Am I the only one who despises this about some online gaming media?

[cheat-master30]

The sheer sameyness and pointlessness of half the things they report. Now, this is nothing at all to do with what series is being reported about, I think any good game needs it's minutes of fame and news, but...

Do we really need these sites to report every single game ever announced, including the games that 99.8% of the gaming population who view internet forums and blogs know are just shovelware and have no reason to exist? It's all fair enough reporting on a major series like Mario or Legend of Zelda or Final Fantasy or Halo or the latest cult classic, and it's fair enough giving a review of a game, whether it's good or bad, but do we really need two paragraph 'previews' of the latest Disney tie in?

The other thing that's annoying is the lack of intelligent, interesting critiques and articles in video game media. Think Sirlin.net, or such like for examples, where they criticise game design or such like on a deeper level than the standard reviews and what not. Even more depressing is the sheer rate such websites appear to be closing due to lack of activity or interest. Part of me misses the times where only people with a certain level of interest and technical knowledge used much of the internet, and where big business wasn't the biggest priority, where hobbyist sites were more common.

Anyone agree?

[link64]

I do. I also hate it when people have only played one type of game, then try another and trash it in a review.

[ninjablooper]

I agree too. I also hate on how most of the time sites base the score of a game on the first five minutes rather than playing the entire game.

[cheat-master30]

I agree too. I also hate on how most of the time sites base the score of a game on the first five minutes rather than playing the entire game.

That's a good point to be honest, and one of the main flaws in the current review system model. They have only a limited time to play a game to review it, and that means things like online, general community and various other things that later written reviews can highlight can never be taken into account. It also overemphasises the beginning of various games.

[TheLast_Stand]

Hmm i've have noticed this you could say, not complete reviewing on many highly acclaimed gaming sites, including IGN, Gamespot and Gamezone. Also in magazines, podcasts and t.v. shows (X-Play on G4TV) as well.

[Yoshi987]

I hate that to death.
I mean, like you said, why do we need to know about "the new *Disney movie*'s game?" EVERY SINGLE TIME!? ONE COMES OUT!?!?
Movie games suck anyway. >_>

[cheat-master30]

^Exactly. No one who'll actually read the game review sites will ever buy said games. Unless they're actually good, don't bother with the review.

[Yoshi987]

Well, there is a catch to that:
What if the game was good, but the fanbase thought it sucked because "it didn't live up to its maximum potential"?

[MrLuigi]

I hate that to death.
I mean, like you said, why do we need to know about "the new *Disney movie*'s game?" EVERY SINGLE TIME!? ONE COMES OUT!?!?
Movie games suck anyway. >_>



A 300 game would sell-out.

[Yoshi987]

Maybe, but that's just generally speaking. There have been a FEW good movie games...

[link64]

^Like Resident Evil.

[Chrisjh0223]

Do not forget Goldeneye. This was one of the best games on the Nintendo 64, it pioneered excellent and simple gameplay mechanics, and it founded FPS multiplayer. It basically inspired many other FPS titles that came out afterward to evolve with their own pizazz such as Halo.

Goldeneye the game was inspired by its respective film, true, but the development team got so well involved and clearly deviated with their own mission objectives and options available to the player. For example, the Runway in the film had James ride on a motorcycle to chase after a Cessna and escape in that; the game had you steal a key from a bunker and also destroy wall gun turrets & a Sam Site and then get into the Cessna to escape the level. There was no motorcycle in the game, which is all the more reason why Goldeneye clearly had its own level of flavor.