OminoMichelin
Member
I always cringe when they do quick looks of nintendo games. Non knowing much of the franchises is ok, complaining all the time because a game is not up your alley is not...the latest quick look of Smash was hard to watch.
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DKC1 screwed over on "IGN Plays"
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I always cringe when they do quick looks of nintendo games. Non knowing much of the franchises is ok, complaining all the time because a game is not up your alley is not...the latest quick look of Smash was hard to watch.
Shin Johnpv
Member
Most people aren't an online gaming news site. If you're going to make a list of 125 Nintendo games, then you should know the game. Unless you're just throwing names in a hat and picking the list that way.
See OP the problem here is you assumed IGN had journalists. Folks who would research something before writing/talking about it. Which is not the case. Same issue with Giant Bomb, can't watch their quick looks. Half of them talk with such authority on shit and they don't know their ass from their elbow.
TheSlySoul
Member
Just be glad DSPGaming did not play it. IGN is just dude bros. that also review games. They never blame the game when they are terrible at it. DSPGaming would be insulting the game more than just sucking at it.
Edit: The Eriq Martin story proves me point. Only a frat dude bro. would act like that.
Edit: The Eriq Martin story proves me point. Only a frat dude bro. would act like that.
Haunted
Member
Your first mistake was watching a video on IGN.
Your second was making a GAF thread about it.
Welcome to GAF, bitch.
edit: I'm seeing words like "research" and "journalism" thrown around in this thread. You guys are aware that IGN didn't get its shitty reputation on GAF for nothing, right?
Your second was making a GAF thread about it.
Welcome to GAF, bitch.
edit: I'm seeing words like "research" and "journalism" thrown around in this thread. You guys are aware that IGN didn't get its shitty reputation on GAF for nothing, right?
WrenchNinja
Member
Man. It is a weird feeling knowing that there are people younger than me working in video game journalism and have probably played less games.
Yeah okay that's just terrible
The least they could have done was pick somebody with a passing interest in Nintendo or platformers
That's a 'joke'/meme. It's not real.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Watched the video, couple of mumbly nerds awkwardly talking about a game they don't know much about. Pretty much what I imagine most Let's Plays to be like. Video game media is so embarrassing sometimes.
Ommadawnyawn
Neo Member
It's obvious right away that they're just trying it casually after many years and they didn't even trash it, really don't get why you're upset about this.
I was expecting something like this (Previously Recorded - Sonic, The Most Overrated Game Ever?):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDsz1NFBJw
Edit:
They actually DID comment on both the graphics and music, did you even watch the whole thing? And you even made a big list about what they 'did wrong'.
Can't believe I'm defending IGN but yeah.
I was expecting something like this (Previously Recorded - Sonic, The Most Overrated Game Ever?):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDsz1NFBJw
Edit:
They actually DID comment on both the graphics and music, did you even watch the whole thing? And you even made a big list about what they 'did wrong'.
Can't believe I'm defending IGN but yeah.
poorlonelycomputer
Member
Yeah this is why mainstream game criticism is a joke. Like a few others have said, can you even imagine movie reviewers being this clueless about an older film? Just two bros chatting over a video game is fine if you're doing a random LP on YouTube, but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect more from arguably the biggest video game website in the world.
My words exactly!
Member
''Game journalism'' lol
Get a real job, mediocrities.
PS. Yeah the first DKC is a bit overrated, btw. But it ended the 16-bit war that had started with Sonic.
Get a real job, mediocrities.
PS. Yeah the first DKC is a bit overrated, btw. But it ended the 16-bit war that had started with Sonic.
Dictator93
Member
I agree with everything you wrote except for thse two things. No one needs to honor nintendo, if the one guy does not like nintendo games or DKC (for exxample, I do not like DKC). There is nothing wrong with that. BUt all the factually inaccurate stuff and whatever is out of place in a piece apparently "celebrating" the games release.
It is totally fine btw to look back at an old game and go "meh." I do that all the time when I load up old games I liked and realize... "meh"
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
I'm sorry.
catapult37
Member
I'm no IGN fan but do you really think the point of a lets play is to give a game "honor" and "respect?" Lol
There's some merit to this argument, I think. One of my buddies was a diehard PlayStation fanboy and wouldn't admit that any of his beloved games were in any way influenced by any previous classics on non Sony consoles.
I grew up with an N64 as my first console rather than a PS. It certainly shaped my tastes but I have a feeling I'd like a wider variety of genres if I owned a PS as there was a far wider library.
Hum.
Almost fooled me. First time I saw it. I figured it might be a joke though since it was in reply to that old shot-themselves-in-the-foot one.
Entryhazard
Banned
DKC2 maybe on an artistic level, but DKC1 was pretty bland compared to Returns
I agree on DKC2 having the best music
Actually while I deem DKC2 superior on the art and music, both the SNES games have the flaw of a not always great level design and an umpolished platforming, as the heavy graphics make the borders of the platforms and hitboxes hard to define, and this is a serious problem for platform games.
Returns's levels are all pretty great and some have really cool mechanics.
On that regard I'd say that TF like Returns tops the SNES games in gameplay, but goes further catching up in music quality with David Wise being back on board, and even the ambience is much better with much more diverse enviroments.
Oh you put SMB3 above SMW, that explains a lot
Riposte
Member
Sounds like Giant Bomb and people love that.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
I've been gaming since the Atari 2600, and I think DKC 1-3 sucked. Can't blame my tastes on not actually being "oldschool," so I guess it's just a matter of some of us have differing opinions.
bobawesome
Member
Yeah, sorry about that. It wasn't my intention to actually mislead people. That's why I quoted the other copypasta.
MegamanPoweredUP
Member
Dude, thy're paid to have a serious and professional take on videogames. If they're not seiruos about what they're playing, it means that the game is worth nothing.
You may dislike the game, but you can't have that unprofessional attitude on a game that big. It's asinine.
I choose a Ps1 over an N64 because of fightans, but I felt like a pile of CDs wasn't worth a single cartridge. It's a matter of how hungry you were. Back in my youth I played everything and everywere. I was always chasing arcades, consoles, games, old or new, from Commodore 64 to Sega Saturn.
Also, if you want to have fun, tell your friend how Crash Bandicoot is just a DKC made in 2.5D. Ps games had very old and boring concepts bheind.
Don't jump to conclusion. I think they suck too. The difference it's that Me and you can articulate our opinion, but those Ps1 kids can't.
Yeah, but GB isn't staffed by a bunch of buffoons.
Well, I don't like Let's Players either, but some have some reedeming features in their LP's, like giving background information about the game, it's development, etc or having interesting insight on the technical side or have another way of being entertaining, like PewDiePie faking to be immensely scared. One don't have to like it, but there is entertainment and sometimes information value.
But this, this is just plain bad. They shouldn't forced themselves to do 125 videos, the quality of each is predictable low.
Eh, there bigger screw up was probably showing off their Hitler Mii in their IGN Plays Wii Sports.
Lol.
Lol.
NO... we do not need to watch anything at IGN, lest we give them ad coins. But we shouldn't be surprised by these gaming experts flopping when it comes to games.
Is it just me or does Kesha look like Ashley Tisdale.