Jesus, bad waves of paranoia, madness, fear and loathing - intolerable vibrations in this review. Get out. The weasels were closing in. I could smell the ugly brutes. Flee.
Wow. Seems like some people have lost their ever living minds. Was it because somehow Bush passed an amendment for him to continue his presidency for a third consecutive term? Could it be that someone in their immediate family fell on hard times? Or was it that their Xbox360 got it's fourth RROD? No. Nothing that extreme. Actually nothing that shouldn't have been that remarkable. Just an honest review from our very own Destructoid. Our abode..our second home where we reside to talk junk , chill with each other and submerge in unison on our love of games.
Instead I see fellow Dtoiders going at each throats because of a ...... game review?? Are you for
real ?? Do we not want a reviewer that is employed by Destructoid to write up an honest review? Isn't this why we visit a site like this? So we don't get patronized and insulted by feeding us bullshit which is better suited for people who don't know any better or think they do? Truth is a two way street. It can be what you want it to be but most likely , like life, it will be what you
don't want it to be. But it being there is what matters. Therein lies the comfort of this site and what distinguishes it from the rest.
Now one of the things I love about Destructoid is the large amount of our own input creates, as a whole, the voice of Destructoid. People forget that other sites don't allow you to speak your mind
freely. They forget some sites will show you to the forum section quickly, where even there, your comments are under the watchful eye of an administrator waiting to censor swiftly for any transgressions of the rules. Comments are welcome here freely, as are debates and constructive criticisms but some things I saw in Reverend Anthony's Review in his comments sections are frankly way out of line.
I don't proclaim to be affiliated officially with Destructoid, I contribute just like the rest of my fellow Cboggers. So this isn't from them..but I gotta tell you..when I hear..or read comments like this:
Heretic: This place doesn't matter outside as much as you think. And with as many tips submitted linking back to Joystiq, Gaia and Kotaku, be happy they keep the lights on here and not those shitty "you won an ipod touch" ads.
oh ya, and to guys like Nameless fucking Ted, HOW THE FUCKING DO YOU KNOW IT WAS A GOOD REVIEW IF YOU NEVER EVEN "CHECKED IT OUT" YET?? Some people on these boards need to get their heads out of certain editors asses and breath a little fresh air!! Ya, that means all those Jim Sterling cronies too.
@ Sharpless
I'm dense? Am I the one thinking a 3.5/5 = 3/10? LOL. Don't you have a sterling to blow? If we're done here, I need to find out 50 Cent's real name and the name of Eminem's daughter. There are prizes to be won.
Why is destructoid even listed on any review site?
Your reviews are complete and utter junk.
Comments like these are WAY out of the line. Comments like that insulted me, as well as make me ashamed we have actual Dtoiders in our mists that don't have the scruples to share their disagreement in a thoughtful and RESPECTFUL way.
Just because we all clown around and have a good time doesn't mean we toss respect out the window for the Editors & Writers of Destructoid. Just because they have fun with us on our Cblogs doesn't mean they are slobbering fan-boys who we can trash personally because they wrote up a review you disagreed with. Personally every time any one of the Editors/Writers show up on my blog.. I still find that a badge of pride that they actually are listening to me..to US, out of their busy schedule. The least I can do is show them respect.
Again, it's about respect. It's about the truth, as they see it, in reviews and it's about shutting the fuck up, THINK, then articulate your gripes or kudos in a matter befitting our second home we call Destructoid.
I don't get into the internet drama, and I know what you're referring to here, so keep up the good work!
That stirred quite the hornet's nest. Thought I think that had to do with Rev's propensity of rating everything poorly, he's done it for quite a long time, I figure it just came to a head with that particular review.
I could care less about reviews, although I find Destructoid's to be more honest, still, a 9.0, or a 1.0 from them won't stop me from testing or playing what I want.
Then why comment at all. I like you gamegoblin but that comment sounds like something a bitch would say.
If you got something to say..say it. The point of this post is not putting out a comment in disagreement but of just being a dick and disrespectful to the people that put alot of work here.
Because right now every FPS, Nintendo Franchise, or hardcore action game seems guaranteed at least a 70 metascore..and that's if it's BAD.
I loved the first Condemned and I am enjoying the second one, but unlike the stupid fucker you quoted above I realize that a review is someone's opinion.
Although I have to say I don't think Rev and Jim handled the situation in the comments very well.
Good post
I didn't think the review as that bad but I don't really read reviews. I did think the amount of comments and what was being said was out of line.
D'toid, ryde or die.
um, wut?
As I mentioned in the comments of that post, my girlfriend picked up this game and we happened to read the review before putting it in. We enjoyed it just fine, bad review score or not.
As a side note, it seems to me that a couple of the more popular posters on this site only comment when they have something negative to say. It's really sad.
Offense shouldn't be taken though by certain comments. I haven't been here at Dtoid very long and I know not to take much offense so such comments like those posted above.
if i listened to every review for the games i liked, i'd never play anything.
That's very forgiving of you... I never met a man that openly accepts disrespect..until now.
Demos are what we need, man.
Also, I think you should point out that the comments that you cited weren't said by Heretic and Sharpless, as that paints them in a bad light unfairly.
The same goes for games. I thoroughly enjoyed Heavenly Sword, much more than a lot of the reviews I read about it. Did I go comment on it like some of these asshole trolls and morons did? No. Why? Because I'm a fucking adult who realizes that when someone else doesn't like something there is no reason I would feel the same way.
A lot of them sound like Rev told them he just fucked their mothers while didling their sister.
Except that bloodshot is not a mainstream hardcore game as you so put it, the original Condemmed was a very underrated launch title for the 360, this one has had little fanfare as well.
And I've yet to see a single Nintendo game get a low score, anywhere, even here.
Jim Sterling hates Mass Effect. Does that make me lust after it any less? Colette hates Halo. Does that mean I won't go out and play it with friends? Of course not. It's all opinion, whether it's staff or a user.
Many people who got upset over the Gerstmann thing were, sadly, liars. Straight up, dickless liars and they have no place on Destructoid. They need to fuck off and find a Web site that will pander to their fragile gamer ego and tell them that they made the right purchase.
As for one of the main review whiners, he just needs ignoring. He's doing it on purpose and won't be engaged again.
(and sometimes a little bum tickled, but you know...)
Rarely do they ever give a worthwhile arguement, much less a single statement thats as well-thought-out as even a sentense within the review itself.
But that's why i love Destructoid. All the idiots gradually get strained away over time.
Regarding Yojimbo @ gamegoblin
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