Did Reviews Make Us Dumb?

Critical Error · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 8m

Videogame reviews have become overview trailers combined with thumbs-up-or-down referendums on personal taste. We talk about what happened to interpretation, and whether criticism has taught us to stop reading games deeply.

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0:00 Cold Open

0:30 Did Reviews Make Us Dumb?

57:33 PATREON THANK YOU

1:00:05 Jake's Written Piece

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