Is it any good?

If you asks what grinds my gears, one thing I could tell you, is when someone asks if something is "Any good"

Examples.:

 1."I've never played 'Name of Game', is it any good?"

 2. "Oh, I've always wanted to see that show! Is it any good?"

The reason why these kinds of questions drive me nuts is because... *Drum roll please*

EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT!

We all have different tastes, and opinions! So when someone asks me if something is good, I can only tell them. I don't know your personal tastes, or opinion, that's for you to decide. I personally Like-Dislike it, but you may not.

We all have different opinions, so all because I like something, doesn't mean you will. This question drives me up the wall.. especially when it's on a Question and Answer site. It's like, you're literally a random person that I know from a hole in the wall, how would I possibly know what your tastes are? I may love it, but you could hate it. Although the best case scenario is to say what it's similar to, and see if they like the media you're affiliating it with.

Picture by me

I personally have many favorite characters in video games that everyone hates, I also love Anime, and Video Games, that no one's ever even heard of before! (And will probably hate anyways, because most of the population likes popular things. Poor 'Saint October')

There could be a time when someone asks if something is any good, and everyone says it's bad. But the irony is that, the person asking the question could have enjoyed the subject in question. You just never know!

In my opinion, the only time it's acceptable to ask someone if "It's any good", is when you have a very similar taste in Video Games, Tv shows, Books.. etc.. 

I have a close friend whom we agree on most stuff, and we watch many of the same shows. So when he recommends something to me, 99% of the time, I end up liking the show (Like when he recommended Shadow-Hunters to me) There was one show he recommended, that I couldn't get into (*Cough* The Magicians *Cough*).. There was also a time where I told him about a show, that he wasn't too thrilled of! (Mainly because the one girl on the show was annoying to him, and they constantly say "anal" on that show! "It's a British series called Crashing".)

So even then, there are still differences in opinion! But most of the stuff he tells me about, I like.

The fact of the matter is, you can't ask someone if something is any good, everyone has their own opinion. We're all going to agree, and disagree on different things. Not to mention, there are plenty of websites with show/game/other, sites that show user ratings. Such as Anime-Planet, or Gamespot. If everyone loved it, or hated it, it'll show.

The best way around this is to do your own research, find out what it's about, and see if you like the plot, the characters, and the art style. You can always give a show a spin, or read an excerpt from a book/comic, and for games, you can always watch a let's play, and see if you like it. 

This was a little rant & rave that I wanted to share.