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(# 0) on 02/26/2009 19:53
(# 1) on 02/26/2009 20:52
(# 2) on 02/26/2009 20:56
you ruined it, failast
(# 3) on 02/26/2009 20:58
(# 4) on 02/27/2009 01:12
regarding the whole halo wars review discussion, a game reviewer's job is essentially to determine whether a game is enjoyable, so i think complaints about getting paid to play video games and then not finishing one or two are invalid. if sterling or anyone else decided not to finish a game because they didn't enjoy it, you can take that to be an assessment of the game's quality (depending on whether you trust that reviewer's opinion). whether they consider it appropriate to actually review the game based on the amount they played and the fact that they stopped in the middle of it is a different story.
also, if you've dealt with a medium long enough, you gain a more or less intuitive idea of the quality of a game/movie/book/tv show/whatever even after only being exposed to a small portion of it--this is how people can look at promos for a new tv show and determine whether it'll be worth watching, get cancelled after four episodes, etc.
obviously there are exceptions to these rules, and credibility/experience vary by reviewer, but that's just my opinion.
(# 5) on 02/27/2009 01:31
(# 6) on 02/27/2009 02:28
That's one of the few responses I've ever seen to Failcast's discussions. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!
(# 7) on 02/27/2009 03:12
(# 8) on 02/27/2009 03:47
(# 9) on 02/27/2009 06:36
(# 10) on 02/27/2009 08:50
(# 11) on 02/27/2009 10:05
no prob. looking forward to #29.
(# 12) on 02/27/2009 13:22