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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 19, 2010 (07:50 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hey, this is an awesome review, Zig (though it almost feels cliche to say that to a Zig review).
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Author: Stu_J
Posted: March 21, 2010 (10:38 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I really felt the need to register on this site just to comment on your review. So if your aim was to gain members and traffic by purposely writing a turgid and utterly misguided piece of drek then mission accomplished.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: March 21, 2010 (10:48 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ugh. Here it comes. The rampage of the N4G Playstation 3 fanboys.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 21, 2010 (10:49 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
No More Heroes 2? What are you talking about? I did not mention No More Heroes 2. I did mention Bayonetta in one short sentence as an example of what this game is not. Some people may interpret that as an insult, but for people who disliked the craziness of Bayonetta, it's a compliment.
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Author: Stu_J
Posted: March 21, 2010 (11:08 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
As I mentioned I'm not a 'Fanboy' I own both a 360 and a PS3. I happen to enjoy as many series' on the 360 such as Mass Effect, Halo and Fable just as much as any on the PS3. The fact that he didn't give it 10 isn't the issue. He certainly isn't the only one not to give it a full 10. It's the 7/10, this and you'll be lieing if you don't concede that this is true, is a score reserved for run of the mill titles, your typical generic hack slashers for example. To say that it's too much like the previous game is a backward remark, it has no gravity or sense in reviewing a game which is the third of a triology . Things were never going to get radically different, i feel that done enough to keep it fresh and intense throughout. 7/10 is an insult to such a polished game that has very few flaws.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: March 21, 2010 (11:12 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hi, Stu! Thanks for sharing your feedback for the review. Contrary to what seems to be the going opinion over at N4G, we don't score the games that we review on HonestGamers with some secret agenda of steering people away from the PlayStation 3 and we don't post them to lure N4G folks to post on our site. We score games the way we do because we feel that they deserve them.
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Author: Stu_J
Posted: March 21, 2010 (11:32 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
"But this isn't really even about score. This is a case where one of us--the guy that reviewed it, not necessarily the whole site--didn't like a game that you did. You're concerned about us bringing down the average because that might prevent the PlayStation army from growing, because you see this review--and perhaps this site--as some sort of attempt to nullify any weapons that Sony has with which to fight this grand console war."
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 21, 2010 (11:39 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Reviews are for expressing opinions and informing consumers about final products, not for rewarding the effort that went into that product. The final product is a good game, better than Darksiders, but significantly short of the inspired excellence that would earn a high rating from me.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: March 21, 2010 (12:07 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Sorry, I sort of leapfrogged from someone else's assumption and I shouldn't have done that. We tend to hear from N4G folk whenver we post a review for a PS3 game that rates it below a 9 (or sometimes a 10), so I hope you'll understand why the assumption was likely made in the first place.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 21, 2010 (01:02 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Stu, I love the fact that someone disagrees strongly enough with a review to come over here and post. Why don't you write a review of the game yourself and then you can even-out the score for the game? That seems the most productive use of your time.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 21, 2010 (01:08 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
And so it starts. I don't know why you guys are wasting your time trying to reason with this guy. Have you no understanding of fanboy logic?
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: March 21, 2010 (01:32 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hey, did someone mention Bayonetta in this topic? :D
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: March 21, 2010 (01:50 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
That's why these people are so cute, pickhut; they never realize they're contradicting themselves.
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Author: Genj
Posted: March 21, 2010 (01:56 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Zig's allowed to give it as low as an 8.9, pickhut.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 21, 2010 (02:23 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm not sure how GoWWII concludes
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 21, 2010 (03:18 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm not even getting into this with you, Ben. His opinion is irrelevant. It's how he's acting about it that's getting him shot at.
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: March 21, 2010 (03:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Stu_J, your handle is pronouncd as "stooge.". Think about that.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 21, 2010 (04:09 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ben -- There's nothing wrong with enjoying a game, whether others consider it to be great, good, or bad. I imagine everyone here has their own reason behind whatever they said, and that includes Stu.
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Author: radicaldreamer
Posted: March 21, 2010 (05:03 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
A person can disagree with a review if he wants to. He might have been slightly harsh with his words in his first post and his argument may be a little thin, but what is so wrong with enjoying a game?
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 21, 2010 (05:13 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I originally wrote a post that pointed out all the contradictions in Stooge's arguements, but I ultimately decided, as well, that I would rather give the guy a chance to actually write a review and put all this bashing energy to better use.
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Author: Genj
Posted: March 21, 2010 (06:36 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Zig, the old fashioned spring-loaded rat/mouse traps are not very humane, but with a bit of peanut butter should take care of your squirrel.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 21, 2010 (08:01 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It's easy, Ben, for people's comments online to be taken in a manner different from what they were intended. Me and Suskie do that to each other all the time, but I'd like to think that we all have each other's backs when the chips are down.
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Author: radicaldreamer
Posted: March 21, 2010 (08:04 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Honestly, I have the same kind of reaction when people do this on bigger sites where the reviewer being crucified is some industry insider whose work I don't even really respect. Scores of people do it on gametrailers.com. The average gamer just thinks his opinion is fact and gets completely bent out of shape when even one person scores his favorite game even a single point lower than what he thinks it deserves. It's one of the most pathetic things imagineable.
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