There's that word again... hyperbole.
Is this now the official word of NeoGAF?
LOL I was gonna post the same thing... seen this thrown around alot lately.
There's that word again... hyperbole.
Is this now the official word of NeoGAF?
OP needs this quote
Fuckin' hilarious.
Caramel.Hm, caramel or normal popcorn?
This.Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
There's that word again... hyperbole.
Is this now the official word of NeoGAF?
So I've been reading the couple of these exclusive IGN previews of GTA5 and they sound more like marketing press releases from Rockstar than a preview from a 3rd party. In fact if Rockstar's marketing tried they probably could not do a better job of marketing the game than IGN is doing right now.
The praise goes even beyond hyperbole because the way they are writing the articles it written as if it's a novel and some blessed human is allowed to take a stroll through heaven and these are his experiences.
Shit like:
It's kinda amusing to see these IGN "journalists" thing they are some great writes spouting this drivel and how talented they are. I am sure Luke Reilly graduated from College with dreams of being a famous author but now has to spout PR on IGN for publishers thinks he is creating oscar worthy articles.
The what I am most kinda shocked by is that everyone on GAF is eating it up because its about GTA5 instead of calling them on this BS. I am sure GTA5 will be great and it will get it's 11/10 from IGN due to it surpassing Citizen Kane. Although I am sure there will be that huge backlash just like with GTA4.
But I think we should all be embarrassed by how blatant the IGN PR is instead of lapping it up.
TLDR:
They have these exclusives. It'd be stupid for them to not go balls out.
Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
Yeah, the game looks amazing (and I didn't like 4 at all), but this was absurdly written. By the time you read one paragraph, it is all too apparent that it will be a glowing overview of the most-perfectest thing ever (and that is only a slight exaggeration. See: GTA4 reviews).
"Life-and-death dance" sounds like an exaggeration indeed. But at least it sounds like they like the game a lotOP needs this quote
Fuckin' hilarious.
The first 11/10 game in history
I'm hyped for GTAV but this is just too much.OP needs this quote
Fuckin' hilarious.
As opposed to unconditionally praising everything about the game without even playing it?
But that already happened a couple of times, ********** (an Italian nintendo magazine) gave Super Mario Galaxy 11/10.
Anyway, that IGN stuff is more shameless than the press releases R* wrote by themselves.
OP needs this quote
Fuckin' hilarious.
Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
Haha, yep.Wow. The GTAV haters are dumping on acclaim for the game before they've even had a chance to pretend they've played it.
the 10s are coming
Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
But that already happened a couple of times, ********** (an Italian nintendo magazine) gave Super Mario Galaxy 11/10.
Anyway, that IGN stuff is more shameless than the press releases R* wrote by themselves.
Well you are pretty naive then, looking at IGN's and Take 2's track record.I'm going with this. That didn't read like a monotone news clip. Just sounded like they really liked it and instead of bullet points went with describing in detail.
There's that word again... hyperbole.
Is this now the official word of NeoGAF?
Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
Or maybe we like a video game we played.
Shocking concept, I know.
It was always going to be another GTA IV scenario with the overblown bluster and hullabaloo prior to release; any fool could see that. I'm excited, but my expectations are tempered and then some.
In two months time, GTA V will be getting its backlash threads.