Jim Sterling Leaves Destructoid (UPDATE: Jim Joins The Escapist!)
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lol, more content from the annoying one here? Good job i'm not forced to watch his stuff or i wouldn't come back. He makes sense at times but i find his whole approach infuriates me...the kind of guy i would avoid at a party for fear of me starting a punch up
Well I'd never go to a party with you there for fear of you hitting me you sound tuff!CannibalCorpses said:
Nah man, it's just your mannerisms remind me of someone at school i should have dealt with many years ago...Jimothy Sterling said:
If we were at a party together i would probably be totally pissed or asleep
So Jim's going to be reviewing on The Escapist? Well I guess I won't be visiting any other game journalism sites any more.
Best gaming related news I've heard in a while!
Is it just going to be reviews (and occasional Podcast appearances) or can we expect written articles critiquing general gaming trends (i.e. basically extra Jimquisition but in written form)?
Best gaming related news I've heard in a while!
Is it just going to be reviews (and occasional Podcast appearances) or can we expect written articles critiquing general gaming trends (i.e. basically extra Jimquisition but in written form)?
The team said it would like a weekly editorial. I am thinking of doing what Bob and Yahtzee do, having a regular column based off the main show I do.Battenberg said:
Something like a Jimposition or some shit.
Hmmm, I guess Mr. Sterling will need to go on the Co-Optional Podcast again in order to revise the following (paraphrased) claim: "I don't work for the Escapist, I just sell them my stuff." C'mon Jimmy, you know you want to!
On an unrelated note, did anybody else notice a startling LACK of content posted on the website following the Escapist convention? Perhaps I'm blind, but I did not see very much coverage of the convention itself here on the website.
Edit: Nevermind; I had not noticed that there was a specific section for expo videos.
On an unrelated note, did anybody else notice a startling LACK of content posted on the website following the Escapist convention? Perhaps I'm blind, but I did not see very much coverage of the convention itself here on the website.
Edit: Nevermind; I had not noticed that there was a specific section for expo videos.
The word 'Jimposition' conjures up so many erotic images.Jimothy Sterling said:
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I think I need an adult.
I like Jims films and reviews but he seems to love his eastern jrpgs and other weird stuff too much for me to see him giving justice to well titled games. Unlike the issues he brings to Jimquisition and argues well.
If anything Id like someone to do a review from older platinum/gold cult classic games and work their way up to the present newer titles so new players can read and visit some of the games that deserve just as much attention if not more, and legitimize why a lot of new games simply do not reach the benchmark of my satisfaction and many others.
If anything Id like someone to do a review from older platinum/gold cult classic games and work their way up to the present newer titles so new players can read and visit some of the games that deserve just as much attention if not more, and legitimize why a lot of new games simply do not reach the benchmark of my satisfaction and many others.
Well that Stew Shearer fella seems to be doing some sort of cross-promotion with GOG.com...the old titles anyway.kingthrall said:
OT: JIM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE JIM.
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I just wanted to add my my voice to the chorus saying that Jim was the best part of Destructoid. Seriously, it was my favorite, go-to site for reviews but mainly because of the ones written by Jim. I would start reading an article, and if it was crap, I would scroll back up to the top and it would always have been written by someone else. I only knew about the site because of Jim's work here, and I only went there because of same.
Does anyone else have any comments on the quality of the rest of the site? I spend a good amount of time there but only for game reviews. I'm not sure if there's any reason to go back regularly now.
Does anyone else have any comments on the quality of the rest of the site? I spend a good amount of time there but only for game reviews. I'm not sure if there's any reason to go back regularly now.
The articles there range from pretty decent (which usually are Jim's closest friends believe it or not) to average to Kotaku levels of stupid.[Esoteric Reference said:
I too also went on there for Jim. Now that he's gone I see no real point.
Aside from the controversial piece, most of the articles there are boring or okay.
Perhaps I could of been more invested if the comments at least were something worth reading. But it's really just full of off topic sub threads, low content post, and class A whiners and haters.
Does this mean Podtoid will be Jonathan Holmes talking about videos games without Jim's tediously long and repetitive segments about wanking?
I 'enjoy' Jim's reviews and rants about the games industry and I'm glad he found a new home at the Escapist but his review on Arkham Origins was way off. The game might be a little rough around the edges here and there but it was made with such obvious love for the characters and lore that it was undeserving of such scorn. Also his criteria changes when reviewing different games. For example Deadly Premonition got a perfect score b/c it resonated with him eventhough there is no denying it's a sub-par(to put it mildly) title gameplay wise. I enjoyed Deadly Premonition as well but find it somewhat strange Arkham Origins got hammered while Deadly Premonition got a free pass for the sake of atmosphere and story. The studio that made Arkham Origins made a really great Batman story while familiarizing themselves with the mechanics developed by Rocksteady. In no way was this indicative of an industry trying to cynically milk a franchise dry. Quite the opposite.