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| Most biased (and annoying) gaming website |
| gamespot |
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| gamespy |
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45% |
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| gamers |
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hoyp
High Emperor
Joined: 02 Oct 2002
Posts: 501
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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. |
Tue Apr 01, 2003 5:28 am |
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Scrivener
Noble Knight
Joined: 20 Jun 2002
Posts: 223
Location: Australia |
I find Gamespot and File Planet the most annoying in terms of commercialization. |
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Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:00 am |
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the mighty stamar
High Emperor
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. |
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Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:01 am |
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Roach
SBR Belfry Bat
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 3233
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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.  |
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Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:14 am |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
Thanks heavens for RPGDot. I hardly even visit those sites anymore.
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Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:42 pm |
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Jay
Fearless Paladin
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
Posts: 245
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Hmm, where's IGN? They gave Vietcom a 7. (although it could be a copy-protection issue that influenced the score.) |
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Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:50 pm |
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XeroX
The MasterCopy
Joined: 13 Dec 2001
Posts: 7125
Location: The Netherlands |
i can't even remember ever going to one of those sites.
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Tue Apr 01, 2003 9:08 pm |
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Rawis
Gorthaur
Joined: 01 Apr 2002
Posts: 1861
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I don't visit any of those sites, the only gaming site I need is FragZone!  |
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Wed Apr 02, 2003 4:46 pm |
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dagoo7
Head Merchant
Joined: 07 Nov 2002
Posts: 58
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. |
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Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:14 pm |
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RetoS
Village Dweller
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Posts: 3
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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 |
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Wed Apr 02, 2003 6:02 pm |
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Dov
Guards Lieutenant
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. |
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Fri Apr 04, 2003 1:20 am |
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Necrosis
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 14 Nov 2002
Posts: 41
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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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Fri Apr 04, 2003 2:26 am |
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goshuto
Wanderer
Joined: 29 May 2002
Posts: 1142
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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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Fri Apr 04, 2003 12:56 pm |
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the mighty stamar
High Emperor
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Posts: 602
Location: arcata ca, humboldt county |
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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. |
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Sat Apr 05, 2003 1:09 am |
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corwin
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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