why so low?
It's really just the 'lowest' possible metacritic it may get; I actually expect something more along the lines of 92 on metacritic or maybe an 89. My psychic powers are just giving me a super accurate range number ;P
why so low?
Damn, first post as well. Took the words right out of my mouth.Arthur Gies talking about integrity. Oh my god.
Then break the embargo. If they won't be fair, publish ahead of time.
Geis and Geoff talking about integrity? Sessler quickly becoming one of the industry's biggest whiners, complete with faux outrage? This is rich.
Every single person whining, including Sessler, has about as much credibility as IGN.
Zero.
He didn't write the Polygon review. Although he did have a lot to lecture us about how Maxis and game design works, especially for someone who admitted he has never played the game before.
He gave a Simcity review that could have been written by EA PR and you couldn't tell the difference, it had that much positive hyperbole in it. Then when the post-launch fiasco happened he doubled down on twitter by being a condescending jerk to everyone who was calling him out (even the polite people) and refusing to admit he was wrong about anything, despite being proven factually wrong on many things.
As for the others how many times have we made threads calling out Kotaku and Polygon for ridiculous things they do?
And mother effin doritos pope himself is chiming in on this?
It doesn't matter. You're all missing the point. This is a high profile game and it will average an 8.5-10 from almost every big site/publication because of that. The gaming industry doesn't operate like other industries where a product is reviewed. Those other people aren't pissed because of the lack of integrity, they're pissed that they can't exclusively award the game the same exact score IGN is going to first.
Sounds like entitled reviewers who just want more website traffic. I think this is great.
Exclusive reviews do seem odd, but I think a "review-in-progress" is just as weird. Maybe for an MMO, but Bioshock Infinite? I don't get why an ongoing review is needed for a 10-15 hour shooter with no multiplayer. Color me confused.
Why do game journalists feel so entitled to equal review windows??
You want them to lose their jobs?
Yeah, a lot of people only truly think about something when they're personally affected.So just so we're clear:
Sending one outlet an early review copy: scum of the earth.
Sending all review outlets expensive special "press kits" with extra swag, or flying reviewers out to special review events in exotic places: absolutely fine.
Why do game journalists feel so entitled to equal review windows??
He gave a Simcity review that could have been written by EA PR and you couldn't tell the difference, it had that much positive hyperbole in it. Then when the post-launch fiasco happened he doubled down on twitter by being a condescending jerk to everyone who was calling him out (even the polite people) and refusing to admit he was wrong about anything, despite being proven factually wrong on many things.
It's really just the 'lowest' possible metacritic it may get; I actually expect something more along the lines of 92 on metacritic or maybe an 89. My psychic powers are just giving me a super accurate range number ;P
Arthur Gies talking about integrity. Oh my god.
Jeff Gerstmann actually explained in one of his Jar Times: Traffic.
Exclusive reviews do seem odd, but I think a "review-in-progress" is just as weird. Maybe for an MMO, but Bioshock Infinite? I don't get why an ongoing review is needed for a 10-15 hour shooter with no multiplayer. Color me confused.
Arthur Gies talking about integrity. Oh my god.
Today I learned that game journalists think you should never complain about business models...except when those business models affect game journalists.
Because reviews are huge click generators, which leads to revenue for the website. IGN will get more review hits because it will be the only one out there for a few days. They get more revenue, everybody else gets angry, and arguably their opinion will be biased towards the game they got exclusivity for.
Jeff Gerstmann actually explained in one of his Jar Times: Traffic.
Crap I guess I missed something big, I know about the whole Geoff Keighly Doritos and Mountain Dew thing but who is Arthur Gies, what is Polygon, and why do they suck?J
Edit: Oh, I see.
Are people not picking up on his sarcasm with the usage of 'entitled'? This goes back to some games journalists calling gamers entitled over certain things (ME3 ending, DLC etc.).
Are people not picking up on his sarcasm with the usage of 'entitled'? This goes back to some games journalists calling gamers entitled over certain things (ME3 ending, DLC etc.).
This.I think it's just a joke towards reviewers who call gamers "entitled" for complaining about anti-consumer tactics or for serious flaws in games.
They are right, but I can't help feeling it's because most of them are angry that they didn't get the exclusive.
Arthur Gies talking about integrity. Oh my god.
lolWhy do game journalists feel so entitled to equal review windows??
That sums it up pretty well. Someone should do some digging and find out if one of these guys was involved with an exclusive review.They are right, but I can't help feeling it's because most of them are angry that they didn't get the exclusive.
Remember, when it's your exclusive, there's nothing scummy about it, and nothing a publisher does can effect your opinion in any way.
When it's their exclusive, it's the worst thing ever and destroys the integrity of your profession.
He's just bitter that Polygon didn't get the exclusivity.Arthur Gies talking about integrity. Oh my god.
its to milk the bioshock content more.
Was wishfully hoping there'd be something else to it, but I guess that's what it comes down to. I mean there's literally no multiplayer or anything else that would draw out the review process more than other games. Oh well.more pageviews