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[Conan-san]

Ironically, you're talking about not respecting a person for giving an honest review at the same time as you lie about what he said in the review. Perhaps you should act more respectfully yourself?

As far as your elaboration, I think you're talking about DoAX3, right? What was he in the wrong about, and when did he not accept it?

If a slight frame-rate stutter, a base design for specific areas and a weapon HP System are enough to warrant something he must know registers like that and lead to his site's CMS being reconfigured to not connect to his database then sure, I have no time to respect his brand of nonsense.

I take Jim's words about as seriously as I do Jeremy Corbin's at his most limp wristed.

As far as your elaboration, I think you're talking about DoAX3, right? What was he in the wrong about, and when did he not accept it?

"Don't worry, they're not taking your big tited anime game away"
> Said big titted anime game gets localisation canned, effectively taking said game away (I know it can be imported and PlayAsia had a field day but just because I can use VPNs doesn't make streaming region locking not shit)
> Not word one of "Yeah I know how this looks, Mia Calpa."

 

[J@hranimo]

Going PC for this is definitely seeming more and more like the way to go.

Y'all might as well cancel your preorders. Thats the vibe I'm getting from this thread anyway.

 

[Stop It]

That I have no respect for him.

He is the sort to not accept when he's in the wrong (The DOA3 situation, specifically. I'm not calling for his review to be barred) and will often warp the world around him to fit that narrative (and make a bunch of low quality videos in the process).

Also to "discredit" him I'd have to think he had any credit whatsoever.

The lack of self awareness and sheer irony in this post is staggering.

Opinions can't be wrong unless if they affect my feelings damnit.

Back on topic, as a backer of the game on PC I'm hoping that the usual Unity issues that affect console ports disproportionately aren't a factor in the PC build. Selfish I know but Unity really needs work for console ports and frankly the hit rate isn't too good.

As for the gameplay? I've set my expectations accordingly. I'm curious to see if I still enjoy the collectathon gameplay after all these years. I'm hoping so!

 

[GAMEPROFF]

So, do people respect Lauras opinion? Or has she commited the horrible crime to have a slightly different opinion, too?

 

[Deleted member 465307]

Back on topic, as a backer of the game on PC I'm hoping that the usual Unity issues that affect console ports disproportionately aren't a factor in the PC build. Selfish I know but Unity really needs work for console ports and frankly the hit rate isn't too good.

As for the gameplay? I've set my expectations accordingly. I'm curious to see if I still enjoy the collectathon gameplay after all these years. I'm hoping so!

The GameXplain impressions suggested that the PC version didn't really suffer the same performance issues that the console version they had (XB1) did. Of course, it all depends on your computer, which makes it hard to say how it'll be for you.

 

[Professor Lexicovermis]

Given this was the "man" counfounded by Zelda's weapon hp system I'm not too worried.


No because Gertsman isn't a twat.

Y'know, I made some bitter posts about previews and reviews before. I've found the best policy is to respectfully disagree with the reviewer in question and get on with your life. If you like a game and a journalist doesn't, who cares? I've enjoyed plenty of games that have poor reviews. I'm not saying you have to listen to me, I just want to offer some advice.

 

[J@hranimo]

So, do people respect Lauras opinion? Or has she commited the horrible crime to have a slightly different opinion, too?

She's an alright reviewer. Can't really think of any controversial opinions she's had.

 

[A Link to the Past]

If a slight frame-rate stutter, a base design for specific areas and a weapon HP System are enough to warrant something he must know registers like that and lead to his site's CMS being reconfigured to not connect to his database then sure, I have no time to respect his brand of nonsense.

I take Jim's words about as seriously as I do Jeremy Corbin's at his most limp wristed.


"Don't worry, they're not taking your big tited anime game away"
> Said big titted anime game gets localisation canned, effectively taking said game away (I know it can be imported and PlayAsia had a field day but just because I can use VPNs doesn't make streaming region locking not shit)
> Not word one of "Yeah I know how this looks, Mia Calpa."

Your first part makes no sense to me. Your complaints about BotW's review comes off as you being mad that he didn't like a system that lots of people don't like. What should he do? Should he lie and say that actually, BotW is an 8? Or a 9? Or a 10?

Secondly, he's, uh, not wrong at all about DoAX3? "They" refers to "SJWs," and the claim of potential backlash was never a consideration for whether they should localize it. It was literally something that a single lower-ranking individual from Koei-Tecmo and a Play-Asia employee made up, and Koei-Tecmo themselves disavowed the employee's statement and have in the past even gone on record that they did not think the game would sell well enough to justify it, not mentioning backlash at any point whatsoever. If you think that backlash is what got DoAX3 in hot water, you got punk'd by good marketing.

 

[Bubbavelli]

Imagine "not respecting" someone because his video game taste don't align with your's.

Imagine

 

[Wagram]

Reading this thread is pretty embarrassing.

 

[Agent_ShortBus]

In Jim I trust. He also warned us about another game that happend to be shit. I think it was Aliens Colonial Marines. I didnt listen then and kept my pre order but I'll at least hold out until the game is out before commiting if there's something possibly bad with the game.

 

[Stop It]

The GameXplain impressions suggested that the PC version didn't really suffer the same performance issues that the console version they had (XB1) did. Of course, it all depends on your computer, which makes it hard to say how it'll be for you.

I have a 2500k paired with a R9 290X so I hope at least 1080p is doable if not 4k. Unity does well with a bit of Brute-Force.

If the game is a a bit of a technical mess on consoles it'll be sad but not 100% shocking.

 

[spineduke]

Reading this thread is pretty embarrassing.

Every Jim thread is now like this - constant derails for past "injustices". It's embarrassing and makes me not want to bother reading any Jim thread on GAF. Mission accomplished, I guess.

 

[CyanideFuse]

I am very much looking forward to the reviews on Tuesday. I would be buying the PC version so performance probably isn't the issue to me; gameplay obviously is.

Someone who likes different games from you is a clown.

God damn, grow up.

Sections of this thread is embarassing. People getting their knickers in a twist over a 7 and discrediting a person because they had the audacity to give the beloved gift-to-gaming that is BOTW a 7 out of 10.

 

[DieNgamers]

I think the problem is that for the community Jim's voice (for some reason) has more weight than anyone else's.

It doesn't. The 7 for Zelda is fine, it's his opinion.

He just knows how to sell himself, that's for sure. A normal game critic with a gimmick on top. Just wait a little longer (april 4th?) and see, guys...

Btw, did he review The Last Guardian? I wonder how he felt about that one. I'd imagine he wouldn't be able to ignore the technical shortcomings and see it as the masterpiece that it is, hehe. Need to research later!

 

[PhilTheAussieGuy]

Jim and I rarely see eye to eye on game releases so his thoughts on Yooka Laylee don't interest me at all beyond the technical (which if true is a bit of a bummer, but I guess Unity is going to Unity I guess).

I just hope its more Banjo Kazooie, then Banjo Tooie and I'm sure I'll be a happy chappy whether other people consider it dated gameplay or not.

 

[Possumowner]

PC for me and hope it's a good port,words of caution can't put me off as I've liked what I'd seen so far

 

[DieNgamers]

Jim and I rarely see eye to eye on game releases so his thoughts on Yooka Laylee don't interest me at all beyond the technical (which if true is a bit of a bummer, but I guess Unity is going to Unity I guess).

I just hope its more Banjo Kazooie, then Banjo Tooie and I'm sure I'll be a happy chappy whether other people consider it dated gameplay or not.

I'm pretty sure it's much more Banjo Tooie that Kazooie, given that it has a more open world approach. Tons to collect, too! I haven't read anything about interconnected worlds so far so if that wasn't your thing you might be in luck.

All hail the return of the collecathon!

 

[big_z]

Jim and I rarely see eye to eye on game releases so his thoughts on Yooka Laylee don't interest me at all beyond the technical (which if true is a bit of a bummer, but I guess Unity is going to Unity I guess).

I just hope its more Banjo Kazooie, then Banjo Tooie and I'm sure I'll be a happy chappy whether other people consider it dated gameplay or not.

gamexplain did a QA video and they said its like banjo tooie. that alone turned me off from the game.

 

[groansey]

I never particularly liked the look of Yooka Laylee, but it is a retro revival title and it seems to be delivering on that, which is what people paid for. It may be choppy, the game may be bad, but when you back a Kickstarter or pre-order you're not doing so under the proviso the game must achieve a certain critical rating.

Telling people to think again about their pre-orders is out of order. Especially if performance is the issue. Bad form from Sterling and incredibly harsh on the devs.

 

[DieNgamers]

gamexplain did a QA video and they said its like banjo tooie. that alone turned me off from the game.

But Tooie was better!

 

[Kinsei]

But Tooie was better!

Indeed. Tooie was simply amazing.

 

[Deleted member 465307]

Btw, did he review The Last Guardian? I wonder how he felt about that one. I'd imagine he wouldn't be able to ignore the technical shortcomings and see it as the masterpiece that it is, hehe. Need to research later!

I don't really understand the connection between TLG and other topics in this thread, but he did review that game. Here's the link.

 

[Doc_Drop]

Always entertaining to see people who don't care about Jim's opinions on games caring about Jim's opinions on games. Stay winning I guess.

He's usually pretty on point regarding to performance if you don't see eye to eye with his views in other areas of gaming

 

[NightShift]

I really hope it's just performance issues because I've been itching for a game like this for a while. I can handle some shit.

Also, I don't know what's worse. Discrediting a person because they didn't like a game as much as you or saying that warning people that something may not turn out so good and that they should save their money is a 'dick move'.

 

[DieNgamers]

I don't really understand the connection between TLG and other topics in this thread, but he did review that game. Here's the link.

Thanks! Ok...not surprising. I just wanted to see how he felt about the game as a whole because I definitely am on a different plane when it comes to appreciation of games...

It's good that one of his criteria for game reviews is the simple enjoyment he got out of it. A 6 for TLG sounds a bit harsh but I understand...just as I understand the 7 for Zelda. If he didn't enjoy games I love for reasons I don't agree on that's ok.

I think he should ditch the scores so peole actually read his reviews.

 

[Dryk]

Imagine "not respecting" someone because his video game taste don't align with your's.

Imagine

Not only that, but not respecting them to the point where you don't even consider them a human being

Lol.

http://i.imgur.com/oD7w0i4.jpg

That's reductive and doesn't take into the account that some people play CoD for the narrative, but sure.

 

[Bananastand]

I am look forward too rereading this thread when the game actually comes out.

 

[MulderYuffie]

Not too worried PC here and while I do prefer Kazooie to Toole I feel like I'm still gonna be in for a nice surprise.

 

[DieNgamers]

Awww manb, guys. Just look at this video and try to judge for yourself if it hits the right notes or not. I love what I see.

Just in time for spring's arrival. <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz9NIDwz5Us

 

[Deleted member 465307]

Awww manb, guys. Just look at this video and try to judge for yourself if it hits the right notes or not. I love what I see.

Just in time for spring's arrival. <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz9NIDwz5Us

Do we know which version that person is playing? I didn't see it in the description and it wasn't mentioned in the first bit of footage I watched.

 

[King_Moc]

So, do people respect Lauras opinion? Or has she commited the horrible crime to have a slightly different opinion, too?

She was pretty much the only person to bring up the poor framerate in switch zelda. Lots of people doubted that too, despite there being recorded footage.

 

[PerfectFlaw]

I can't take that clown Jimmy Sterling seriously. He gave a game I thought was perfect a 7. I'd say he lost all credibility but he never had any.

/s

Jim is definitely a respected voice in the gaming community. I don't always agree with his opinions but I do usually see where he's coming from, and appreciate the thought put into it. I also appreciate that he can look at a game like BotW that has some glaring flaws and make a well reasoned judgement.

I was going to pick up Y-L but now I'll wait for more info. I can forgive a lot in a game and still love it, but running badly is a deal breaker. If this is a thing on release then it's a no from me unless a patch fixes the problems.

 

[BrettHeazy]

I've only read OP, is there any backup to say that they're playing an updated version?

Game went gold 2 months ago, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a day one patch that has a lot of improvements.

 

[Doc_Drop]

Telling people to think again about their pre-orders is out of order. Especially if performance is the issue. Bad form from Sterling and incredibly harsh on the devs.

Out of order warning people of possible performance issues?...especially if performance is the issue?

How can you justify that statement? Surely that's the number one reason to warn people prior to a game's release

 

[DieNgamers]

Do we know which version that person is playing? I didn't see it in the description and it wasn't mentioned in the first bit of footage I watched.

It's either the Xbone or PC version. I the dialogue with the snake it mentions the attack that's on the blue X button.

 

[King_Moc]

I never particularly liked the look of Yooka Laylee, but it is a retro revival title and it seems to be delivering on that, which is what people paid for. It may be choppy, the game may be bad, but when you back a Kickstarter or pre-order you're not doing so under the proviso the game must achieve a certain critical rating.

Telling people to think again about their pre-orders is out of order. Especially if performance is the issue. Bad form from Sterling and incredibly harsh on the devs.

God forbid a reviewer tries to warn a consumer about a product they think is bad.

 

[AnthonypUK]

So, do people respect Lauras opinion? Or has she commited the horrible crime to have a slightly different opinion, too?

She throws shit against the wall and see's what sticks.

She got a ton of her switch leaks wrong, so no credibility until proven otherwise.

 

[benzopil]

God forbid a reviewer tries to warn a consumer about a product they think is bad.

He can warn everybody on April 4th. When, you know, there will be 7 days until the release.

 

[A Link to the Past]

He can warn everybody on April 4th. When, you know, there will be 7 days until the release.

It's already been covered that the embargo was not broken. Stop trying to find a smoking gun lol

 

[King_Moc]

She throws shit against the wall and see's what sticks.

She got a ton of her switch leaks wrong, so no credibility until proven otherwise.

She went so far as to draw a picture of the thing. Hardly 'seeing what sticks'.

He can warn everybody on April 4th. When, you know, there will be 7 days until the release.

Tell you what, you pick businesses over consumers. More power to you.

 

[benzopil]

It's already been covered that the embargo was not broken. Stop trying to find a smoking gun lol

Then why almost everyone else is silent?

Tell you what, you pick businesses over consumers. More power to you.

No I don't. There is a big difference between AC Unity's embargo AFTER the release (when they clearly tried to hide the info about performance issues) and this.

 

[Irminsul]

Well, we'll see how the game runs soon enough, but the biggest grain of salt for me isn't Jim's past deeds or misdeeds, but more John from Digital Foundry weighing in.

Tell you what, you pick businesses over consumers. More power to you.

I would understand that sentiment a bit more if the embargo was until shortly before the game's release, to be quite honest.

 

[Not Drake]

Telling people to think again about their pre-orders is out of order. Especially if performance is the issue. Bad form from Sterling and incredibly harsh on the devs.

Media doing the job they're supposed to do by informing people is out of order and harsh. What the hell is wrong with you people?

 

[Kinsei]

Media doing the job they're supposed to do by informing people is out of order and harsh. What the hell is wrong with you people?

Too many years of having most game previews being nothing but PR.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Then why almost everyone else is silent?


No I don't. There is a big difference between AC Unity's embargo AFTER the release (when they clearly tried to hide the info about performance issues) and this.

They haven't, people in the thread are talking about how they have a different opinion. The embargo allows for discussions of world 1 and 2, which I assume have the problems they discuss if they indeed exist just as any later worlds have.

 

[AnthonypUK]

She went so far as to draw a picture of the thing. Hardly 'seeing what sticks'.

Ignoring her leaks that Day one 3D Mario, Mario Rabbids RPG, Splatoon Pack in and Skyrim, would be out, and have all yet to materialise.

 

[Lutherian]

Hopefully they'll never review any RARE game on the N64, because their framerate was just Perfect. Ëspecially if you play in the Dark" and have a Golden Eye. I'd add that it can't Conker every heart Tooie, but...

 

[SmokedMeat]

Telling people to think again about their pre-orders is out of order. Especially if performance is the issue. Bad form from Sterling and incredibly harsh on the devs.

Imagine what the general response would be if he were warning us about an EA game? It would be a night and day difference then what we're seeing, and nobody would be waving their finger at Jim saying shame on you for warning us.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

She went so far as to draw a picture of the thing. Hardly 'seeing what sticks'.

Tell you what, you pick businesses over consumers. More power to you.

Dark Souls trilogy. Remember she claimed that would be a thing for Switch? That they had got genfirst game up and running?

I'm still confident that was a guesstimate based on seeing FromSoft on the list of announced support and nothing more.

Here, in this instance I can't say she's alone in making this statement though.