Review: The Beginner's Guide

Not one to post or share thoughts on the internet but I thought I'd break my rule temporarily to say, thanks for the review and all that you do. I don't believe I have ever immediately purchased a game I didn't already know something about after reading a single review (another first). That said, The Beginner's Guide, your review, and in some way maybe what we as fans want from you has given me much to think about. On that note, I would like to quickly add I've been a long time fan of your work (even the few and far between bits I may not agree with if to at least to challenge why I disagree) as it has brought me laughs and joy while toiling away at my desk. Please continue your fine work and lastly...Thank (Fucking) God for you, sir.

This post seems influenced somewhat by the Jimquisition subreddit. There was some discussion about the Podquisition's latest podcast (episode 45, the Patreon Conspiracy) as potentially leaning too much towards mocking assholery and too little towards stimulating conversation, and that this might be part of a problematic trend. Jim popped in to say "I actually agree that we've been a bit too focused on that lately. I don't want the show dominated by it, and I think we'll try and scale that stuff back, at least until something REALLY stupid happens." That was really nice, especially given that it was a really small discussion thread. This review is very touching... especially so given that last night I also watched his squirty play of The Archetype -- which was a brutal and seemingly hamfisted portrayal of domestic violence and mental health issues. Just to add a drop in the bucket of encouragement, I want to say that I value your work, your voice, your balance of razor sharp intellectual insight and base, juvenile humour. I also very much appreciate the fact that you take criticism on board and and constantly self-reflective -- that's one of your best qualities, and makes your work better. Wonderful stuff. And I'm going to play The Beginner's Guide tonight.

Jim ‘Fucking’ Sterling, I love and appreciate the work that you are doing, your personality adds to, rather than detracts from, your reviews and the other content that you create. I would not be here writing this, if this wasn’t my honest opinion. Even though I do not know you on any personal level, other than what is on the internet, I still want you to know that there are people who appreciate your work and even though this is probably fairly easy to see (especially on this site), I still wanted to tell you. Thanks for all the work that you do and keep doing what you want to do!