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Do you take video game journalism and reviews seriously anymore? [roundtable]
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Those quotes are pretty hilarious. I admit when I really get into a game I get kind of overly excited at times, and probably some of the games that I have reviewed some would say I "overrated". But I'm not sure that I have ever claimed that a game on one console is so good that you should buy another console just because it will get the sequels, or that nothing of that magnitude may ever happen again... EVER.
Still, I do admit, I like Gamerankings and I think when all is said and done, it helps temper some of the lunacy. For instance, reading the reviews you posted above would give you the impression that Halo 4 and Assassin's Creed 3 are THE BEST GAMES EVARRRRR, whereas on Gamerankings they are sitting at around 90% and 87%, respectively. Great scores, no doubt, but not generation defining scores, and probably a bit more "accurate" as to their respective contributions to gaming. Of course, the flipside is that the tempering effect can make you miss out on some of those unique games that reviewers don't know how to review and end up with reviews all over the place, but no one should ever rely on any review source, single or meta, as their sole purchasing. |
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I don't really give a shit about gaming journalism or the integrity of gaming journalists. Well, that's going too far. I enjoy investigative journalism when it produces a piece that's interesting to read or especially juicy. But I also enjoy Iwata Asks, which is the farthest thing from dispassionate investigative journalism. Regardless, on my list of stuff to care about (and systemic corruption to care about), this kind of thing ranks pretty fucking low. (Which is not to say that nobody else should care.) I'm already naturally skeptical of the opinions of others (especially folks like Geoff Keighley). Mostly, I just read reviews to answer lingering questions. (Like about the new Criterion Need For Speed game. It got good reviews, but the single-player experience is apparently pretty flimsy. I was thinking about picking it up at launch, but now I'll wait until it's $15.) But I rarely get games at launch, so I can generally be patient and wait out the hype wave to see where public opinion settles. And the existence of demos means that I don't HAVE to rely on journalists who might be sucking publisher teat to publish early reviews. If there's a reviewer whose tastes match my own (including you guys), then I will pay more attention to their opinions. And good reviews are always a nice little hype bonus when I'm already looking forward to a game. Metacritic can be a useful tool, too, though aggregated opinion will never become fact and my tastes apparently DON'T match up with the aggregate of all reviewer tastes. tl;dr: I never really took them seriously, and gaming probably isn't important enough to me for me to care, either way. @GameDadGrantI won't steer you wrong, buddy! Buzz all the way! @kriswrightEvery time I have to go somewhere and someone's like, "You haven't packed yet?", I'm all, "Got kinda tired of packiiiin' and uuuunpackin'..." And then nobody laughs. Every time. |
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Zero said:@GameDadGrant You forgot to add that you look to Guillaume for all mobile gaming needs. Guillaume's Review said:It's shit. |
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