PataHikari
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N'Gai's the only actual video game journalist.
Everyone else is some fanboy that managed to get a press badge.
Everyone else is some fanboy that managed to get a press badge.
PataHikari said:N'Gai's the only actual video game journalist.
Everyone else is some fanboy that managed to get a press badge.
harSon said:That's really not the best argument to defend him with
PataHikari said:But he's seriously the only professional in the whole video game "news" business.
immy said:He compares games to films too much, that analogy is so overplayed
harSon said:He uses analogies to much period.
CoG said:N'Gai's cool people. I'd rather him representing gamers to the mainstream than Sessler, Geoff, Garnett, etc.
harSon said:That's really not the best argument to defend him with
Is that one of the fabled Silicon Knights employee swords? How dissapointing, always imagined them to be big-ass claymores or something.DangerStepp said:
He works for Newsweek.ZmillA said:I like n'gai, I have however wondered sometimes about what exactly his job is and why he gets so much attention.
Madman said:He works for Newsweek.
He is very articulate and is a real journalist.
FirstInHell said:
They say first impressions aren't everything, but this guy's smug and arrogant blog picture illustrates why he gets under my skin better than anything I could post.
Why do people treat him like some industry celebrity? Listen to this guy for five minutes and you will realize that his ego does not need to be fed anymore. Let's put this into perspective: He writes about videogames for Newsweek. Does the average Newsweek reader give a fuck about videogames? I have much more respect for people that write for EGM or other enthusiast publications. They understand their audience and do not treat them like a bunch of idiots who need to be lectured to (most of the time). The only reason why anyone in the industry pay any attention to this moron is because they hope to get some sort of mainstream exposure that Newsweek can provide. You could have an inanimate object blogging about games for Newsweek and I am sure game companies would still be banging down their door to take them out to dinner.
FirstInHell said:Does the average person reading about videogames know what the words "epistolary" and "curmudgeon" mean? You can find obscure words like this littered in his blog posts and sprinkled in his incredibly boring guest appearances on 1up yours.
They went into the theory that there is a sweet spot to the grade level of your writing
Does the average Newsweek reader give a fuck about videogames?
stephentotilo said:I'm wheezing in pain right now. And crying. Real tears.
PistolGrip said:To me N'Gai is the only person that I can call a game journalist. Everyone else in the gaming journalist industry seems to have been recruited from gamestop.
FirstInHell said:I enjoy 1UPY and I cannot stomach listening to it when he is on. This annoys me.
I'm just chiming in now, but this is exactly what I thought. Wow, what the hell is going on with the N'Gai backlash all of a sudden? I think he's bringing a level of journalistic integrity that's trying to legitimize gaming as more than just a "kid's hobby". I welcome people's views like him and Shawn Elliot in which they look deeper into the meaning of certain games, what they take from it. To me it's sort of like the difference between a popcorn summer flick and the more serious, Oscar worthy stuff. I feel there's room in the world for both types. I love the whole "just one of the guys" vibe from the regular 1up yours crew, but I also welcome discussions where you actually take the time to think about the game in a deeper way than you would otherwise. I also have seen some stuff said about Garnett, but no one can deny the guys passion and genuine enthusiasm for gaming. And if it wasn't for "his God damn show" and the excellent producing by Skip, I wouldn't have been opened to the viewpoints of N'Gai. Sometimes I just don't get it, man...monkspider said:What the hell? What is with the N'gai hate? N'gai is easily on a short list of the most intelligent and valuable members of the gaming enthusiast press. The haters in this thread are just jealous losers who hate everything good in life, period.
FirstInHell said:I am not talented enough of a writer to write for Newsweek. Hell, according to the N'Gai fanclub in this thread, I lack first grade vocabulary skills. Regardless, how does me not writing for Newsweek invalidate my opinion of the guy? Is that a prerequisite for not liking his work? I never claimed to be a literary scholar. There have been a few people who have addressed the actual point of the topic, but most have missed the point completely and boiled my original post down to a angry nerd rant about his mastery of the English language.
The fact of the matter is I am put off by his material. I enjoy 1UPY and I cannot stomach listening to it when he is on. This annoys me. I think he is boring, long winded, and overly pretentious and he brings nothing to the table that has not already been covered by much more entertaining personalities. What confounds me is how he is treated like a celebrity by the readers of this forum. How many times can he make the same tired comparisons between movies and games, drone on about narrative, and make ridiculous statements whose only intention is to evoke a reaction? I get the impression that he spends more time pontificating about the cultural impact of videogames than actually playing games. He comes across as smug and appears to treat what he says as some sort of grand vision for the industry.
I have also never heard someone drop names more than this guy. We are always hearing about how he spent time with this high ranking die at this company, and how he was having dinner with some industry celebrity. It comes across as forced and it never seems to add any substance to whatever philosophical point he is making.
This is my opinion. Even though I do not write for Newsweek, I still feel this way.
Zack-Morris said:FirstInHell, I couldn't agree with you more. I can not stand that guy! He is everything that is wrong with game journalism. I never thought I would read anyone more pretentious than Tim Rogers, but I stand corrected! It annoys me even more when he starts going about his profound underlying theories of different games. Sometimes <insert game> doesn't have a deep and complex message, it's just a freakin' game about shooting shit.
kyle (in stereo) said:Yes.
I think it's time for you to acknowledge that you are below average and need to open a fucking dictionary.
Shoho said:Also I would just like to say that I also hate people who use "complex" or "cleaver" words to make their reviews seem stronger.
harSon said:That's really not the best argument to defend him with
SnakeswithLasers said:Oh the lulz, they flow like water.
Queue the standard "English isn't my native language" reply--nonetheless, it's still hilarious.
FirstInHell said:Only a few people actually debated the underlying message of what I was trying to say.
FirstInHell said:I am done with this topic. Mods, please close this thread.
Maztorre said:Probably because "I wish videogame writing would stay in the gutter" isn't very debate-worthy