In retrospect, some of my words were austere in the last blog. My veiled message is Destructoid remains the best concerning industry news; however, they exacerbate the situation concerning political, journalistic, and extraneous stories. For example, who cares if 1up put Kane & Lynch in the best action game category? Readers should have the choice to vote from games that are deemed action, no matter how flawed it is. A plethora of other mediocre games are on this list as well (Syphon Filter and Crackdown as prime examples). Destructoid is also in competition with sites like these, but that does not mean one should belittle any chance possible. Many advertisers are game publishers, but that doesn’t mean establishments like EGM, 1up, or the former Gamespot(when Kasavin and crew were there) will curb their reviews . To bring up past debacles, Kane and Lynch is a 6.0 on Gamespot! Some may be shocked, but there are advertisements on Destructoid as well! One can only imagine Naruto not receiving a 10, but maybe that’s just me. I know they are not going to curb their review score; it’s just an extra way to advertise the game to a larger audience. One final note to everyone as well: videogames are not indy by any means.
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In retrospect, some of my words were austere in the last blog.
That doesn’t make any sense. “Austere” doesn’t fit in this case.
I know they are not going to curb their review score; it’s just an extra way to advertise the game to a larger audience.
curb trans. vb. 2 : to check or control with or as if with a curb <trying to [i]curb [i]her curiosity> (from Merriam-Webster OnLine)
There’s NOTHING wrong with simply saying “lower” instead of “curb” here, and the latter word, again, doesn’t really fit, despite what your thesaurus would say.
I could go on, but I’ll just stop here. I have no problem with your opinions; they’re certainly legitimate. But the way you voice them on your blog is dumb (I could’ve gone to the thesaurus and used a word like “vacuous”, but because I know what that word actually means, and I know it doesn’t really fit there, I didn’t do that).
One more thing: it’s “indie”, not “indy”. The latter is shorthand for Indianapolis, while the former is shorthand for “independent”.
It should say “<trying to curb her curiosity>” up there.
And when did Dtoid attack 1up?