[visitect]

I've enjoyed several write ups from The CRPG Addict - it's a true internet treasure. In particular, I appreciate how he treats each game as an individual artifact. That's not to say he doesn't reference other games when reviewing a title - he does. But the descriptions and discussion seen firmly grounded in understanding what the creators were _trying_ to accomplish, rather than pitting one title against another.

[kbenson]

Somewhat. He does note when what's offered is significantly above or below the status quo of the year he's working through. I think what he trys to do is make sure it's viewed in the context of how it was originally received and played.

Sometimes things get points or credit for originality or doing something well or first or before common, but also some titles will get criticized for omitting something to it's detriment which was pretty standard by that time.