I think you're misunderstanding me. I don't think it's self-evident that Ebert was wrong to argue about games' artistry without playing them, and I suspect that

I think you're misunderstanding me. I don't think it's self-evident that Ebert was wrong to argue about games' artistry without playing them, and I suspect that a reasonably good argument could be made that he wasn't. What I find weird is that Ebert didn't make that argument, and didn't seem to think he needed to.