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Super Best Friends Thread 5: There's a Skeleton Inside Each of Us
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DAREALGUMMY
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Favorite is how someone REFUSES to believe it deserves that score and how someone will buy the game and review it themselves to disagree with the 10
Revengeance was my Babby's First Character Action game. They've probably never tried a Platinum game before.
Nova Bovington
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Man, I just fucking crashed after I came home from work today, should probably not skip sleep in order to read mango's. #mangolife #hardwork #dedication
Luckily tho, I woke up to more Guacameelee
Luckily tho, I woke up to more Guacameelee
DoktorEvil
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Not that I don't agree that Bayo 2 will be a very good game at release, let's not fall into the whole "Platinum is the best and above criticism" trap.
This...is super annoying, like when was the last time you seen such drama over a review of a movie or book? Why is gaming as a whole care so much about reviews when they rarely translated to sales anyway?
Rarely do bad reviews stop people from enjoying movies, then way is a review causing so much tension.
Then again a book like 50 shades of grey (Shit book by the way) Can be created published and made into a movie with very little care or outcry, but if a game tried to cover those things we would probably have the entire front page about that stuff.
It really is funny how narrow thinking of what we think is a game is.
Rarely do bad reviews stop people from enjoying movies, then way is a review causing so much tension.
Then again a book like 50 shades of grey (Shit book by the way) Can be created published and made into a movie with very little care or outcry, but if a game tried to cover those things we would probably have the entire front page about that stuff.
It really is funny how narrow thinking of what we think is a game is.
Pffft. That's hilarious
chaobreaker
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There's nothing more pathetic than the kind of people who get worked up over game reviews, whether it's a a good score for a game they hate or a bad score for a game they like.
misses bull
Banned
They definitely aren't, they made the easiest game I played all last gen.
A poorly written review at this point means "I didn't agree with the person's opinions."
Nova Bovington
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Vagabond. Read it, it doesn't stop getting better. I can say with certainty that Miyamoto Musashi is more badass than Guts. In fact, I would say Vagabond is better than Berserk.
Yeah I said it. Arrest me. Idgaf.
Sure I'll check it out.
DoktorEvil
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I don't think publishers think that at all. If anything, they convince gamers that scores are what matter and who gives the scores is how we should judge something.
I hate Metacritic. It's done this to the games industry. It's done it to multiple industries.
Aggregating scores only muddles the waters of objective quality and makes those who buy below par "objective" quality feel inferior for even liking something rated poorly in the first place.
There is a good chance they might not like it
While I would love to live in a world where the only reason why platinum/clovers in devours were purchased in such low numbers a good amount of the time, is because people have yet experience their wonder. I fully understand these people could just think those games are dumb and not like them, or look dumb or whatever.
misses bull
Banned
Shit reviewed games sell amazingly while great reviewed games sell poorly.
Sonic 06/ Sonic Unleashed sold amazingly well, but neither of them got shining reviews.
The problem is...over all, like movies, rarely do people who go and see it look at a review. Kind of like how, rarely do people who buy games look at a review. Hell, I'd take a friends recommendation over any professional review.
At this point reviews are just things people argue about now, I don't know when was the last time someone actually used it for decided if they were going ti buy a game or not.
Phantasmal Repose
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Looks like I started a trend with the whole Persona thing.. Also, git gud and use their actual portraits.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
god episode 2 of this season's korra was so good
I think part of the reason is a movie ticket or a book doesn't cost $60. More people read a review for a game because a game is more of an investment. Because there is more people reading the reviews, there are more idiots commenting.
CrackPebbles
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Last game for me.
I wish that phantom of hers would be like some sort of demon, even though demons don't exist in the ATLA/LoK universe :\
DoktorEvil
Banned
Maybe that's because the outlets that matter aren't journalists?
I'd like to see the sales numbers in comparison to the advertising budget for all games. I'm sure with games like Earthbound and it's initial terrible advertising, what kept it alive was word of mouth.
jack_package_200
Banned
So how hyped is everyone for Bayonetta 2?
I will get the game along with Wonderful 101, Smash, and New Super Luigi U when I get my Wii U.
I will get the game along with Wonderful 101, Smash, and New Super Luigi U when I get my Wii U.
How hype do you think? I would be more hype if I had a Wii U though
Nova Bovington
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I look up reviews on games I'm already interested in, but not sure about playing yet. Besides, youtubers are killing traditional reviews. They just have so much more to offer besides giving people a look at a game in a way no review ever can. They actually have shown to have a positive effect on sales as well, especially for indie games. Hell, PDP enjoying your game is like a dream come true for any developer.
It's funny to see how scared big publishers are of youtube content creators since they hold little to no power over them, as opposed to traditional reviews. There is barely anything they can do short of DMCA'ing stuff.
CrackPebbles
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Yeah GGs everyone.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Bayo 2 isn't my first preorder for Wii U. Smash is.
I'm not concerned I won't be able to find a copy after a week or 2 and I spent way too much money on video games this year that after Bayo 2 is acquired, I won't buy anything else for the year.
Banana Aeon
Member
I bought my Wii U last year in anticipation for this game. My hype is at max.
This will carry me to Bloodborne, then my life is probably over.
AngryCanadian
Member
Quite indeed, I haven't fought a Rise since launch, didn't know the tech she had
Phantasmal Repose
Member
I don't have my Wii U yet so I'm not too hyped. I will pick it up this holiday along with a new Wii U and Smash.
Seeing the small controversies about shitty brand deals, it seems that they are trying to control youtubers by throwing money at them.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Here's the thing: If one day, all of the big publishers and devs wanted to lobby Congress regarding DMCA and getting control of their content, they absolutely could and might be able to. Hell, they'd be able to lobby enough dollars to actually censor Youtubers and other content creators.
But then they'd open up Pandora's Box and more or less tell consumers "Fuck you. Pay us money. No Video Reviews."
Those same content curators and reviewers, despite any amount of money thrown at them, help consumers sort the diamonds from the gravel. I think Matt and Pat and those guys/gals of gaming content are helping keep gaming relevant and sales moving as much as possible. Rarely do they even openly shit on a game that it doesn't deserve and that's what we like them for: being candid.
I will say the advert of YouTube reviewers and Youtube as a whole is killing regular reviews (Which is a good thing in my book) They usually give more detail as well as have actual gameplay to go along with it.
Plus if you just want to see gameplay youtube is great, I can actually see how a game plays/how it is meant to be played vs a Reviewer who might not know what they're doing.
Plus if you just want to see gameplay youtube is great, I can actually see how a game plays/how it is meant to be played vs a Reviewer who might not know what they're doing.
Nova Bovington
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And then they got exposed and got shit flung at them, starting a trend where youtubers will accept their money and then turn around and say "Hey guys, they payed us to play this game and we like money, so we accepted. Take everything we say with a grain of salt."
That would be unwise indeed. Talk about kneecapping yourself.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Nintendo caught a LOT of shit for flagging Nintendo Youtuber content and trying to take their ad revenue.
Pyros_Chicken_Farm
Member
Popping in after school and seeing Bayo 2 talk. I'm glad it's getting good scores, but sadly won't be able to play it for a while. I'm going up to New York City next week and I'm gonna be away from all my gaming stuffs. Won't be back home for a little bit.
That, and I don't exactly want to spend money on game for a system I don't even own right now. There's too many other games coming out.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Popping in after school and seeing Bayo 2 talk. I'm glad it's getting good scores, but sadly won't be able to play it for a while. I'm going up to New York City next week and I'm gonna be away from all my gaming stuffs. Won't be back home for a little bit.
That, and I don't exactly want to spend money on game for a system I don't even own right now. There's too many other games coming out.
Welcome to NY!
Hell yeah it was!
Nova Bovington
Member
Welcome to NY!
Man that song was bad. It's sad because you know both of them have made some amazing tracks back in the day.
I should probably review more, I still haven't been picked for a week at my writing area. Maybe next week.
Hell, most of my reviews and what not for the story came from me simply reviewing other peoples work and them returning the favor. Which is more then I can say for other sites.
Hell, most of my reviews and what not for the story came from me simply reviewing other peoples work and them returning the favor. Which is more then I can say for other sites.
ArclightBorealis
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The feeling when you want to play a game despite knowing that you have to go through shit that you aren't comfortable with.
I wanna go home and play more Isolation but dammit it's too spooky. And I know the next area I have to go through is medical, and I've heard enough stories from people about how the Alien stops fucking around at that point.
Oh well, I'll just get caught up on Shitstorm in the meantime...
I wanna go home and play more Isolation but dammit it's too spooky. And I know the next area I have to go through is medical, and I've heard enough stories from people about how the Alien stops fucking around at that point.
Oh well, I'll just get caught up on Shitstorm in the meantime...
DoktorEvil
Banned
It's no Sinatra, but hey it's modern and popular at Knicks games. I'll take it.
RecursiveFault
Banned
That actually is pretty different. A 2.5D game like Smash isn't having character models interact with the environment half as much as a Creed game. That said they should still be able to just grab the male rigging and change the walk cycle, even though it'd be a girl of the same height as the males.
Sweet, same happened to me a few times. Audacity LYFE.
Wonderful 101 is the most obvious game they have that has flaws, along with Vanquish, and probably MadWorld but I haven't played it. Core gameplay is basically always fantastic though. Their track record is insane.
Yo, that sounds sick. Have a good time.
Popping in after school and seeing Bayo 2 talk. I'm glad it's getting good scores, but sadly won't be able to play it for a while. I'm going up to New York City next week and I'm gonna be away from all my gaming stuffs. Won't be back home for a little bit.
That, and I don't exactly want to spend money on game for a system I don't even own right now. There's too many other games coming out.
jack_package_200
Banned
I am still laughing about the Polygon review.
Nice to see Arthur Gies has not changed since the Sim City drm debacle
Nice to see Arthur Gies has not changed since the Sim City drm debacle
I hate how I can't do this any faster than one track at a time. It's taking me ages to literally sync up everyone's exact words HELL even pronunciations.
Want to listen to what I have so far? Idk how I'll'll send it.. Maybe as an audacity file?
I don't want to post a half completed one for everyone to hear since it'll take a ton of extra effort.
Sorry about all the griping.. It's just.. I've spent too much time sitting here listening to audio tracks.
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