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(Interesing) Video Game reviewers
l0rca
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I was wondering what some of the choice video game reviewers you guys know of were.
I like watching Zero Punctuation and Angry Video Game Nerd. I was wondering if there's anyone else of their caliber.
I also tend to like when 1up reviews games, though they're basically generic. What do you guys suggest for us?
I like watching Zero Punctuation and Angry Video Game Nerd. I was wondering if there's anyone else of their caliber.
I also tend to like when 1up reviews games, though they're basically generic. What do you guys suggest for us?
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They're both a little full of shit, but I like them anyway.
Driving Off The Map?
Something about that essay just doesn't sit right with me, though I would recommend everyone who likes MGS/disliked MGS2 to read through it.
That's the one.
If you read all the way through some of his stories, and how they relate back to the game in question, they are pretty hilarious.
EDIT: Also, poor Yahtzee was on G4 once a few months ago, and he seemed so awkward.
I don't think those are seperate. I mean, his whole schtick is becoming violently angry about inconsequential things -- and expressing it in odd ways, but still. If that's the kind of thing you find irritating rather than amusing, then there you go.
I might be more inclined to think it was funny if it/he wasn't becoming another internet meme.
Yeah, he's not really all that funny. At all.
AVGN on the other hand... Has made me cry from lauhing multiple occasions.
I like him because those are the questions I think about when I think about games. The games that have affected me most deeply were, as often as not, plagued with kludgy controls (System Shock), subpar graphics (Thief), crazy tech issues (Ultima VII/eight million others), bad translations (FFII), stupid design choices (the Infinity Engine games) or whatever. But at the end of the day, if they delivered a memorable enough experience, I'll have forgotten that shit five minutes after playing, and the essence of the game - its soul - will stay with me for years to come, and I'll still be digging those games out of the pile while perfectly competent but generic titles like F.E.A.R and Crysis gather dust in the corner.
And the thing is, that essence can't be measured in a numerical review score. The only way to spot it ahead of time, without shelling out the money on what could just as easily be a frustrating pile of wank, is to read a well written piece of criticism - not a review, necessarily, but criticism - and see the degree to which that critic has been stimulated by the experience he or she has had.
For example: when Deus Ex came out, it had some serious compatibility problems with certain brands of 3D card and took up an ungodly amount of hard drive space for the time - and those were issues that might have given me pause, had not several reviewers (including Gillen, and some of his cohorts at PCG and Edge) come away from it waxing philosophical about the issues it raised and what it all meant. I figured anything that could stimulate those sorts of discussions had to be worth a look, and it turned out to be my favorite game ever.
Haha yes, I agree as well, hes a bastard on many levels and it annoys the hell out of me, but a lot of people do like his horrible reviews. I try to find them funny but I cant, I just hate people that bitch about things that arnt true or are so very inconsequential to the actual game.
Good because that gave is fucking awesome, if they, say, turned you OFF of Deux Ex, I was about to spout angryness from my fingers and be all roar, but they didnt, so good, cause seriously, I had a dumpster full of dead bodies as well as an apartment full of dead bodies that kept relighting on fire so I had a big burning pile of bodies, it was fucking awesome, AWESOME.
I'm also a big fan of Tim Rogers and read every review he writes on actionbutton.net. I don't always agree, but I find his reviews very entertaining.
His Rome Total War essay is the best thing ever.
Also, he doesn't sugar coat anything. IIRC his Haze review was, in as many words 'this is shit : avoid'
You're either argumentative or insane as he has said a number of things that are basically universal truths.
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AVGN is funnier when he actually reviews the games though, with actual footage and whatnot. His skits are less so.
As for other reviewers, things have been so stale for the past couple of years in terms of presentation that I usually just rent or buy something that may or may not interest me.
I don't love all the games he hates, though. As I said, I disagree with "pretty much" everything he says. He just isn't funny to me. He chooses an opinion, expresses it as violently as possible and that's it. And then, yes, add the fact I usually disagree with him. And it's not even like "Oh, that's his opinion, and here's mine, we disagree." The way he explains his opinions make me go: "Ok, he doesn't know what he's talking about here. That's not even how it actually is." It's hard to express, but it's more than just disagreeing on a small opinion. I just find him deeply wrong about almost everything.
Of course, both AVGN and him are hit-or-miss, and I can perfectly accept that someone finds AVGN to suck ass. It just happens that I love his vids and think he's hilarious.
That said, Yahtzee > AVGN in my opinion. While they might both get their Rage on at time, Yahtzee at least manages to stay (mostly) composed and sound intelligent (probably helped by the accent) while doing it. AVGN just goes ape and starts ranting about buffalo ejaculate and how he'd rather swallow rather large vessels of it.
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Then of course he did diss Brawl, so he's obviously not a reviewer.
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Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
It was for the others saying he's not a real reviewer and he just spins lies about their favourite games.
I'm a huge Halo nerd, and I thought his review of Halo 3 was spot on. Some people just need to learn that it's okay to disagree.
This is why some people think he spins lies, and you think he points out truths.
I listen to podcasts, where people's tongues are looser and their tone of voice apparent, and their true feelings about the game can be expressed. I gauge reactions and read discussion on message boards after release. And when it's finally released over here, I buy it if I'm still interested.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
both reviewers actually cite problems with games rather than just saying how great the next super-hyped game is (GTAIV, MGS4, etc). nothing gets a free pass. i find that i can predict that the large sites such as gamespot, ign, and gamespy will give the highly hyped games perfect 10s because they are paid off with large advertising budgets. yahtzee and mers seem to be more objective to me. i may not always agree, but i know i'm getting an objective opinion.
i mean check these reviews were definitely not predictable and seemed more credible in my eyes:
MGS4:
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/99-Metal-Gear-Solid-4
GTAIV:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/48-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV
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