There have only been 1 or 2 videos that ive disagreed with our good friend Mr Stirling and this is one of them. I will agree that we do need to conduct ourselves better and that the attacks on Jim arnt justified however people are perfectly entitled to get pissed off or annoyed when a review disagrees with them. Especially when he says that he understands that people get annoyed when a reviewer trashes a game they liked, well then you should understand why people get annoyed when someone likes a game they didnt. Its a two way street.
Take for example the Mass Effect 3 ....uhhh example he brought up. I get that people loved ME3 (some all the way through) even though i personally hated the game (nearly all the way through) but i do find it annoying that reviewers praised it to heaven and back, especially since almost NONE of them mentioned the ending was shit except for angry joe. So consumers get annoyed when there is a huge issue which almost none of the reviewers mention. And while its possible that the vast mejority of reviewers liked the ending, it does show that there might be a problem if the vast majority of reviewers are at odds with the vast majority of consumers they are advising.
Also lets take Dragon Age 2, i was unsure about this game when it first came out, but with lots of good reviews and and absolutely glowing recommendation from the Escapist I decided to pick it up. Yep thats money and time im never getting back. Again I get that other people liked it, but I'm pissed off that these reviewers just gave the game such positive scores and mentioned only one or two of its shortcomings (or failed to see what other people wouldnt like) and even passed off these weaknesses as just meh.
Long story short, We have every right to get annoyed, we just need to learn some manners while we do it.
Take for example the Mass Effect 3 ....uhhh example he brought up. I get that people loved ME3 (some all the way through) even though i personally hated the game (nearly all the way through) but i do find it annoying that reviewers praised it to heaven and back, especially since almost NONE of them mentioned the ending was shit except for angry joe. So consumers get annoyed when there is a huge issue which almost none of the reviewers mention. And while its possible that the vast mejority of reviewers liked the ending, it does show that there might be a problem if the vast majority of reviewers are at odds with the vast majority of consumers they are advising.
Also lets take Dragon Age 2, i was unsure about this game when it first came out, but with lots of good reviews and and absolutely glowing recommendation from the Escapist I decided to pick it up. Yep thats money and time im never getting back. Again I get that other people liked it, but I'm pissed off that these reviewers just gave the game such positive scores and mentioned only one or two of its shortcomings (or failed to see what other people wouldnt like) and even passed off these weaknesses as just meh.
Long story short, We have every right to get annoyed, we just need to learn some manners while we do it.