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BanShunsaku
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Bernbaum said:
Shit, Greg Miller has had a bad week. I almost feel sorry for the guy.
Almost, and then I remember he works for IGN
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less impressive, mostly catty corrections to informal textevlcookie said:
codswallop
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Don't forget to add Snake Eyes and Yahtzee to your rating system. And never forget: Three doubles in a row, and you'll land in jail.Gazunta said:
Of course, back when I was Hotgames.com, it was even simpler. If a game was published by Melbourne House, it got 5/5. If it wasn't, it got 4/5. Saved me heaps of time every day!
...God, I miss Hotgames
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sold. thanks, much appreciated.
The achievements of Halo: Reach were lost on me the first time I played it, and it took me a second play to see how great it really was.
I'm fearful my positive experience with Enslaved may be the opposite - I think a return to that game would reveal glaring blemishes I happened to block out. I praised the game both here and in its OT, although with caveats. I think after a spin through the Pigsy DLC I'll leave it at that.
Any opinions from those who've played it more than once or returned to chase achievements?
I'm fearful my positive experience with Enslaved may be the opposite - I think a return to that game would reveal glaring blemishes I happened to block out. I praised the game both here and in its OT, although with caveats. I think after a spin through the Pigsy DLC I'll leave it at that.
Any opinions from those who've played it more than once or returned to chase achievements?
Depends on the item- most of the time its only a few cents cheaper- and sometimes Zavvi is the better buy. They also have different daily sales.codswallop said:
When I preordered the layton movie from them it was shipped weeks before it was due out- only to arive a week after launch lol!
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Im expecting a cool, heavily directed narrative tube from Enslaved, hence the wait for a price-drop. My experience with the game is limited to my time with the demo and the GB quick-look, so maybe they weren't actually representative of the whole game. It seems like a clunkier Uncharted in over-arching progression, which im cool with.
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BanShunsaku
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Just trying to finish up a few side quests on Mass Effect 2 and then its on to the IFF (which I'm guessing is getting towards the end of the game).
The firewalker missions can eat a dick though. Was up to the last artifact/shootout on one of the planets (during which saving seems to be disabled) only to die and have to start the whole mission again. Fuck that.
The firewalker missions can eat a dick though. Was up to the last artifact/shootout on one of the planets (during which saving seems to be disabled) only to die and have to start the whole mission again. Fuck that.
Hi five! Sixty hours in and it's endgame time for me.BanShunsaku said:
I've done everything and am post-IFF. I made the mistake of doing 'Overlord' before the Firewalker stuff - "Where the hell did I get this hovercraft? How do I scan for shit? Garrus, where's the fucking cup holder for my Space-Fanta?"
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Bernbaum said:
I was looking for something for my sister for her b'day. I remembered she used to love the show absolutely fabulous so I search and see if it's on DVD. First site I see is a UK one with the complete collection and notice the price is only $41AUD. Great I can buy that but it's region 2, so I look up the price for the Australia release, surely it can't be that much more? ...$150. Sigh. Sick of these god damn prices here. Really? $109 more? Retail stores: "Oh but no one shops here it's piracy's fault no wait it's online stores from overseas we want them to be taxed!" No! It's shit like this.
I now remember why I stopped buying DVD's.
I now remember why I stopped buying DVD's.
POWERSPHERE
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Dissection of the dissection. Really, why are there so many video games writer critics, and why are they so fucking pedantic? It all just seems so "WHY SHOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT GAMES?! I WANNA WRITE ABOUT GAMES!!" *footstomps*
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I don't think you understand. This isn't a hobbyist blog some people do in their spare time. This guy was interviewed, employed and goes into work every day with the pretence of being a professional writer. There is a reason these pedantic little rules exist. As someone who isn't a professional writer (nor do I have any aspirations to be one), I won't be able to pick up on everything that an article does right or wrong on such a level, but I will notice an inarticulable sloppiness.
It's like watching the Star Wars prequels. Most people won't be able to sift through it scene by scene and point out what's wrong with them, but they will be left totally unaffected by the experience of watching them. It isn't until someone else, for instance the RLM Star Wars reviews, comes along and points out and articulates why it didn't resonate with a larger audience that most people will realise exactly what went wrong. The same logic can be applied here when examining something written by Greg Miller.
It doesn't trigger "flip the tea-table over, start shouting and storm out" anger, it's just disappointing. This person is paid to know all of this. He is paid to be pedantic as he edits his first draft.
It's like watching the Star Wars prequels. Most people won't be able to sift through it scene by scene and point out what's wrong with them, but they will be left totally unaffected by the experience of watching them. It isn't until someone else, for instance the RLM Star Wars reviews, comes along and points out and articulates why it didn't resonate with a larger audience that most people will realise exactly what went wrong. The same logic can be applied here when examining something written by Greg Miller.
It doesn't trigger "flip the tea-table over, start shouting and storm out" anger, it's just disappointing. This person is paid to know all of this. He is paid to be pedantic as he edits his first draft.
The fact that reviews like Miller's exist; that the incisive yet redundant dissection exists; and that the contrived and ineffective dissection of the dissections exists cumulatively captures the absurdity of modern games journalism.
These days I just wanna play a game or two.
To learn which titles are worth my time, I'll watch a few clips - maybe a trailer or a quicklook; look at the pedigree of the developer; and gauge interest from GAF and the AusGAF collective for whom I have a familiarity of what personalities like in a game. The enjoyment of a game is far more subjective than that of a film or a book, thus the redundancy of games criticism as a whole.
The Gamejournos guy is right - by and large game reviewers aren't critics, they're enthusiasts. Games writers are a little too close to the coalface and don't enjoy the benefit of distance that say, David Stratton has when he reviews a film.
Like Rez said last week - the 'Metadiscussion' is boring and a waste of time. Alas, the more I talk about it, the closer I gravitate towards what is annoying about the whole situation. Therefore I'll just leave it be by saying that I don't expect much from the steaming bucket of derp that characterizes the state of written reviews but I don't see any need of a crusade to improve it. If anything, I appreciate a bit of cheekiness or character in a review from a writer with whom I'm familiar, but the 'Good game is good! - 9.0' approach of IGN, Gamespot and Good Game is beyond a joke.
These days I just wanna play a game or two.
To learn which titles are worth my time, I'll watch a few clips - maybe a trailer or a quicklook; look at the pedigree of the developer; and gauge interest from GAF and the AusGAF collective for whom I have a familiarity of what personalities like in a game. The enjoyment of a game is far more subjective than that of a film or a book, thus the redundancy of games criticism as a whole.
The Gamejournos guy is right - by and large game reviewers aren't critics, they're enthusiasts. Games writers are a little too close to the coalface and don't enjoy the benefit of distance that say, David Stratton has when he reviews a film.
Like Rez said last week - the 'Metadiscussion' is boring and a waste of time. Alas, the more I talk about it, the closer I gravitate towards what is annoying about the whole situation. Therefore I'll just leave it be by saying that I don't expect much from the steaming bucket of derp that characterizes the state of written reviews but I don't see any need of a crusade to improve it. If anything, I appreciate a bit of cheekiness or character in a review from a writer with whom I'm familiar, but the 'Good game is good! - 9.0' approach of IGN, Gamespot and Good Game is beyond a joke.
ClivePwned
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anyone able to get the Crysis 2 demo to run? It freezes the 360 when loading the map.
Time to try bulletstorm instead
Time to try bulletstorm instead
AnkhWeasel
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Bernbaum said:
SO good.
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Just boned Miranda and about to launch myself through the omega 4 relay, so I guess I'm nearly finished? Going to get straight into Dragon Age once I'm done so I'm caught up in time for DA2.Bernbaum said:
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Just finished Mass Effect 2. Lttp by about a year I know, but that was simply fucking awesome
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