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Destructoid reviews Neogaffers reviews of an Uncharted 3 review
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davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i think what we should really be asking is why destructoid thinks this is newsworthy.
GAMING JOURNALISM!!!!
GAMING JOURNALISM!!!!
Your Excellency
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Vice said:
We agree graphics can be measured objectively.
Controls, you half agree they can. I would say that if the controls just work, and are not infuriating tank controls, then they're objectively more natureal.
Vire
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http://gstp.ytmnd.com/HTuran said:
Pinko Marx
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GAF, ya done goofed. Even though that there destructoid article is all kinds of stupid, posting a clearly satirical post. I read plenty of replies that were just downright embarrassing.
Some of y'all need a new hobby (or a girlfriend).
You guys like to LOL games journalism and say how shitty it is, talk about how the current review system sucks so much, but you get up in arms over a review.
Some of y'all need a new hobby (or a girlfriend).
You guys like to LOL games journalism and say how shitty it is, talk about how the current review system sucks so much, but you get up in arms over a review.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Jesus Christ. The fact that so many actual, professional gaming journalists are devoting time to this is even more embarrassing than the reactions to Eurogamer's review. Anyone who actually said those outrageous things and meant them is an idiot. Idiots have a short attention span, so if you just ignore them they'll go away.
Mike G.E.D. said:
I really don't mind fans mashing F5 or whatever, or being obsessed over a game, fans will be fans, some of them are just joking and some are just hyped over a game, I had fun when people are just hanging out posting on gaf being hyped over video games we all liked to play, I mean why so serious.
My problem is when people gets bittered and serious over others' opinions.
The_Darkest_Red
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I don't.Your Excellency said:
The_Darkest_Red said:
NubCakes09
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Revolutionary said:
Seriously. And I also thought that most folks around here hated metacritic because review scores are bullshit (e.g GTA IV).
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Now that I've played Uncharted 3, Uncharted 2 seems rather terrible.JaxJag said:
Amidorite?
The Lamonster
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I guess Destructoid has never been to YouTube commentland or GameFAQs.
FlyingTeacup
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Your Excellency said:
stop digging a hole to fall in yourself....
NubCakes09 said:
1st party game hype maybe?
speedpop said:
It's probably more like since a Microsoft vice president had to issue a press release publicly apologizing for a crass comment he made on NeoGAF, and then quietly resign to "pursue other opportunities," everyone realizes that speaking openly on a site like NeoGAF is not something that will go unnoticed. We're in the era of letting PR handlers and community managers take charge. It's understandable, if unfortunate, though we still see plenty of indie devs participating openly since they're not beholden to corporate lockstep.
Your Excellency said:
To an extent. If a series is going for a certain look, and only a certain look, you can measure it against other titles in the series for stuff like consistent art and character design and lighting and junk. I haven't played U3 though so it could be horribly designed.
I also don't understand the love and hysteria that Uncharted brings. They're great games, but truly not all that special.
I guess it has something to do with the fact that Uncharted was the first game to really give the PS3 legitimacy and Playstation fans immediately attached themselves emotionally to it.
I guess it has something to do with the fact that Uncharted was the first game to really give the PS3 legitimacy and Playstation fans immediately attached themselves emotionally to it.
Hot Coldman
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^ That's why we need post history back, like, now :lol
Remember when they told that French dude to fuck off coz he was fed up at them giving him a shit review? Lol
Loudninja said:
Remember when they told that French dude to fuck off coz he was fed up at them giving him a shit review? Lol
The_Darkest_Red
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That doesn't make it objective. There is absolutely no standard whatsoever that can be used to judge a game that is objective.Vice said:
I don't think a lot of people here are understanding the weight associated with calling something objective. From wikipedia:
Are you saying there is a transcendent standard by which games can be judged?
VeryGooster
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Behold, the mystical "eight point eight."
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EightPointEight
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EightPointEight
TemplaerDude
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The Lamonster said:
The amount of stupidity on those sites is expected. I personally like to think NeoGAF is above the Gamespot-style system wars bullshit, but this "controversy" is doing a good job of making me think otherwise. I come here to read peoples opinions on video games, not hear them bitching about fucking review scores. Not even the god damn review, the fucking score. Give me a god damn break.
Don't take it out on Mama Robotnik. All he did was shine a light into the dark corners of GAF where cockroach poop can on occasion be found.
This all means nothing in the greater sense but just to be sure we should shut down ALL UNCHARTED threads, ban everyone who posted in the 8/10 thread, and enter a Blood-Covenant of Silence (tm) to prevent it from ever being mentioned again.
Also kill Robotnik. Seriously, fuck that guy, right?
This all means nothing in the greater sense but just to be sure we should shut down ALL UNCHARTED threads, ban everyone who posted in the 8/10 thread, and enter a Blood-Covenant of Silence (tm) to prevent it from ever being mentioned again.
Also kill Robotnik. Seriously, fuck that guy, right?
marathonfool
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There were like 10 users who said something outrageous. The discussion that followed could have been more substantial if it were not for the comments that continued to react to the ridiculous posts about the score.
With that said, Destructoid is the epitome of the gaming blog that attracts those 10 users.
With that said, Destructoid is the epitome of the gaming blog that attracts those 10 users.
The_Darkest_Red said:
Well, yeah I don't believe you can judge pretty much any work objectively, since reviews are opinions. So while I was incorrect to say design could be judged objectively there could be a case for pure polygon or sprite pushing power, although that would technical rather than graphical now that I think about it.
So, I was wrong. Thank you. My belief has always been a review is always subjective but now that I've though about it every aspect of any work of art is subjective since you get into personal taste when it comes to execution of certain style.
The_Darkest_Red
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It's okay, I didn't mean to sound harsh or anything, it's just that I feel like the word "objective" is constantly misused here. You were a very minor offender in the spectrum though.Vice said:
Anyway, an example of an objective truth would be, "there are more polygons in the model of Nathan Drake in Uncharted 3 than in the model of Mario in Super Mario 64." However, going from that statement to, "Uncharted 3 is a better looking game than SM64" takes a subjective standard, because you have to subjectively claim that more polygons equals better graphics.
The funny part is that anything that was a specific reply to something entirely outside of the Eurogamer review still got caught in the tidal wave. Maybe the the mistake was discussing it outside of the already established multiplayer thread. But I'm amazed that the response to any disagreement with an evaluation of the multiplayer is "you haven't played the game yet." People have been playing it. For 23 days as of the start of that mayhem. I don't disagree with the notion that people arguing about the campaign is whacky, since they haven't played it. But the access to the MP of this game is an entirely unique situation, and unless you just redeemed a code on Monday, you've played the game enough to laugh at the idea that it is "tacked on."SykoTech said:
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