Skull Island: Rise of Kong caused a lot of commotion when it seemingly came out of nowhere, but Kurt thinks there’s a bigger lesson to learn from this notorious game.
Skull Island: Rise of Kong flooded social media feeds with its wonky gameplay and half-baked aesthetics, quickly being called the "worst game of 2023," and some even labeling it a scam. For Kurt, however, the bad press only made him more curious.
In this installment of The Kurt Locker, Kurt uses Skull Island: Rise of Kong as an example of how we can sometimes interpret and digest information, and the knee jerk reaction to shame something before understanding the whole story.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:55 – The Online Reaction
02:00 – The Story So Far
03:10 – So What’s The Game Really Like?
05:54 – But Is It A Scam!? No.
06:44 – The Bigger Picture
08:38 – Bad Games Can Be Fun, Sometimes
09:28 – Conclusion
