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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #125 on: December 24, 2008, 08:56:03 AM »
It's like IGN doesn't understand that reviewing Wii games requires a different set of criteria than reviewing other games. If there are multiple controls options, the developer should be commended, not berated. That option gave them the ability to test with some unconventional controls, all while providing the same core functional controls that exist across other platforms. No other system gives that flexibility.

If time with the game proves that the controls are not up to par, mention it and move on, it doesn't mean that you should rate down the game a single point. I mean, it's Guilty Gear, no fan of that game would even dream of using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk anyway, so why rate it as if that is going to be the control scheme of choice?
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #126 on: December 24, 2008, 11:46:25 AM »
So, having multiple controls is bad, but being forced motion controls without any other option is bad as well?

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #127 on: December 26, 2008, 11:12:31 PM »
I'm surprised no one has torn apart an MGS4 review yet. I would, but I don't feel like it.  :P
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #128 on: December 28, 2008, 07:26:15 AM »
I'm surprised no one has torn apart an MGS4 review yet. I would, but I don't feel like it.  :P
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« Reply #129 on: December 29, 2008, 02:01:40 PM »
That basically made my day. =D
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #130 on: January 05, 2009, 12:44:33 AM »
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #131 on: January 05, 2009, 01:13:35 AM »
Game Trailers voted GTAIV Game of the Year. You suck Game Trailers.

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #132 on: January 05, 2009, 01:16:18 AM »


Wow that is like the most condescending, elitist "defense" I've read.
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #133 on: January 05, 2009, 01:22:38 AM »
You want to see some integrity, here's 1UP's integrity.

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #134 on: January 05, 2009, 04:29:43 AM »
I thought we just agreed to rate the final game experience, not the sum of its components?

Is there more to that review or is that the whole text? In the latter case I'd say complete failure to communicate. It sounds like he wanted to say how insignificant the problems are but didn't touch on the positives.

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #135 on: January 05, 2009, 06:12:15 AM »
I get what Luigi Dude is saying.  For a game that gets their highest score, he spends a good deal of time ragging on the flaws of it, in no uncertain terms and not with any assuaging language.  Yet it still gets that score. 

Now I'm not about to say he probably got goodies or money from PR departments, but I will say that it has happened before, for less important games.  And when Gamespot got busted for it, notice how 1up held a mini-rally against said practice, even though they reveal it was only a short walk.  You'd imagine that maybe, probably the PR guy went to their offices too?  And that the protest irks of projection all over.

In fact, to really hammer in on why that "protest" bugs me, was because of the total insignificance of it all.  If they really wanted to impress people, they should have started a strict "no press goodies" policy and probably sent back most of it (keeping, maybe, the pens).  But there was utter silence on that end.
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #136 on: January 05, 2009, 10:10:56 AM »
Making fun of bad game reviews is more fun then mocking GI's stupidity!

Which kind of falls into the same boat... but GI is basically an easy mock target.
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #137 on: January 05, 2009, 10:20:48 AM »
As I said, it depends on whether that's really the whole text of the review or if the good parts were cut to make a point.

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« Reply #138 on: January 05, 2009, 12:38:59 PM »
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As I said, it depends on whether that's really the whole text of the review or if the good parts were cut to make a point.
Aren't 1up's online review short as **** to begin with though? I don't consider them worthy enough to give my time to reading them. That Gears of War review makes my opinion on them even worse.

Yet, surprisingly, Jennifer Tsui reviewed Wii Music quite well. Too bad she doesn't work for 1up anymore.


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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #139 on: January 05, 2009, 03:11:21 PM »
Too bad?  Maybe she decided there's better places to work.

And on the Gaers of Raw review, 1up was waiting for something, ANYTHING to champion after Perfect Dark Zero just a year before.  When PD0 is in your library, any new competent game becomes instant gold.  Case dismissed.
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #140 on: January 05, 2009, 04:36:49 PM »
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Too bad?  Maybe she decided there's better places to work.
Then why the hell did she decide to join Sega?  ???
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #141 on: January 05, 2009, 04:38:27 PM »
Cuz sonic is kewl

Sega makes games, instead of pretending to know about them.
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #142 on: January 06, 2009, 04:30:03 AM »
Cuz sonic is kewl

Sega pretends to make games, instead of pretending to know about them.

Fixed.

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #143 on: January 06, 2009, 06:07:55 AM »
Cuz sonic is kewl

Sega pretends to publish games, instead of pretending to make or know about them.

Fixed.

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #144 on: January 06, 2009, 06:28:59 AM »
Cuz sonic is kewl

Sega pretends to publish games, instead of pretending to make or know about them.

Fixed.

Fixed.

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Why must you insult all those games by putting Alien Syndrome in there? :(
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #145 on: January 06, 2009, 06:44:07 AM »
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #147 on: January 06, 2009, 11:09:41 AM »
I remember reading about the Paper Mario 2 score. I couldn't believe someone would outright say that and think it was an acceptable explanation.
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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #148 on: January 06, 2009, 12:05:40 PM »
Cuz sonic is kewl

Sega pretends to publish games, instead of pretending to make or know about them.

Fixed.

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Why must you insult all those games by putting Alien Syndrome in there? :(

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Re: The PATHETIC state of the gaming 'media'
« Reply #149 on: January 06, 2009, 01:38:14 PM »
I remember reading about the Paper Mario 2 score. I couldn't believe someone would outright say that and think it was an acceptable explanation.
To give GI the benifit of the doubt, the general rule (personally for me anyway) is to respect the person's opinion. However, there is a fine line between "game review" and outright insult. The Paper Mario 2 "review" from GI, and basically their entire GCN disposistion as a whole, was one big fat middle finger from them to the entire Nintendo fanbase. Most people thought Billy (last name sp?), who used to run NWR when it was Planet Gamecube, would improve the relations between the Nintendo fanbase and GI.

Except it never improved. Is it a big deal? Not really. Is it fun to mock GI? Absolutely!

Is it okay to mock SeanBaby (who I found to be the only likeable person on 1up)...? Well, that's a bit of a middle ground. I loved his NES website and his reviews of crappy games, but his douche bag views on the Wii before it was released kind of killed his likeable qualities for me. Like the G4 crew. But that's a whole different ball game.

Maybe we should turn this thread into "The PATHETIC state of game reviewer personalities"? ;D
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