Keyser Soze said:
Oh, and I am certainly not part of the "get rid of Andrea" Club. Based on her past appearance she seems to have a slightly different view on certain games than the regular crew, which adds a lot to proceedings. Differing opinions are great, and there should be more of them - it will lead to a better overall product.
Different opinions ARE great. If Gamefly is saying, "Hey! You need a girl on the podcast from time to time." , there have got to be women out there that are part of the gaming press that play games because they love them and NOT play games because they don't hate them...or it's their job to play games.
Cannata is an enthusiast. I'm certain of this. I don't always agree with him but the guy is insightful, knowledgeable and passionate about gaming. You can always rely on him to have something to say about most games that will generate conversation. Also, he's fucking hilarious.
Mattas appears to be an enthusiast and always seems to have something valuable to add. He should be on the podcast more and if he were, I believe I would put him in the same category as Cannata.
De Matos...see Mattas.
Spicer - I've done a 180 on the guy and now I feel like he should be on the podcast more and he gives an intelligent opinion that is outside of the gaming press.
Lee - I just don't think he's as passionate about gaming as he used to be. At least once a month, you hear the,
"I like to play a game twice. If I play it and I don't feel it, I put it down and come back to it later. If I don't like it a second time, I'm done...I'm done."
Or you hear the,
"There's just not enough time and too many games."
Which is fine. I understand, but I DON'T have a job in the gaming industry and I feel like I can keep up with most gaming conversations.
Rene - Oh look! It's a cute girl that likes to talk about games! At least once a podcast she manages to say something that makes me think,
"Seriously? You're in gaming media/press and you said that?"
Let's face it. There's only one real demographic that listens to gaming podcasts and that's gaming enthusiasts. Having someone like her on the podcast is only slightly better than having Soccer Mom X that buys her son games at Walmart and doesn`t hate the games she buys, and tries to understand a little about them but that`s it.
If you`re on a podcast...I expect you to be bulletproof (generally) about what you`re talking about. Rene is not bulletproof.
...and this isn`t Women Hater`s Club GAF.
I could listen to Kat Bailey ramble on about RPGs all day...
There has GOT to be women in gaming media that can keep up...Rene isn`t the answer.