LOL

"Yes, perhaps some bizarre sector of the gaming elite frown upon the populist Halo 2 during their secret Katamari-and-caviar parties..."
From The Escapist.

Two things:

One)  I don't look down on the Katamari-and-caviar people.  I admire them and am at risk of becoming one someday...

Two)  The Escapist is a consistently good read.  About 3 out of 4 articles surveyed are yummy goodness.

Comments

[Jay Woodward]

Wait -- the article's author wasn't accusing anyone of looking down on the Katamari-and-caviar people. He was accusing the Katamari-and-caviar people of frowning on Halo 2 and its swollen horde of players.

Personally, I can find both the appeal and the drawbacks of both of those games (and both of thoe gamer cultures).

What puzzles me -- and what the article's author seems not to touch on (okay, okay, I skimmed it) -- is that I think a significant number of Marathon fans would call Halo's storytelling a significant step backwards from that of Marathon.