Are you seriously comparing the World of Warplanes alpha gameplay trailer to the Mass Effect 3 launch trailer?BaronIveagh said:
And how exactly is it that you've been playing Mass Effect 3 for so long, anyway? It only just came out today.
Mass Effect 3 Review
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And how exactly is it that you've been playing Mass Effect 3 for so long, anyway? It only just came out today.
The same Escapist that gave Dragon Age II a perfect score despite the myriad of fundamental problems that came close to breaking the game and despite the fact that the fan reception left everyone divided between those who saw it for what it was and those desperately trying to deny what had happened to the game, which ended up tanking miserably after week 1 sales?erttheking said:
Oh...nevermind, I see. Joke's on me, then.erttheking said:
The joys of abusing VPNs.Andy Chalk said:
And, actually, yes, because it tells you a lot more about how awesome the game is rather then how awesome the companies bank account is that they can afford that much prerendered CGI.
What I do find rather funny about this whole arguement is how much people moan about how detached from the subject in question writers are, that they have no passion for what they're writing about. Then you show some passion, people start calling it unprofessional.Andy Chalk said:
Personally I am all up for seeing this enthusiasm in articles. At least then I know the articles are by gamers for gamers. It's reassuring that what I'm reading is just as into the subject as I am.
A game can be so good as to overshadow its fault. The reviewer will always be biased, because human beings without opinions would be a really boring world. Yet the game has faults, and thus the 4,5 score instead of 5. In the end, scores are stupid. They don't really reveal anything, and are purely there because its expected.fozzy360 said:
Origin thinks I'm near the international date line due to the the way virtual private networks work. My launch day started 12 hours before everyone else's.Andy Chalk said:
How do the levels feel for a sniper/infiltrator? From your video they look like close quarters combat. I know you have said they have some open places in the game. But in ME2 my sniper used her sniper rifle maybe 3 times. I also hope my crew of Liara/Jack, Garus and my sniper still work. I love Tali but you said we need a nice mix so two techs might be too much.Susan Arendt said:
I may have to look into this game after Risen 2 comes out.
I'm curious - have you not considered that an enormous factor in the content we publish is audience interest? We cover games that our audience is excited about, thus, we post a news story about the Mass Effect trailer, and not the World of Warplanes trailer.BaronIveagh said:
If we only posted things about the games we personally cared about, this site would look very different, I assure you. Andy would write about nothing but weird Russian PC games, Grey would only write about shooters, and Justin would write about Baldur's Gate every day. Ok, every other day, alternating with Frozen Synapse, maybe.
Uh what joke? I was serious, I went on the website while From Ashes was downloading. Also I can't help but feel that this isn't the website that bends over to everything, and if it is reliable then why are you even here?fozzy360 said:
So you were predisposed to dislike the game, but went out of your way to play it early? That certainly explains a lot.BaronIveagh said:
So a 12-hour head start has allowed you to see all the "bad endings, bugs, etc." and then start posting about them roughly, oh, 36 hours ago?BaronIveagh said:
That's largely just a justification for not having space battle mechanics.Orks da best said:
A more fair question would be whether I'd like to fight Reapers using the Normandy, and the answer is "yes I would". However intergrating space combat into the game has not been part of Bioware's design priorities.
Hmmmm....there are certainly opportunities for a sniper, though the game seems to favor more up close and personal combat (it would love you to melee, for example).2fish said:
If you're implying I pirated the game, no dice. One, I don't own an xbox360, and two, the PC version wasn't cracked until last night anyway.Andy Chalk said:
If you're implying that I'm an a******* who was drunkenly pissed off after talking to one of the guys with a space copy on BSN, most likely, guilty as charged.
It goes to show, don't drink and post, kids.
In that case, Any and I would have something in common, but that aside: You're basically arguing audience appeal over fair and even coverage. While I understand the need to appeal to your audience, doing so at the expense of appearing biased for or against a game would be unacceptable. And, bluntly, that is what it looked like, and one of the reasons that, in my opinion, it made your review look tainted.Susan Arendt said:
Really dude don't try. This are the kind of people who won't back down and realize that you can like something they don't. This are the kind of people who won't admit they can be wrong ever. This are the people who don't back down, even if facts aren't at their side. These are...MiracleOfSound said:
...ZEELOTS.
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I was already buying ME3 so nothing new here. This only makes me more anxious for my CE to arrive.
You were posting detailed complaints about the game on the morning of March 5 and "drunken rage" is the best you can do? Come on.BaronIveagh said:
