The Great Step Forward

[DestinyCall]

Thanks eBusiness! I was getting eye-strain trying to read that thing.

 

[Griffolion]

Sorry, I don't get the last frame. Is that cupcake article what he wrote or something he just went onto afterwards (to symbolise the irony that he's just written an amazing 40K word exposition and then completely backslid into a ridiculous article on cupcakes).

I'm stupid.

Perhaps it's what he was instructed to write?

Maybe, this is what I don't get.

 

[unacomn]

Cupcakes? Now, I've been doing weekly Top something lists shows about games for... 4-5 years, but I haven't gotten to cupcakes yet. How long has that guy been doing it for to scrape the bottom of the barrel so much?

And in case you're wondering how, the reason I've made it so far is that I eschew expectations, like Top 7 Hottest characters, started with the intro to one of the Dead or Alive porn games, but quickly transitioned to Dhalsim, cause he breadths fire, and is therefor hot, like, temperature. Get it?

(also the posting window keeps resizing on Opera for some reason)

 

[Darth_Payn]

Save Gaming Journalism: check.
Make it more relevant to nongaming readers: In progress.
Does the "Hack" in Hackgamers.com refer to the skill level of their writing staff?

 

[Mike Fang]

I guess...the idea here is that while a select few game journalists take their job seriously and try to show some intelligent thought and ethics about their profession, it's quickly overshadowed by the ones that are acting like lazy dolts who put together vapid, pointless fluff pieces that pointlessly waste time.

 

[Balkan]

The point is that manny good gaming content is not given much attention in favor of retarded shit. Example- ZoominGames. Its a youtube chanel that gets a shitload of views only for making stupid lists and putting tits on the cover .

 

[Notsomuch]

I couldn't find that Top Five Gaming Cupcakes article anywhere on google. Any links?

 

[AnnaIME]

The Great Step Forward. I thought this would be about Chinese history.

 

[Shiro No Uma]

Wow, this is the first one of these that I've looked at that doesn't have an essay attached to it explaining why it's so funny/relevant. Which is so ironic because I don't quite get it and think I need it explained.

 

[Starke]

Somehow, looking at this, all I can think of is the ADD offended strip from Fanboys... or Rab Florence's incoherent rant against established dev teams on Kickstarter... which I still haven't read.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

At times it can seem like all you're doing is spitting in the wind, huh?

For what it's worth, I think we are all getting better. Slowly, but most changes that are good are worth waiting for.

Hope you can speed it up a little bit at least! Good luck.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

Wow, this is the first one of these that I've looked at that doesn't have an essay attached to it explaining why it's so funny/relevant. Which is so ironic because I don't quite get it and think I need it explained.

OKAY!

1. Guy trys to make games journalism better (Not so crap filled).

2. Guy thinks he has finally done it! YAY!

3. Soon finds out that nothing has changed. AW...

Any questions?

 

[Shiro No Uma]

Wow, this is the first one of these that I've looked at that doesn't have an essay attached to it explaining why it's so funny/relevant. Which is so ironic because I don't quite get it and think I need it explained.

OKAY!

1. Guy trys to make games journalism better (Not so crap filled).

2. Guy thinks he has finally done it! YAY!

3. Soon finds out that nothing has changed. AW...

Any questions?

Oh...got it. I can see that, and I'm very sad I had to have it explained. Almost went the hater route a la "It's just not funny," but your explanation does it justice! Thank you.

 

[Vault101]

but....I LIKE top 5 lists...

 

[Pyrian]

but....I LIKE top 5 lists...

Cool. Which five are your favorite?

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I like to think the guy was told to write about gaming cupcakes so he had to work his ideas into that article.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

Wow, this is the first one of these that I've looked at that doesn't have an essay attached to it explaining why it's so funny/relevant. Which is so ironic because I don't quite get it and think I need it explained.

OKAY!

1. Guy trys to make games journalism better (Not so crap filled).

2. Guy thinks he has finally done it! YAY!

3. Soon finds out that nothing has changed. AW...

Any questions?

Oh...got it. I can see that, and I'm very sad I had to have it explained. Almost went the hater route a la "It's just not funny," but your explanation does it justice! Thank you.

No problem! Ya can't get every joke without help. And this one actually has a few neat interpretations you could go with.

Personally I like the tiny articles at the end because usaully they come with a nice story. Like that one last week about how to punish your kids with their games.

>_> Well, that one wasn't so nice, but rather scary.....

 

[Imp_Emissary]

but....I LIKE top 5 lists...

That avatar is AWESOME! (No offence Daystar/Okami/Amaterasu.)

D: AW...Now I miss Top 5 with Lisa Foiles.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

I like to think the guy was told to write about gaming cupcakes so he had to work his ideas into that article.

Hehehe. I like that interpretation the best.
It's the most sad, and the most cruel.
A few other people seem to agree.

 

[ThunderCavalier]

After seeing it explained in the comments, all I can is...

It's funny until you think about it. ... Then it's depressing.