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ModLogic
06/20/20 6:20:48 PM
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Awesome
06/20/20 6:22:21 PM
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Oh boy
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VideoboysaysCube
06/20/20 6:22:50 PM
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It's probably been that way for quite some time.

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monkmith
06/20/20 6:23:15 PM
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why do people act like this is new and unique every time?

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JuanCarlos1
06/20/20 6:23:48 PM
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Holy fuck all these incels are trying so hard. You dont like the story? fine. That doesnt mean its a bad game. Its like naughty dog sacrificed their firstborn and theyre out for revenge. Ive seen plenty of videos by the haters and theyre so inmature.

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Kazi1212
06/20/20 6:24:49 PM
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Gamers rise up

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Lost_All_Senses
06/20/20 6:25:00 PM
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monkmith posted...
why do people act like this is new and unique every time?

This is the question. I wish people would do things once and move on lol. We're all around the same age, we should be over caring about this.

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hockeybub89
06/20/20 6:27:54 PM
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I wish these game companies would start cutting me a check already. I don't like games for my own benefit.

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BruceWayneJr
06/20/20 6:28:13 PM
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Now I know what tag to give TC.

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soulunison2
06/20/20 6:30:06 PM
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Lets be fair, the last of us 1 was mediocre too, it was just most people first cinematic game which is why it got rave reviews
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hockeybub89
06/20/20 6:31:07 PM
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soulunison2 posted...
Lets be fair, the last of us 1 was mediocre too, it was just most people first cinematic game which is why it got rave reviews
Or I liked it

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Damn_Underscore
06/20/20 6:31:47 PM
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This is a huge problem with Madden games.

Madden games have been horrible for a long time, truly embarrassing efforts for modern video games. EA's best football games are from the PS2 era.

But they get basically the same review score every year from the major reviewers.

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Propane4Sale
06/20/20 6:35:18 PM
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Sucks this dweeb has to bring "ess jay dubyas" into the argument because there is such a thing as companies blacklisting reviewers over a shit ratings.

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Hayame Zero
06/20/20 6:36:21 PM
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Probably the most unironic "gamers rise up" tweet I've read in a while.

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WaterLink
06/20/20 6:37:42 PM
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ProfessorKukui posted...
dude's full of shit

About what, AAA companies buying reviews and not giving copies to people who have been critical of their games in the past? Thats not even a secret anymore lmao.
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soulunison2
06/20/20 6:51:04 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Or I liked it

Im not saying its bad because I enjoyed it too - Im just saying people overrated it
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justaguy3492
06/20/20 6:56:50 PM
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What's wrong with it? I imagine the gameplay is similar to every other naughtydog game which isn't amazing, but I wouldn't say it's bad either. Is it just the story people don't like or am I missing something?

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DarthAragorn
06/20/20 6:57:29 PM
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justaguy3492 posted...
What's wrong with it? I imagine the gameplay is similar to every other naughtydog game which isn't amazing, but I wouldn't say it's bad either. Is it just the story people don't like or am I missing something?
yes it's the story
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Bio1590
06/20/20 6:59:27 PM
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"Sane gamers" lmao
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Joeydollaz
06/20/20 6:59:35 PM
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Listen, the main factor is

They did a bad move storywise

that guy got cheers and admiration for his story arc

why would ND piss on the fans?

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justaguy3492
06/20/20 7:00:27 PM
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DarthAragorn posted...
yes it's the story

Major spoilers below if you haven't played the game/watched any gameplay from it.

I know Joel dies but is that the main problem people are having? Do they just not wanna play as a female character?

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DarthAragorn
06/20/20 7:01:01 PM
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justaguy3492 posted...
Major spoilers below if you haven't played the game/watched any gameplay from it.

I know Joel dies but is that the main problem people are having? Do they just not wanna play as a female character?
partially

the ending and the whole game being pointless is my problem with it
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Hayame Zero
06/20/20 7:01:39 PM
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An actual sane gamer wouldn't post a kneejerk user score over something they haven't played yet, or over an creative approach to the plot that doesn't go the way they want it to.

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Joenage
06/20/20 7:02:42 PM
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Well if Knightwing Reviews got threatened by ND it must be true

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BignutzisBack
06/20/20 7:06:28 PM
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monkmith posted...
why do people act like this is new and unique every time?

Seriously, it's been going on for over a decade lol

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Irony
06/20/20 7:08:21 PM
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I believe this /s

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KiwiTerraRizing
06/20/20 7:09:41 PM
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What a reputable source

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06/20/20 7:10:04 PM
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monkmith posted...
why do people act like this is new and unique every time?


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IShall_Run_Amok
06/20/20 7:25:24 PM
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I don't trust anyone whose avatar is half hipster, half Power Ranger hockey player, and also there's a bat in the hipster portion.

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Teh_Dr_Phil
06/20/20 7:27:08 PM
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soulunison2 posted...
Lets be fair, the last of us 1 was mediocre too, it was just most people first cinematic game which is why it got rave reviews
Lol no. Its a genuinely good game.

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Bio1590
06/20/20 7:30:23 PM
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DarthAragorn posted...

partially

the ending and the whole game being pointless is my problem with it

Always wondered from the start if Naughty Dog ACTUALLY wanted to make this game.
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soulunison2
06/20/20 8:16:09 PM
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Teh_Dr_Phil posted...
Lol no. Its a genuinely good game.

it's a decent game, the story was ok and the gameplay is something we've all seen before
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boxington
06/20/20 8:18:22 PM
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lol, people look for confirmation bias wherever they can.

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gunplagirl
06/20/20 8:25:33 PM
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Solar_Crimson
06/20/20 8:28:16 PM
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monkmith posted...
why do people act like this is new and unique every time?
They only care if the game is "SJW".

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Wedge Antilles
06/20/20 8:29:59 PM
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If saying their game was bad would get you blacklisted, wouldn't that tweet do the same thing?

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ModLogic
06/21/20 4:02:10 AM
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legendarylemur
06/21/20 4:20:03 AM
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Yeah because video game review scoring is probably the easiest and most effective marketing tactic a game has, especially one that has a culty following. As long as the game is passable, I'm pretty sure most critics couldn't tell which way's the ass

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Neoconkers
06/21/20 1:10:29 PM
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Gaming reviews fall into the same problem that Antivirus reviews do; the people who make a living off of that journalism don't make their money off the consumers of the review, they make it off the sponsorship of the people they're reviewing. For AVs, rather than outright pay for a good review they "help out" the reviewing body and then get to help craft the testing criteria around what they're good at. For gaming reviews it's just more outright in that money goes in, good scores come out - less of the "framing the review around what we want you to"

For example, I just went to the IGN homepage, and there's like a quarter of the homepage taken up by a TLoU2 advert, with a five star review on it and a "Buy it Now!" link. Those ads don't come cheap, and with the money riding on the game there's not a chance in hell that money went to IGN without some terms and conditions.

Compare to Which? in the UK, reviewing things like cars and white goods.A registered charity which outright bans advertising, and makes their money out of subscription fees and advising/lobbying on consumer rights. You can't really get that out of video game reviews, because who's going to pay a subscription for a review site when the games industry can just choke them out of business by refusing them access to review copies or early access. AAA game reviews are a business that feeds itself, and provides no real value to anyone

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Balnazarr
06/21/20 1:16:16 PM
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People are utterly convinced all games journos were paid and anyone enjoying the game was paid off. If you don't like the game you're a SJW and a shill. TLOU2 is the worst game of all time apparently. Review bombs are all legit and some random youtuber saying its bad is truth.
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Smashingpmkns
06/21/20 1:22:10 PM
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I don't think publishers refusing to give review copies to reviewers based on stuff like this is necessarily an unheard of thing anymore lol didn't this happen to Giantbomb from EA or something
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El Mexicano Texano
06/21/20 1:26:47 PM
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gunplagirl posted...

This is why I don't take it seriously at all.

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ASithLord7
06/21/20 1:32:50 PM
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Imagine hating gay people this much

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Prestoff
06/21/20 1:33:27 PM
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Wedge Antilles posted...
If saying their game was bad would get you blacklisted, wouldn't that tweet do the same thing?

Seriously, I think that critics calling Neir Automata a masterpiece are also full of shit, but im not going to go full on infowars about them being paid to only give positive reviews. Like holy shit.

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ThisGuyAreSick
06/21/20 1:38:13 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Imagine hating gay people this much


imagine using an entire group of people as a shield for a shitty game
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ASithLord7
06/21/20 1:56:19 PM
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ThisGuyAreSick posted...
imagine using an entire group of people as a shield for a shitty game
Imagine pretending there's any real outrage about the game other than butthurt alt-right smooth brain dipshits

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ModLogic
06/21/20 2:10:21 PM
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