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[indigo-cyclops]

Yeah. If anything, Borderlands is in the same category of Saints Row the Third, where it's more about actively not being sophisticated. It revels in its self-aware dumbness, that's half the fun.

This is how I have always thought of the series. Completely self-aware. Sometimes for me personally it's laughable but that is always intended, I feel.

 

[antitrop]

And there's not a chance that Medal of Honor will be more than a shooting gallery with big explosions.

It sure as hell will be no Spec Ops: The Line.

 

[Nirolak]

Yeah. If anything, Borderlands is in the same category of Saints Row the Third, where it's more about actively not being sophisticated. It revels in its self-aware dumbness, that's half the fun.

Completely agreed. I don't mind the absurdity of Borderlands 2 because, like you said, that's exactly what they're going for.

And there's not a chance that Medal of Honor will be more than a shooting gallery with big explosions.

I mean he even knocks on the thing for having a cartoon art style.

Must we kill all uniqueness and humor in the industry because it's not "mature" enough?

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Pretty sure the owner of the website can post whatever the hell he wants!

 

[mescalineeyes]

Every time I wonder if Patrick Garratt is a genius or a moron I remember he hired Johnny Cullen.

 

[soultron]

I mean he even knocks on the thing for having a cartoon art style.

Must we kill all uniqueness and humor in the industry because it's not "mature" enough?

This and the WSJ article/blog about Borderlands 2 proves that games aren't fun unless they're COD. Sorry friends, time to pack it up and call it an industry.

 

[Shrennin]

This and the WSJ article/blog about Borderlands 2 proves that games aren't fun unless they're COD. Sorry friends, time to pack it up and call it an industry.

Is it bad that I found the WSJ review more annoying than this one?

 

[1-D_FTW]

Can you imagine how red that document would have had to have been when he hit submit?

And paragraphs are over-rated anyways. I did kind of giggle at the highlighted text. I wonder if it filled him with pride rereading it. Will add to my RSS feed.

EDIT: ITT Nirolak proves he's of a higher species. Holding a serious conversation. Meanwhile, I'm left asking WTF is this before submitting to defeat and giving up.

 

[Sojgat]

What a pointless, waste of time reading that review was. Didn't this guy kill somebody famous? Or was that a different Fred Flintstone? or whatever.

Games Journalism.

 

[Jon of the Wired]

I guess, and I'm totally spit-balling here, that is meant to be a commentary on the argument that a lot of the humor and overall tone of Borderland is stupid, but that's ok because it's stupid on purpose. This review is stupid, and it's stupid on purpose, but it's still terrible... so... something... I don't know.

 

[Orayn]

But does Borderlands 2 let me behuhuhu the rub hive or driiiiiiiibe a caaaaaaaaar?

 

[Wallach]

Don't worry, I'm sure the writer will be along shortly to tell everyone how clever this was.

Either that or a correction & apology will get posted soon.

 

[gryz]

idontknowmuchaboutcomputersexceptfortheonewehaveathomeandmymomputafewgamesonitandIHHAPQEUIHRMVOBJJOEJLDMVXC

aw hell naw whassup dawg

 

[EternalGamer]

It is a review written by the bandits in Borderlands 2.



(horray for optimism)

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

I think some of the words got lost in the intertubes.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

But does Borderlands 2 let me behuhuhu the rub hive or driiiiiiiibe a caaaaaaaaar?

Not enough rap cars in Borderlands.

 

[Federico_612]

This is the review GAF deserves.

But not the one it needs?

 

[Plywood]

To this day I love that he bites the plate and not the cake because the cake is a lie.

Spoiler

fucking gamers

 

[AkuMifune]

Still better than the WSJ review.

 

[pants]

Paul Christoforo got a new job?

 

[Tenki]

Looks like a drunk review :lol

 

[SapientWolf]

mnarkety the new GAF buzz word meme that has come to birth and will flourish

But that's not even a word.

Reads like an 8/10 to me.

This got me, for some reason.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

Walter White Jr. writes reviews now?

 

[To Far Away Times]

Well, that certainly is a videogame review.

 

[Zeliard]

A clever satire conveying the inherent meaninglessness of the game reviewing media.

 

[NullPointer]

Psycho Reviewer Midget [lvl 2]

 

[Gbraga]

oh my god lmao

 

[ephemeral garbage]

To be fair, "MidgeMong" is a pretty offensive boss name, but I have to admit I laughed. Mostly in a "holy shit wow they went there" way.

can someone explain this to me? is this an australian thing?

 

[EdibleExplosives]

I hope this is included in Metacritic's rating.

 

[sleepykyo]

Is it bad that I found the WSJ review more annoying than this one?

This one comes across as a joke while the wall street journal review seems sincere.

 

[Neuromancer]

I respect this review more than any other this generation.

At least it's honest.

 

[To Far Away Times]

Our Frothing Demand for this game Increases.

-IGN

 

[RomanticHeroX]

If you say it's dumb because it's poorly written people will say you just don't get it. If you say it's dumb because it has no point people will say that's the point. If you say you get it and still think it's dumb people will say you can't appreciate it. Basically the only reaction to something like this is to not give it any attention or acknowledgement.

 

[VanWinkle]

I assume it's a joke, but...what's the joke? I don't get what it's parodying or making fun of.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

can someone explain this to me? is this an australian thing?

Midge as in midget, mong as in mongoloid. The boss's name is basically "retarded midget", just with old words nobody uses anymore.

 

[Neuromancer]

But does Borderlands 2 let me behuhuhu the rub hive or driiiiiiiibe a caaaaaaaaar?

Haha what is this from again?

 

[GavinGT]

Who would ever go to vg247.com anyways?

 

[MrCookiepants]

Finally, a review we can trust.

 

[TouchMyBox]

What was that other site that had reviews like this?

It was mentioned on GFWR back in the day. That site was pretty ill.

 

[Orayn]

Haha what is this from again?

AlexMogil and his Ambien trip.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

*edit*

Beaten by Orayn twice in one thread due to reading the link.

 

[Zuly]

Still better than IGN reviews.

 

[MikeE21286]

shameless attempt at hits?

Like the most shameless of all-time.....or is there a message here?

 

[OmegaZero]

Finally, a readable review.

 

[DocSeuss]

I would like to read more reviews like this.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I dont even know what I'm reading......hurts my brain.

Was it written in Swahili and then put into English using Google translator?

 

[spindoctor]

I assume it's a joke, but...what's the joke? I don't get what it's parodying or making fun of.

National punctuation day I'm guessing. Doesn't explain the shitty spelling though.

http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/

 

[linko9]

I don't get the joke... but I like it anyway. Surprisingly cogent for the most part.

 

[subversus]

I'm sitting here and wondering - were people always that stupid to the point of not being able to get that kind of humor and the Internet just let them have a voice or is it a recent development and humanity just got dumber a bit?

 

[Vek]

It makes a bit more sense if you read it with Bill Cosby's voice.