I think it's more impressive to be dominant in a mutliplayer game, because you have to account for both your own actions as well as your opponent's. Speedrunners don't directly interact with their competition.
Do you feel this way about golfers, too? It's valid but I don't think I agree.
To me when comparing cross-sport or cross-game, the two most relevant questions are (a) how many people attempt to play this activity at a high level, and (b) how much better the would-be GOAT is than the rest at his or her field. I don't think the type of game it is matters.
I do suspect it's possible that multiplayer games like Starcraft just have more people who take it seriously than there are e.g. Mario 64 speedrunners, which would make the concern moot, though.
I've never heard of "that cricket guy"
which also goes to show that playing something people pay attention to is a pre-requisite, no one knows or cares who the best rugby or ultimate frisbee player ever was. for gaming that means starcraft, street fighter, halo, etc
Er, the problem here is a question of location, though. To say people don't pay attention to cricket is a blatant lie, it's one of the most followed sports in the world. It's just not followed (much) in the US, Canada, and a few other locations that together provide almost all of GameFAQs' userbase. A true GOAT discussion should attempt to be more international.
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