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Hogwarts Legacy is what killed game "journalism" this is just the zombie corpse writhing
This was purposeful. There was a strike and Netflix needed a constant stream content. It makes sense for them to reach across the pond where the strike isn’t happening, to make sure that subscribers stay subscribed. Same with other streaming services that were hit with unfortunate delays of good shows.Every year my Netflix has less and less from LA and more and more from Korea & Japan.
I can't imagine actually reading those outlets... They're terrible and infested with the woke virus. Stick to decent forums.
Some of us never forgot how shit IGN isWhy does anyone take IGN seriously these days? Are they afforded the benefit of the doubt because of what they were 15 years ago?
Have you seen how they look most of the time? Spoiler: they are not Patrick Bateman.This “pretty is bad” mantra by select journalism outlets is odd.
Yes. Especially since resetera isn't even that hard on the game anymore (at least in the main thread). I've read a couple of pages there because it was referred to so often here, but after that pretty early staff post I've read like five pages and it's 90% positive and people there enjoyed the demo, looking forward to buy it, discuss the game positively and no one is banned because of that.That's too hard for some people here. They act like they hate resetera, Kotaku, etc. but won't STFU about it and keep making threads about that garbage.
It’s free advertising to the game, which is good.The "racist artwork" thread is at 8 pages within 24 hours. It contains a direct link to the IGN article in the OP.
No, these sites aren't going anywhere because people are reactionary, and cannot help but post about how stupid the thing they constantly talk about is. It's free advertising.
Never Forget.
Also, for IGN it really depends on a particular reviewer, but overall their reviews aren’t too bad.Where are the overly harsh, sensational articles or reviews? I'm asking honestly. I don't typically browse the "big" gaming news sites, I've been off of Twitter for nearly two years, and I don't traffic in YouTube commentators. The handful of game journalists I've seen mention this game on Bluesky and Reddit all praised the demo, citing good combat and excellent graphics.
That said, I looked at the reviews from IGN and Kotaku and both had mild criticisms regarding character writing, narrative, and side quests, both expressing overall good impressions - IGN in particular seeming to hold the combat and audio / score in rather high regard. Nothing that nearly rises to the level of metaphorically "spraying themselves with diarrhea'.
Methinks there's some tilting at windmills going on that's typically the practice of ragebait YouTubers.
Very much this. Hogwarts Legacy's runaway success demonstrated the 'outspoken minority' principle at the heart of this. They'd have you believe that those sales were in spite of its association with Harry Potter and that might just sway you if the game had been some Baldur's Gate / Elden Ring-level achievement, but it wasn't. It was a serviceable open-world game in a sea of serviceable open-world games. It sold gangbusters precisely because it was a Harry Potter open-world game.Who cares, as Hogwarts Legacy proved these people are disconnected from reality and the market goes where it wants.
I still don't understand what is the problem of this game?
Liberals are the new puritans
Lots of puritans these days, all chasing the edgeLiberals are the new puritans
That was just the latest. The sad thing is with Hogwarts Legacy and now Stellar Blade, no matter which side of the respective debates you were on, we could have had good, productive conversations around the issues people raised and come away - if not agreeing - at least a better understanding of the positions.Hogwarts Legacy is what killed game "journalism" this is just the zombie corpse writhing
Not only that but the new one I see on Reeee and other places is that she has to justify her hotness. If she's gonna look that way they demand she act certain ways to own her sexuality or something. It's so weird to see them calling for pigeonholing of personality just because someone looks a certain way. Terrible stereotyping. Because otherwise apparently she's a lifeless sex dollI just can’t grasp why there can’t be room for all types of men and women. This “pretty is bad” mantra by select journalism outlets is odd.
Because these are miserable people who despise beauty in all forms and contexts. Beauty creates a standard. A hierarchy. They cannot stand acknowledgement of differences because their worldview does not permit it. Beauty also highlights their own inadequacies and insecurities, which makes them uncomfortable as they don’t have the will to change things about themselves.I just can’t grasp why there can’t be room for all types of men and women. This “pretty is bad” mantra by select journalism outlets is odd.
I think the trend started before the writer's strike, not during. If the shows continue to have better ROI than shows out of LA, the investment dollars will flow there.This was purposeful. There was a strike and Netflix needed a constant stream content. It makes sense for them to reach across the pond where the strike isn’t happening, to make sure that subscribers stay subscribed. Same with other streaming services that were hit with unfortunate delays of good shows.
They don’t care if that move inadvertently changed your watching preferences to more eastern ones, as long as you stay subscribed.
They are in a cult. There is a 345 page post on Reeeeset era where they bitch about "sexualized characters and a place for women or women adjacent to vent"..... The weirdos have bingo cards and spout all sorts of anti reality nonsense. The problem is the journo world think that represents gamers, and it doesn't that site is a wacko fringe, but the size of the thread (granted it's multiple years long) shows that there is a cult following for all that shit.I just can’t grasp why there can’t be room for all types of men and women. This “pretty is bad” mantra by select journalism outlets is odd.
Then it is what it is. The U.S. has already been outsourcing a lot of products, so what's one more? Netflix is already investing in shows from a multitude of different regions, which includes Korean and Japanese media. Looking back, it was a smart idea because if one region has a drought of content, they will simply shift the spotlight to great content from other regions. Not every streaming app does this.If the shows continue to have better ROI than shows out of LA, the investment dollars will flow there.
Seriously. It's why I ignore every story when I see the words Kotaku, clickbait is what drove gawker media by their own admission and despite their dissolution it's still happening.Not if you keep posting about their clickbait. Stop doing what they want.
The "racist artwork" thread is at 8 pages within 24 hours. It contains a direct link to the IGN article in the OP.
No, these sites aren't going anywhere because people are reactionary, and cannot help but post about how stupid the thing they constantly talk about is. It's free advertising.
The last good experience I remember with gaming journalism was the site Gameological Society, a spinoff from the AV Club, that was 2012/2013, it was still proto-Woke with serious think pieces, but it handled it a lot more fairly than just bleating the same talking points at you like sheep over and over, reviews of games were thought provoking.Then stop posting about them. 95% don't even talk about the games. Giving attention to bad articles and poor reporting just perpetuates the problem. The last good games media outlet was 12 years ago with Andriasang that specialized in JP gaming news you wouldn't find anywhere else.
This shit is honestly maddening. I’m not trying to be an “old timer” here, but that type of rhetoric was not common on GAF 6-8 years ago.That's too hard for some people here. They act like they hate resetera, Kotaku, etc. but won't STFU about it and keep making threads about that garbage.
Man they did that game dirty. Shame too. Game actually tried a few things different with the open work formula.