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Most biased (and annoying) gaming website
gamespot
54%
 54%  [ 6 ]
gamespy
45%
 45%  [ 5 ]
gamers
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 11

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hoyp
High Emperor
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Joined: 02 Oct 2002
Posts: 501
Most annoying gaming site
   

I must admit, i am extremely pissed off at these gaming sites because their reviews are so biased it's like they were payed by the friggin publishers to give their **** games higher ratings.

A very good example would be the review of gamespy on the Legend of Zelda: wind waker, they gave it 97% and they keep making conclusions that it's one of the if not the best game ever made, are they CRAZY?? I've played this game and it was fun and it was a pretty good game but it doesn't deserve 97% because it's basically just the same n64 version of zelda in new clothes.
Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 5:28 am
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Scrivener
Noble Knight
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Joined: 20 Jun 2002
Posts: 223
Location: Australia
   

I find Gamespot and File Planet the most annoying in terms of commercialization.
Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:00 am
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the mighty stamar
High Emperor
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Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Posts: 602
Location: arcata ca, humboldt county
   

I cant recall which one, I think its gameSPY gave moo3 92% rating yet withing their review they admit the game is entirely unplayable.

I played moo3 3 times. Always on hard or impossible.

I hit some settings on turn 1. 3 times I asembled a fleet and pointed it at a neighbors home world. every 10 turns i hit make spy.

Other than that I hit end turn 500 times!!!! And I won all three of my games ahead of the 2nd place civ by a huge margin sometimes 20 to 1.


Moo3 doesnt even qualify as a game its a bar graph simulator. Worst game I have ever played I cant give a POTENTIAL game even a 30% score. So their credibility is forever gone, or at least that reviewer. I cant believe he even played the game.
Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:01 am
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Roach
SBR Belfry Bat
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Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 3233
   

One gamespot reviewer admitted in an article that he thinks there shouldn’t even be a storyline in games anymore! Grr, that makes me angry.
Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:14 am
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Val
Risen From Ashes
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Joined: 18 Feb 2002
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Location: Utah, USA
   

Thanks heavens for RPGDot. I hardly even visit those sites anymore.
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Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:42 pm
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Jay
Fearless Paladin
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Joined: 07 Jul 2001
Posts: 245
   

Hmm, where's IGN? They gave Vietcom a 7. (although it could be a copy-protection issue that influenced the score.)
Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:50 pm
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XeroX
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Location: The Netherlands
   

i can't even remember ever going to one of those sites.
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Post Tue Apr 01, 2003 9:08 pm
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Rawis
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Joined: 01 Apr 2002
Posts: 1861
   

I don't visit any of those sites, the only gaming site I need is FragZone!
Post Wed Apr 02, 2003 4:46 pm
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dagoo7
Head Merchant
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Joined: 07 Nov 2002
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Location: USA
   

quote:
I cant recall which one, I think its gameSPY gave moo3 92% rating yet withing their review they admit the game is entirely unplayable.


I think it was gamespy. Although, I generally hold no love for gamespot they did criticize moo3 as a disappointment and gave it around a 6.7 (although reading the review, you would think it would have gottten worse).. THey also turned around and gave Galactic Civilizations (same exact genre, much better game) a game by a small developer a pretty good rating (around 8.7) and stating clearly that they felt it was a much better than Moo3. Gotta give them some respect for that.

By the way Stamar, you might want to give Gal Civ a try, for me it turned out to be the game that I was hoping Moo3 would be. Hard as hell though with very good AI. Now if I could only get gamespy to reimburse for the 50$ I spent based on their review.
Post Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:14 pm
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RetoS
Village Dweller
Village Dweller




Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Posts: 3
gamespot's desslock
   

i don't care too much for gamespot anymore, but i have to say their rpg guy desslock is really good. Does interesting editorials, good reviews and even better gameguides. (he wrote what must be the most complete morrowind guide on the web)

check out desslock.gamespot.com

Reto
Post Wed Apr 02, 2003 6:02 pm
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Dov
Guards Lieutenant
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Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Posts: 164
Location: USA
   

I hate gamespot. I've found that the majority of their negative reviews are because they think the game is just too hard. Don't give a game a bad review just because you suck at it, that's just low.
Post Fri Apr 04, 2003 1:20 am
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Necrosis
Eager Tradesman
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Joined: 14 Nov 2002
Posts: 41
   

I used to visit Gamespot on a daily basis until I discovered RPGDot. Now I can't stand to read their reviews anymore. I do still go there for the downloads (they have a great database of patches, demos, and trailers), but I can't stomach their juvenile view on gaming. RPGDot is the only site I visit on a daily basis.
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Post Fri Apr 04, 2003 2:26 am
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goshuto
Wanderer
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Joined: 29 May 2002
Posts: 1142
   

Gamespot used to be a great site some four years ago, before it became a pay site and began to write biased reviews.
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Post Fri Apr 04, 2003 12:56 pm
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the mighty stamar
High Emperor
High Emperor




Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Posts: 602
Location: arcata ca, humboldt county
   

quote:

By the way Stamar, you might want to give Gal Civ a try, for me it turned out to be the game that I was hoping Moo3 would be. Hard as hell though with very good AI. Now if I could only get gamespy to reimburse for the 50$ I spent based on their review.


I tried out gal civ also. Sort of simpler version of civ 2. I agree the computer AI is smart in that game, but it is a simpler game it always has the same amount of players.
Post Sat Apr 05, 2003 1:09 am
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corwin
On the Razorblade of Life
On the Razorblade of Life




Joined: 10 Jun 2002
Posts: 8376
Location: Australia
   

Those sites are not in the same league as one I tried to visit. I won't mention the name, but basically, a friend recommended I go there. I dropped in, clicked on enter and was promptly told I had been banned from the site. How do you get banned from a site you've never visited? I hadn't even entered any name; it was my IP that was banned!! I wrote to the site admin 3 times and I have yet to receive a reply. Now that is a lame site!!
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