Yes you can ask and yes it was. Which is what I usually do to gauge new content at a site that I'm unfamiliar with. I believe that is what many consumers do when they are trying to decide on what to buy as part of their hobby. I am off of work injured right now and specifically came here looking for the lost gems that I've only found through other gamers before. Examples: Nights, Of Light and Darkness, beyond Good and Evil, My World My way, you know, the games that don't get a lot of press or that the jaded press thinks were terrible but actually gave me a lot of fun.Matt_LRR said:Can I ask if this happened to be the first episode of ENN you clicked on? As it happens, this show has gone through three format iterations - One of very dry, mock-professional, joke news reporting, one of a more sarcastic take on the same format, and more recently, the newsroom format that you see here.mikev7.0 said:Great! Then may I suggest a more professional format? With all due respect it's funny to me that you complain about the Dead Space 2 ad campaign (the same as I do) but even though you know your audience (and the fact that many are not 18) you do not temper your content to help parents out a bit. I mean at least a warning for those who like to game with (and watch shows about games that believe it or not have not always had this much mature content) the kids would be nice.
I'm not saying that you are responsible for everyone who clicks on your show. Since you asked about format I for one would like to see something more journalistic and professional. Especially if it is going to package itself that way. Then again maybe the whole "newsroom" image is completely sarcastic and done for a joke.
So, no offense but we won't be tuning in again, and seriously how many shows on the escapist would be considered for general audiences? Not very many that I've encountered so far.
IS there even such a thing as a family friendly or even nuetral website for video game enthusiasts? It's not a "holier than thou cristian thing" either it's just a belief that swearing and sending the script to Porky's school of writing does not equal funny, neither does insulting people.
So I guess what we'd like to see is a relevant, socially acceptable format that when it was humorous it did so with creativity and imagination rather than swearing and humor that is in poor taste.
I know, I know, good luck with THAT one...... You do know they told me the same thing about home schooling right?
The crew has been doing some experimentation with format, and trying some new things - but this episode is not exactly representative of the series as a whole - at least by way of presentation.
Regarding offensive content, I don't know what to say - there was nothing in this episode that any average kid wouldn't have heard on a playground by the time he hit double digits in age. The overwhelming bulk of the content that our group produces situates itself squarely in the PG-13 ratings category (and this particular episode would have easily been a flat PG). Clearly we can't hope to adhere to everyone's sensibilities, but we aren't exactly Zero Punctuation, either.
At any rate, we do appreciate the feedback, and if you'd like to see some more "professional" takes on the same kind of show I'd advise you to look back into the video archive for this series.
-m
So for your information as well as that of your advertisers in spite of anything that I have said about the escapist (where I come from, as well as you apparently, it's okay to disagree about stuff sometimes.) This site is still directly responsible for the sale of four new games. No they were not bought used. Yes that's due to one of the shows I've seen here. I guess Movie Bob gets the credit for that (and yes they were bought from an independent store)
even though speaking of content I don't agree with his either. That doesn't mean that I don't think you and he have a LOT of things right.
Those games were: BlazBlue Continuum Shift, Enslaved Journey to the West, Castlevania Lord of Shadows, and Darksiders. So far all are WELL worth the purchase price. So in the interest of full disclosure I may not have liked the tone of the billboard but that sure didn't make it any less effective.
As far as for offensive content I don't know maybe you're right. No one else seems to mind maybe I just need to admit that as per usual I expect too much. I think that what scares me is how much some of this stuff grosses me out and then I wonder about the twelve year old that's watching it too. The format I would like to see would be the hosts getting as much information about as many games as possible and then just let the humor organically come from a group of friends researching and talking about a hobby they love. I think a lot of why I don't like most of these shows is the negativity. Here are people who truly love this hobby, now watch them rip on it for a half hour. Sometimes that's really what it feels like, and if you happen to be someone who is loving your hobby as per ususal, that can be a little off putting.
Yes I know you're not Zero Punctuation, not even close, I hope I wasn't implying that. Sweet god I couldn't even make it through the second review and he HATED one of the games that I'm now playing and think is great. (Enslaved Journey to the West) Really great. Like "I would have been ticked had I put this decision in the hands of a critic." great.
Also, by professional I didn't mean that as a dig I meant it literally. Usually in advertising there isn't a lot of over the top language or innuendo. It's just seen as professional. That's what I meant.
Your profession is to help sell games, you did that, I wasn't trying to imply that you don't do a good job.
I appologize if this was too long but finally I did want to say Thank You sincerely for taking my post seriously and since I am laid up I will check the earlier episodes and if you want, give my opinion. If not I can just shut up too. It's obvious you've gotten my point and now know that some of us would like more "general" content. It would be helpful if you could maybe provide links to ones you feel are relevant? There's quite a backlog and yes I have time now but like I said um, you guys just helped me pick four GREAT games?
Oh. An' no one at Disney or Square could come up with Digital Dream Dance? Heck that even SOUNDS like something that was voted on by the Mickey Mouse Club!