he's the only one who isn't a captain on this e-ship
I think it'll turn into an all Ryan and Patrick site. Maybe with Drew sticking around to do the behind-the-scenes stuff.
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I think it'll turn into an all Ryan and Patrick site. Maybe with Drew sticking around to do the behind-the-scenes stuff.
Yes CBSi only bought them because they needed Luchadeer to complete a scavenger hunt.
worst website ever
Technically everyone is leaving but Brad is making it a point to leave first. The man has his pride.
darkressurection
Banned
Ehh, same shit different day. Highly anticipated exclusives for a system that don't receive perfect scores will always draw ire from that companies fanboys. I say that as someone who is very much looking forward to Gravity Rush tomorrow, Alex's review was fine and he articulated his issues.
shadyspace
Banned
It's Monday.
Not only is it Monday but Jeff worked from home today so if they recorded the podcast on monday like they usualy do then he won't be on it.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
I feel ya. I was sitting here for an hour earlier waiting for the bombcast to drop...then I realized that it's only Monday.
Neuromancer
Member
Super shitty week for me. Bombcast gives me something to look forward to. =(
Hot Coldman
Banned
I just want to hear Patrick talk about Vanquish and Ryan talk about Catherine.
Riposte
Member
I think Alex is the only one with any interest at all in the Vita.
chickdigger802
Banned
lol gravity rush 3/5?
Can't wait to read.... the comments.
Can't wait to read.... the comments.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Worn out after putting up a few hours of content last week so they took a day off today.
3/5 means utter and complete garbage. Clearly.
Comments of reviews on ANY site are gonna be terrible.
Felix Lighter
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I've been to platform exclusive official threads. You'll find plenty of this on NeoGAF, unfortunately. At least we get some amusing meltdowns.
BobTheFork
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Well, to be fair, Alex is just a former movie reviewer with no experience in games 
I will say I do think 3/5 IS bad game, it's passable at best. I have always put it to grades and %60 isn't passing grade. For me 3/5 is what you give a game that isn't broken and that is one of the high points.
I will say I do think 3/5 IS bad game, it's passable at best. I have always put it to grades and %60 isn't passing grade. For me 3/5 is what you give a game that isn't broken and that is one of the high points.
BobTheFork
Member
Well without it, people will still compared individual scores and bitch about ones that are lower than others.
I have always made review scores into a percentage or fraction; It's still a grade scale. Even without doing that, you can just take missing points or stars are major points they thought the games was missing or didn't hit.
chickdigger802
Banned
Well, to be fair, Alex is just a former movie reviewer with no experience in games
I will say I do think 3/5 IS bad game, it's passable at best. I have always put it to grades and %60 isn't passing grade. For me 3/5 is what you give a game that isn't broken and that is one of the high points.
Didn't alex work at gamespot with everyone else for a bazillion years too?
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
It's the same with Rotten Tomatoes. I don't pay any attention to those averages. I pay attention to the reviewers who I think have a similar taste in movies. I do the same with reviewers of video games. I look for the people who have similar tastes. Jeff has said multiple times that's what he was striving for with GB.
And Alex is the one who is actively using his Vita. Not sure if he's come to a final conclusion about it, but he appears to like the system so far.
Edit:
Yep, and I still remember his RoboCop review. And of course the famous Big Rigs video
BobTheFork
Member
Yes, twas a joke. Actually, when GB first started I only knew who Jeff was and I never had gone to GameSpot. I really thought for some time that they were just letting one of the movie guys reviews stuff they didn't care about *opps*
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I always assumed giantbomb's scoring system is referred to this way.
1 star = horrible
2 star = bad
3 star = decent
4 star = good
5 star = amazing
Which I appreciate in it's simplicity.
1 star = horrible
2 star = bad
3 star = decent
4 star = good
5 star = amazing
Which I appreciate in it's simplicity.
chickdigger802
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Yeah, I think some a bit more positive.
1 star = horrible
2 star = bad
3 star = good
4 star = great
5 star = amazing
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I think giantbomb's star system, ars technica's buy/don't buy, and rock,paper,shotgun's Wot I Think where they don't even have a score at all, are pretty much the best reviewing systems out there. Anymore granularity and you're just detracting from the text.
RadarScope1
Member
Like GB but good god the massive, rambling, crosstalk-filled post-E3 podcasts are unlistenable. With very little actual talk about games. Would be fun to hang out in person, but I can't listen to most of these. I like the regular weekly shows much better.
I enjoyed the Hawkman discussion.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
From the site FAQ page:
While we don't believe any game is perfect, we recommend this game without reservation.
Still very good and easy to recommend, though it doesn't quite live up to its full potential.
The halfway point. An inherent appreciation of this game's specific gameplay style, characters, subject matter, and so on may play as big a role in your enjoyment as the actual quality of the game.
This game's problems outweigh its good qualities.
This game will make you wish you had died in a fire moments before turning it on.
I see their reviews as how willingly they would recommend the game to you, moreso than them actually grading a game, as that implies that games can be graded on some sort of objective scale.
RealDeadOne
Member
This. The entire paradigm of GiantBomb is that it's a very informal bunch of dudes that reflect the kind of atmosphere you'd have with your own group of close friends. Like I do with my friends, I don't talk grade a game out of 100 based on what it does for games, or how many Graphics Points or Gameplay Points it gets, but I tell them how I liked it and whether or not I think they should play it.
Leave it to outside discussion, learned editorial writers,
and GAF
BobTheFork
Member
I have never read one of their reviews and I don't look at the score. I never read game reviews; having someone other than me give an opinion doesn't help. In the case of GB, that's what the quick looks are for. I'll take a recommendation, but a review number has never been useful.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I can't remember. Have they done any Vita QLs? Or is it still impossible because they need to shoot over a dude's shoulder?
MiniBossBattle
Member
I always thought 3/5 was a good game that has flaws or a niche title.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Reviewers have ruined the scale to the point where if a game isn't an 8, it's basically a failure.
funkystudent
Member
BobTheFork
Member
I think gamers have ruined the scale honestly. The real opinion of a review is in the words written, not just the number. Unfortunately meta sites don't compile the words, just numbers and that's all people seem to want. Also I don't think they have done any vita QL's since the launch due to the shooting trouble.
shadyspace
Banned
Jeff wants GB's staff to continue to grow: http://www.formspring.me/jeffgerstmann/q/336710366560021404
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