Video game discourse currently sucks. Sure, it wasn't always stellar, but I was pretty sure I remembered a time when I both looked forward to talking about new games and reading the reactions to new titles on the Internet. Were those fake memories? Was the Internet always this insufferable?
It's November 2001, and kid me was trying to catch a break from the daunting escalating political and military turmoil contaminating all TV by playing the just-released Metal Gear Solid 2. I had the best time. When turning to the Internet, however, I came to the surprising realization that most didn't share my opinion.
