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TalkBack / Re: Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto to Host Pre-E3 Presentation
« on: May 06, 2013, 07:34:56 PM »
Was this an actual invitation, or just a PR release?
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TalkBack / RE:PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime: Hunters
« on: March 01, 2006, 02:07:12 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
I DO take issue with your sarcastic response to my post.
There was nothing sarcastic about my first response to your comments. Was it frank? Most certainly.
On the contrary, I interpreted your "This is a preview, duderdude3" to be condescending. Ah, the joys of communication via text.
I can assure you I do not intend to cause offense by my statements, merely to support my assertion. I just have a habit of not sugar-coating my responses, especially when faced with what appears to be a less than receptive response.
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TalkBack / RE:PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime: Hunters
« on: March 01, 2006, 01:18:36 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: Artimus
Dude, maybe you could stop being a jerk and wait for the impressions!
Which may or may not come.
Fact is, I had a simple suggestion, which two of the PGC editors seemed to have taken issue with, despite me even acknowledging it was a good article. But being good doesn't mean it couldn't be better.
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TalkBack / RE:PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime: Hunters
« on: March 01, 2006, 01:00:43 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
I think you misunderstand. On our web site, Previews are factual; impressions are editorial. We have had this policy as long as I can remember, so don't be hostile.[/L].
If expressing an opinion towards the betterment of PGC is "hostile," than I'll concede to be a raving madman.
Again, PGC's policies are irrelevant; it doesn't change what I wanted to read. What I'm saying is PGC's coverage, though informative, pales in comparison to IGN's, GameSpot's, and even 1up's coverage, which provided not only all the same details, but also their impressions of the game.
Perhaps your goal is simply not to compete, but to simply provide the bare facts. There's nothing I can do to change that, but I think PGC can do a lot more with what they have than what even the larger sites have written.
I'm not stating this to belittle PGC, I think it's a great site, but there's also much room for improvement, and resistance to constructive criticism is certainly not a trait that fosters improvement, let alone reader support.
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TalkBack / RE:PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime: Hunters
« on: March 01, 2006, 12:57:36 PM »Quote
Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
duder, we have a policy of Previews being pretty much factual, with a separate kind of article called Impressions for opinion on an incomplete game.
Your policies are irrelevant to the underlying issue. I would like to read the author's impressions of the game, not what is essentially a rebranded press release. Perhaps you should consider adjusting your "policies" or providing more relevant content. I respect that you want the previews to be opinion free, that's fine, but I don't believe it was the most ideal article given the event. Even GameSpot, a website which seems to exercise extreme objectivity, provided hands-on impressions of the game.
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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
Dan's preview update contains a ton of info that was never available before this week...how can you complain about that?
Easily - I had read most of that information before on several other sites, a day earlier, no less.
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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
I understand that you want his opinion, and hopefully he will write that up as well, but don't discard the preview as worthless just because it is grounded in fact.
Please don't put words into my mouth, never did I state was the article "worthless," instead I said it was a waste compared to what it should have been, in my opinion of course. I even said it was "not a bad article," how you construed that to mean "worthless" I have no idea.
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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
Dan played this game for hours and spoke with some of the developers, then decided how to prioritize and organize the information.
That's all fine and dandy, but neither of those two elements were made evident in the article.
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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
It takes more skill than you'd think...
You're wrong. I've actually written for several gaming related websites, and reported on numerous gaming events, which included an annual trip to E3 every year since 2001 in order to provide impressions of the event, which entailed writing numerous articles on a daily basis. So I present my opinion as not just a reader, but a reporter as well.
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TalkBack / RE:PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime: Hunters
« on: March 01, 2006, 10:15:51 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
This is a preview, duderdude3. I do not know if Dan plans to write his impressions of the game or not.
Thank you for stating the obvious. Previews don't have to be completely objective, or in this case, a virtual fact sheet.
I think the article is a waste of what could be something more. I'm just telling you what I would like to read. Whether that's indicative of other's thoughts on the matter, I have no idea.
Edit: Well, as demonstrated by the post right above mine, I'm clearly not alone.
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TalkBack / RE:PREVIEWS: Metroid Prime: Hunters
« on: March 01, 2006, 08:15:07 AM »
Not a bad article, but I was hoping for a bit impressions of the game itself; not just a list of facts. It was a little too hands off. A few more opinionated statements would go a long ways; I want to know what you thought of the graphics, the touchscreen controls, etc.
I think a really great article PGC could put together would be a "behind the scenes" type dealy where they detail how the event went down. Where at Nintendo was it held? What did Reggie have to say? How many people were in attendance? How big was the room? How long was the event for?
It would at least offer a unique look at this event, something not yet posted on other websites. Don't let that event go to waste with just one general article that's been posted on the other Big Boy's sites. From what I understand, PGC was one of the few sites invited to attend, make use of that!
I think a really great article PGC could put together would be a "behind the scenes" type dealy where they detail how the event went down. Where at Nintendo was it held? What did Reggie have to say? How many people were in attendance? How big was the room? How long was the event for?
It would at least offer a unique look at this event, something not yet posted on other websites. Don't let that event go to waste with just one general article that's been posted on the other Big Boy's sites. From what I understand, PGC was one of the few sites invited to attend, make use of that!
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