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seqntenialbeast 06/19/20 4:57:33 AM #1:	TLOU2 was loved by critics, but hated by consumers. Did you lose faith in critics? No, I already didn't trust them or value their opinion. Yes, I generally agreed with critic scores before now. Seattle TLOU2 was loved by critics, but hated by consumers. Did you lose faith in critics? - Results (0 votes) No, I already didn't trust them or value their opinion. % (0 votes) 0 Yes, I generally agreed with critic scores before now. % (0 votes) 0 Seattle % (0 votes) 0 topic --- Heavy Troopa is ready to launch <cite>seqntenialbeast posted [p:940904034] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote> TLOU2 was loved by critics, but hated by consumers. Did you lose faith in critics? No, I already didn't trust them or value their opinion. Yes, I generally agreed with critic scores before now. Seattle Vote View Results TLOU2 was loved by critics, but hated by consumers. Did you lose faith in critics? - Results (0 votes) No, I already didn't trust them or value their opinion. % (0 votes) 0 Yes, I generally agreed with critic scores before now. % (0 votes) 0 Seattle % (0 votes) 0 Show Voting Form topic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jeff AKA Snoopy 06/19/20 5:00:56 AM #2:	I don't give a fuck what a bunch of haters have to say. I will play it and see how I feel about it. Couldn't give a fuck less what reviewers or other people think. Lots of scores for Alpha Protocol were terrible from fans and critics alike and I loved the shit out of that game. --- https://imgur.com/GWG5c3r <cite>Jeff AKA Snoopy posted [p:940904090] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I don't give a fuck what a bunch of haters have to say. I will play it and see how I feel about it. Couldn't give a fuck less what reviewers or other people think. Lots of scores for Alpha Protocol were terrible from fans and critics alike and I loved the shit out of that game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MildlyIrkedOwl 06/19/20 5:05:58 AM #3:	Jeff AKA Snoopy posted... I don't give a fuck what a bunch of haters have to say. I will play it and see how I feel about it. Couldn't give a fuck less what reviewers or other people think. Lots of scores for Alpha Protocol were terrible from fans and critics alike and I loved the shit out of that game. You seem very aggrieved --- Hoot! O_O <cite>MildlyIrkedOwl posted [p:940904174] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Jeff AKA Snoopy posted... </cite> <quote>I don't give a fuck what a bunch of haters have to say. I will play it and see how I feel about it. Couldn't give a fuck less what reviewers or other people think. Lots of scores for Alpha Protocol were terrible from fans and critics alike and I loved the shit out of that game.</quote> You seem very aggrieved </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 06/19/20 5:07:02 AM #4:	--- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:940904195] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
seqntenialbeast 06/19/20 5:07:52 AM #5:	Jeff AKA Snoopy posted... Lots of scores for Alpha Protocol were terrible from fans and critics alike and I loved the s* out of that game. Agree with you in the sense that critic and user scores being bad doesn't guarantee you personally won't enjoy it, but then why play that game and not any other? There are so many games, how to you decide which to play if not by what other people think about the game. How it looks in the trailer? --- Heavy Troopa is ready to launch <cite>seqntenialbeast posted [p:940904214] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Jeff AKA Snoopy posted... </cite> <quote>Lots of scores for Alpha Protocol were terrible from fans and critics alike and I loved the s* out of that game.</quote> Agree with you in the sense that critic and user scores being bad doesn't guarantee you personally won't enjoy it, but then why play that game and not any other? There are so many games, how to you decide which to play if not by what other people think about the game. How it looks in the trailer? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jeff AKA Snoopy 06/19/20 5:09:54 AM #6:	Any number of ways. Personally, I have enjoyed these 3rd person shooter games from Naughty Dog going all the way back to Uncharted 1. Assuming that quality on the whole has remained, I can assume with reasonable certainty I will at the very least not regret my decision to play it. --- https://imgur.com/GWG5c3r <cite>Jeff AKA Snoopy posted [p:940904247] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Any number of ways. Personally, I have enjoyed these 3rd person shooter games from Naughty Dog going all the way back to Uncharted 1. Assuming that quality on the whole has remained, I can assume with reasonable certainty I will at the very least not regret my decision to play it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 06/19/20 5:13:19 AM #7:	^ I'm about 2 hours and 40 something minutes into the game, and at the very least, the gameplay feels like it has improved. nothing major, but it's nice to be able to jump, or dodge attacks, or lie down in grass, and stuff like that. the story is pretty good so far, maybe that might change, but the presentation is unmatched. --- b-bb-box https://imgur.com/8D3HM7e - by Proofpyros <cite>boxington posted [p:940904297] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>^ I'm about 2 hours and 40 something minutes into the game, and at the very least, the gameplay feels like it has improved. nothing major, but it's nice to be able to jump, or dodge attacks, or lie down in grass, and stuff like that. the story is pretty good so far, maybe that might change, but the presentation is unmatched. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 06/19/20 11:11:01 PM #8:	User reviewes were coming in before people could have to to full play the game. So it is kind of clear at User scores should be questioned as much as reviewers . --- Bender: Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives? <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:940949158] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>User reviewes were coming in before people could have to to full play the game. So it is kind of clear at User scores should be questioned as much as reviewers . </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sewage 06/19/20 11:15:23 PM #9:	Reviews were coming in the first second they could, it was review bombed by a bunch of people before they even played the game because oh my lesbians are scary. <cite>Sewage posted [p:940949321] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Reviews were coming in the first second they could, it was review bombed by a bunch of people before they even played the game because oh my lesbians are scary.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamerguymass 06/19/20 11:17:03 PM #10:	cjsdowg posted... User reviewes were coming in before people could have to to full play the game. So it is kind of clear at User scores should be questioned as much as reviewers . Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing." --- Now Playing: "The Hunt for the Two Missing Nintendo 64 Games" An expansion came out, but I'm still a third of the way through! <cite>Gamerguymass posted [p:940949397] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>cjsdowg posted... </cite> <quote>User reviewes were coming in before people could have to to full play the game. So it is kind of clear at User scores should be questioned as much as reviewers .</quote> Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 06/19/20 11:19:25 PM #11:	I mean, if you don't need to have played anything to leave a user review, how can you know if it's legitimate --- b-bb-box https://imgur.com/8D3HM7e - by Proofpyros <cite>boxington posted [p:940949484] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I mean, if you don't need to have played anything to leave a user review, how can you know if it's legitimate </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 06/19/20 11:20:07 PM #12:	Gamerguymass posted... Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing." Many Reviewer have it for longer and can play longer. And when people start talking about SJWs in the review you can kind of tell where it comes form . --- Bender: Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives? <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:940949511] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Gamerguymass posted... </cite> <quote>Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing."</quote> Many Reviewer have it for longer and can play longer. And when people start talking about SJWs in the review you can kind of tell where it comes form . </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 06/19/20 11:20:22 PM #13:	Gamerguymass posted... Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing." Because a 3 or a 4 is a horrible score. So bad it is rarely given. So of course it comes out as AND IT IS a review bomb by whiny kids with no lives outside of video games. Why do they even have to bring in politics when deciding how good or bad it is? Its like me complaining over COD and giving it a 3 just because it glorifies war and the military. --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:940949523] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Gamerguymass posted... </cite> <quote>Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing."</quote> Because a 3 or a 4 is a horrible score. So bad it is rarely given. So of course it comes out as AND IT IS a review bomb by whiny kids with no lives outside of video games. Why do they even have to bring in politics when deciding how good or bad it is? Its like me complaining over COD and giving it a 3 just because it glorifies war and the military. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 06/19/20 11:21:39 PM #14:	So far it's a solid 8 from me, i have some issues with the game but not enough to stop it from being enjoyable. --- I want you to grab your nuts. Grab your balls. I want you to take a handful, and just grab your nuts real quick. Swivel 'em around in a circular motion. -LTG <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:940949571] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>So far it's a solid 8 from me, i have some issues with the game but not enough to stop it from being enjoyable.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 06/19/20 11:24:22 PM #15:	Gamerguymass posted... Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing." Lol this guy <cite>Axiom posted [p:940949672] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Gamerguymass posted... </cite> <quote>Thats the same thing "professional" reviewers do though. They play the game for an hour or two and then score it. Its just really stupid that if a pro does that and gives it a nine or ten it should be believed, but if a gamer does the same thing and gives it a three or four its "review bombing."</quote>Lol this guy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 06/19/20 11:25:10 PM #16:	JuanCarlos1 posted... Because a 3 or a 4 is a horrible score. So bad it is rarely given. So of course it comes out as AND IT IS a review bomb by whiny kids with no lives outside of video games. Why do they even have to bring in politics when deciding how good or bad it is? Its like me complaining over COD and giving it a 3 just because it glorifies war and the military. If I can add on to what you said. Beyond that there are a ton of ZEROs. Just for the graphics alone this game should not have gotten a Zero. --- Bender: Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives? <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:940949707] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>JuanCarlos1 posted... </cite> <quote>Because a 3 or a 4 is a horrible score. So bad it is rarely given. So of course it comes out as AND IT IS a review bomb by whiny kids with no lives outside of video games. Why do they even have to bring in politics when deciding how good or bad it is? Its like me complaining over COD and giving it a 3 just because it glorifies war and the military.</quote> If I can add on to what you said. Beyond that there are a ton of ZEROs. Just for the graphics alone this game should not have gotten a Zero. </cite> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 06/19/20 11:28:05 PM #17:	How's about you play what you want to play and not listen to someone else telling you want you should play. --- If you can see this message it's a wonder why it hasn't been modded yet by the snowflakes. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:940949807] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>How's about you play what you want to play and not listen to someone else telling you want you should play. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 06/20/20 12:39:28 AM #18:	SauI_Goodman posted... How's about you play what you want to play and not listen to someone else telling you want you should play. IT is harder to rent games now. So losing money is a real thing people are looking out for. --- Bender: Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives? <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:940952185] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>SauI_Goodman posted... </cite> <quote>How's about you play what you want to play and not listen to someone else telling you want you should play.</quote> IT is harder to rent games now. So losing money is a real thing people are looking out for. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 06/20/20 12:40:11 AM #19:	I'm honestly surprised game critics are still a thing tbh --- Name checks out "Stupidity is a spectrum, and we're all on it" - OfDustandBone <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:940952209] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I'm honestly surprised game critics are still a thing tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 06/20/20 12:44:31 AM #20:	Makes me lose trust in my fellow gamer, obsessing over so called "woke liberal pandering" and review bombing a game for no good reason. I respect opinions and those reviews are just that opinions. They were not paid, they are not virtue signalling. They liked the game. Simple as that. I disagree with people who liked the story as it was too bleak and the characters too unlikable for my tastes. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:940952340] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Makes me lose trust in my fellow gamer, obsessing over so called "woke liberal pandering" and review bombing a game for no good reason. I respect opinions and those reviews are just that opinions. They were not paid, they are not virtue signalling. They liked the game. Simple as that. I disagree with people who liked the story as it was too bleak and the characters too unlikable for my tastes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 06/20/20 12:45:08 AM #21:	The poll choices suck. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:940952366] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>The poll choices suck. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 06/20/20 12:46:59 AM #22:	creativerealms posted... The poll choices suck. the TC's thing is making topics about Seattle and cucks --- b-bb-box https://imgur.com/8D3HM7e - by Proofpyros <cite>boxington posted [p:940952417] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite> <quote>The poll choices suck.</quote>the TC's thing is making topics about Seattle and cucks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 06/20/20 12:47:31 AM #23:	I've never paid attention to professional game critics. I could do without as much knowledge of 'fan' scores. too. --- So much for the Toblerone left. <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:940952436] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I've never paid attention to professional game critics. I could do without as much knowledge of 'fan' scores. too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GoodOlJr 06/20/20 12:51:17 AM #24:	The are like smartphone reviewers Bigger screen? Glassier? More expensive? 10/10 --- http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3475/3291766630_b434e97925.jpg 3DS: 1005-8921-6109 <cite>GoodOlJr posted [p:940952533] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>The are like smartphone reviewers Bigger screen? Glassier? More expensive? 10/10</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKJ 06/20/20 4:27:40 AM #25:	No, I generally agree with critic scores just like now. --- You are now breathing manually. <cite>DKJ posted [p:940957515] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>No, I generally agree with critic scores just like now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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seqntenialbeast 06/20/20 8:27:06 PM #27:	creativerealms posted... The poll choices suck. should I have included more Seattle choices? --- Heavy Troopa is ready to launch <cite>seqntenialbeast posted [p:940991121] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite> <quote>The poll choices suck.</quote> should I have included more Seattle choices? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cookie Bag 06/20/20 8:29:29 PM #28:	I haven't been trusting "Professional" reviews for quite a while, and pretty much see what people i trust, be it close friends or people online i know and trust their opinions about what have to say about games i'm on the fence with, rather than blindly trust the first review i see. --- https://imgur.com/gGHBH0F https://imgur.com/rNfCKIS https://imgur.com/Fj3wSVn https://imgur.com/OoMcG77 <cite>Cookie Bag posted [p:940991234] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I haven't been trusting "Professional" reviews for quite a while, and pretty much see what people i trust, be it close friends or people online i know and trust their opinions about what have to say about games i'm on the fence with, rather than blindly trust the first review i see. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 06/20/20 8:30:09 PM #29:	Reviews might help adjust expectations, but if I'm really interested in playing a game the reviews are unlikely to stop me. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:940991262] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>Reviews might help adjust expectations, but if I'm really interested in playing a game the reviews are unlikely to stop me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChuckSDeuces 06/20/20 8:35:03 PM #30:	I haven't trusted them for a very long time. Probably since GTA IV tbqh. Professional Critics, especially ones who have a review on day one or before, are always going to be very soft in their opinions in order to maintain access. --- Engaging with NPCs is conceptually identical to talking back to the television. <cite>ChuckSDeuces posted [p:940991490] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I haven't trusted them for a very long time. Probably since GTA IV tbqh. Professional Critics, especially ones who have a review on day one or before, are always going to be very soft in their opinions in order to maintain access. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Siaperaz 06/20/20 8:36:35 PM #31:	I can't take seriously people who rate Kirby or Pokemon with over 80. --- GO KNICKS!!! <cite>Siaperaz posted [p:940991559] in Does the L... [t:78784125]...</cite> <quote>I can't take seriously people who rate Kirby or Pokemon with over 80. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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