writing is people
stealing others' work, which they may have worked hours or days or even weeks on. So no, Filip can go fuck himself. But seriously, stop trying to say or imply that anyone could "type out a review" or "anyone can write". It's offensive. And probably, perpetuating this myth will be the most serious damage Filip's legacy does in the long run, at least within the gaming industry.