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Giant Bomb #6 | You'd be hard pressed to find 10 better threads this year.
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Better than Drew. Hahahahahahaha
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Seeing this page without reading the previous page made me think that a bomb was about to be cast.
Zen_Arcade
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I'm trolling Dany
He basically said on his tumblr that he thought it was a 3/5
Hot Coldman
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I wonder why the crew doesn't deem sales numbers to be news worthy anymore. Alex wrote about the Wii U's launch numbers but that seems to be the last sales article they've published.
So why not put it up on the site and make it official?
Currently that would be the lowest score it's received, probably dropping the "metacritic' (something that series holds so dear) down into the 70's.
ahhh
.... welp I think I just answered my own question as to why he won't post the review officially.
Why would Jeff care what Metacritic score Forza 5 gets?
TheBaronOfNA
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Is funny because Jeff actually destroyed the game in the bombcast so dunno why he would want to "protect it".
GitarooMan
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Not sure if serious...
Broder Salsa
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Or maybe the actual review, you know, the text no one bothers to read anymore, is not completely done yet. Pretty sure the GB guys also get someone else to read through the review and give feedback before they publish it? At least I remember them talking about something like that.
Here's the full text: http://blog.jeffgerstmann.net/post/68835265237/so-i-havent-seen-a-forza-5-review-yet-you-still
Jeff said:
But Metacritic is owned by CBSi. Follow the money.
A little unfair. He was assuming based off the "Europe is playstation country" thing. He at least knew the UK was in Europe. He also corrected himself from the chat straight after.
Broder Salsa
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trashing it on a podcast and saying, "I thought it was a 3/5", is different than officially tying your name to a score, and a score that would be the lowest of all scores for that game, is not a distinction he wants I'm sure.
More so when you realize that he has friends that work there, and he loves the series a lot and knows how much that final metacritic score means to them.
I just can't see why else a review for a major launch title, let alone one for a series that they've had no trouble reviewing in the past, hasn't received a write up.
...don't even want to get into how a game that has parts that are just broken in his view (drivatar, online, store, microtransactions,) scores the same as two games that work perfectly as intended in Rivals and Killzone.
Hot Coldman
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Better call Dojima.
Or maybe he just didn't have enough time to play and write it?
RiccochetJ
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You're pretty hung up on it having a score when he's made it pretty clear how he feels about the game which is all that matters from my point of view. From what he's said, I now know that I'm not going to be getting the game.
Edit: Never mind. I took a look at your post history. Here's one by you for Gran Turismo. You seem to have a conflict on whether scores from gaming journalists matter depending on the game.
This picture here [NSFW] is awfully close, and therefore almost topic related. And hey, it's not much worse than arguing about review scores or the lack of them without anyone knowing the real reasons.
Edit: It's a woman, @Daniellesharp, in a bra with basically the Giant Bomb Logo on her head.
Edit: It's a woman, @Daniellesharp, in a bra with basically the Giant Bomb Logo on her head.
Ya'll made me think the bombcast was ready.
::Grumbles and goes back to sleep::
And this, right here, is why the arbitrary numbered score system no longer matters in the grand scheme of things.
Write a scathing 10,000 word review picking apart every last issue a game could possibly have, recommend people go else where, actively call out the developers and publically shame them for their greedy/lazy/aggressive behavior, 4/5.
And the only thing anyone cares about is the 4/5.
It's a fucking joke.
::Grumbles and goes back to sleep::
And this, right here, is why the arbitrary numbered score system no longer matters in the grand scheme of things.
Write a scathing 10,000 word review picking apart every last issue a game could possibly have, recommend people go else where, actively call out the developers and publically shame them for their greedy/lazy/aggressive behavior, 4/5.
And the only thing anyone cares about is the 4/5.
It's a fucking joke.
This is the type of bullshit I hate more than anything. Jeff has proven himself to be a guy who has integrity. If they care so much about their friends, why did the cave get a review?
Not everything is some big conspiracy. Giant bomb doesn't review a lot of games. They have other priorities.
soon, my pretty, soon
Ironically, it's this very thinking why GB has expressed disdain for reviews in general. They've said a bunch of times that the best way to get their opinions is to watch the videos and listen to the podcast.
I have little doubt Jeff could give a fuck about what his review will do to the Metacritic. He'll put it up if and when it's ready, and not a minute before.
GB is not a review-driven site. They throw them up to get access, but what they really like doing is the other stuff.
I'm not jeffending the 3/5 comment, but I can definitely see not needing to get to 100% in a car/driving simulation to give a final verdict.
Aside from the core mechanics of the driving/physics, AI, UI, etc. it's not like there's gonna be a new and massive plot revelation halfway through that's gonna drive up the score to the heavens.
Aside from the core mechanics of the driving/physics, AI, UI, etc. it's not like there's gonna be a new and massive plot revelation halfway through that's gonna drive up the score to the heavens.
I played Project Gotham Racing 2 for 110 hours and didn't 100% it. I know that game is good.
Fucking lol
Why are people writing serious, thoughtful replies to this nonsense?
It reminds me of the Double Fine conspiracy. Until people realised that almost every DF game received a below Metacritic average review score from Giant Bomb.
Looks like somebody wants to get Monsterdunked
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
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Dead or Alive 5?
It was Ryan who never did one of his review at the same time...can't remember what it was tho.
StopMakingSense
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God of War I think.
ThanksVision
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Can't wait to hear Brad fight for Brothers... Gonna be hilarious
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