Your both fucking trolls, do us all a favor and just STFU already.

Jeezus.

That article, while amusing, smacked of whining to me. I understand that the whole "reviews are only accurate if I agree with them" concept is as pervasive as it is dubious , but complaining about people who complain about reviews seems like a waste of an editorial, not to mention self-serving.

I have seen some really piss-poor reviews of games whose final score I nonetheless agreed with, and I've seen some really good reviews that have slagged games that I really liked. What I look for in a reviewer is someone who has similar tastes as I do, with a similar interest in the type of games I like. It's become harder now that so much of reviewing is freelance, and there are so many reviewers who seem to come and go. Jim Rossingnol, Desslock, Brett Todd, Adam Sessler, and Dan Stapleton are reviewers whose scoring I trust because I have found that they have very similar tastes and tolerance levels to my own. Then there are reviewers like Evan Lahti, Tom Chick, and Yahtzee Cremshaw, just to name a few, who tend to have different gaming tastes from my own. Even though I have seen quality writing from them, I tend to not put as much stock in how they score games because they like different things. That's fine though; I'm, sure that there are many who do share similar tastes with these reviewers for whom their reviews are very useful.

My biggest problem is with reviewers who score a game by how big of a title it is, and how much money was poured into it (Halo 3/Metal Gear games, etc.).

Yeah I don't know how anyone can make that comparison when the comments at Youtube and GameTrailers are in different languages half the time or look like an 3 year old's first attempt at spelling.

I saw what you did there.

Comments at gametrailers rarely if ever amount to so much as coherent thoughts. At least the shitslinging that goes on around here is generally focused and comprehensible.

Yeah I don't know how anyone can make that comparison when the comments at Youtube and GameTrailers are in different languages half the time or look like an 3 year old's first attempt at spelling.

I'd just like to pop in and say that sometimes the comment sections here are worse than the gametrailers, youtube or Escapist ones.

I'm glad you've done your part at making it SO MUCH BETTER! Thanks buddy!

Creston

Comments at gametrailers rarely if ever amount to so much as coherent thoughts. At least the shitslinging that goes on around here is generally focused and comprehensible.

Because of Mr. Smith's attitude I usually don't respond to his publicity stunts, but this time I'll make an exception. Let us note first of all that if Smith doesn't like it here, then perhaps he should go elsewhere. Most members of our quick-fix, sugar-rush, attention-deficit society are too impatient to realize the importance of complaining about the worst sorts of addlepated Machiavellians there are. I wish only that a few more people could see that Smith is terrified that there might be an absolute reality outside himself, a reality that is what it is, regardless of his wishes, theories, hopes, daydreams, or decrees. I overheard one of his subordinates say, "Everything Smith says is utterly and absolutely true." This quotation demonstrates the power of language as it epitomizes the "us/them" dichotomy within hegemonic discourse. As for me, I prefer to use language to take steps against the whole juvenile, shameless brotherhood of the worst types of rebarbative lamebrains I've ever seen. The moral of the story: We are now stuck with a sanguinary mercantalism bearing a human face—that of Mr. Smith.

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bad article -- it basically summarizes what "professional" (cough) game reviewers say to each other around the lunch table so that they feel better.

Our grammar is better surely

I'd just like to pop in and say that sometimes the comment sections here are worse than the gametrailers, youtube or Escapist ones.

so witty!

You're not exactly difficult to impress I imagine

I hear if you give him a rolled up ball of tinfoil he'll be impressed and amused for days.

You're not exactly difficult to impress I imagine

yeh you're amazing, im so impressed - really

I'm untrollable but you're welcome to keep trying.

i love e-coolguys

they are so witty and cool

and im gonna do it just for you, cool guy - because you're special

Maybe on my birthday or something, that would be a treat.

One day you're going to post something that's not worthless e-toughguy tripe. One day.

Don't you just love e-thugs?

One day you're going to post something that's not worthless e-toughguy tripe. One day.

and im gonna do it just for you, cool guy - because you're special

I don't bother with most video game reviews, especially ones that are posted on sites like Destructoid. I also don't bother with any video game review that comes out in the first week after the game is released.