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Fanboy Friday: Bioware Bonus Edition photo

This week, we'll be taking a look at a review for Dragon Age. While there's a little bit of complaining about scores, it's really more about the bickering that happens between 360 and PS3 owners. IGN rated the two console versions the same, but Gamespot gave the PS3 version 0.5 more points than the 360 version!

Who's right?!

Right from the start, someone decides Dragon Age should be directly compared to Demon's Souls.

Am I the only one kinda glad I bought Demon's Souls instead?

Shitstorm ahoy!

No dude, you are not alone on that one. I preordered the Deluxe edition of Demons souls, and damn that game is awesome. This dragon age game does not come anywhere near Demons souls quality. And yes, I can compare, as they are both rpgs.  If you are on the fence, get Demons souls. Its a much better game

One 360 fan steps in to defend Microsoft's honor...by shitting all over Demon's Souls.

Yes, you are the only one. Demon's Souls is garbage, a terrible excuse for a game, let alone an RPG. And yes, I do own a PS3 and I did play the game and hated every second of it, not because of the challenge, but because of the terribly bland world, boring combat, and seriously lackluster story/characters. Made me frown upon my PS3 once again, wondering why I wasted my money on the trash. Thankfully I have a 360 as well and can experience many wonderful games on it, such as DA:O which apparently runs much better on the 360 than the PS3.

Then, we get a brief interlude while people squabble about scores. One guy thinks the score is way too low...

This score is really low compared to the other ones, the average would be like a 9.2 9.3 if they hadn't put in a score of 8.4 and 8.7

While another thinks that the game got an undeserving high score just because it's from Bioware.

Let's call it the BIOWARE BONUS, from review score of this game should be 8.0 or at most 8.5, but seeing as it's BIOWARE we're talking about, they are not evaluated in the same way as other minor developers are.

And then we get to the good stuff. People arguing over the two console versions based on IGN's review vs. Gamespot's review, and in response to the comment about Demon's Souls above. None of the people commenting have PLAYED either version, but that doesn't really matter.

it runs a lITTLE better but the PS3 version looks better, it has been getting higher reviews than the 360 version and reviewers are saying if you have a choice between consoles the PS3 is the way to go.

Apparently the way to stop "fanboy nonsense" is to throw out some of your own, like pointing out a game is "crap" because of a .5 score difference from one site.

Sorry but the usual fanboy nonsense that guys like you talk wont work this time. You fail, hard. The gamespot review takes the time to talk about how the 360 version is crap compared to the ps3 version. Dont go around talking bullsh*t. It doesn't pay.

This isn't convincing enough, so people start bringing in the actual scores to throw around.

just got the ps3 version -the superior one (9 from GS vs 8.5 for the x360 version ).x360 version takes ages to load and looks total crap vs PS3 version.if u are getting the console version then ps3 has the better version

Have these people ever actually PLAYED a PS2 game?!

x360 version has horrible textures and lkoading times. x360 version looks like a ps2 game vs ps3 version

One guy throws out the ultimate insult.

F**K this Robbie guy. B*tch, if you dont have anything sensible to say, then GTFO. Dont come on here to show everyone just how retarded you are. Go do your mom or something. You didnt get it right last time you tried.

As usual, IGN gets accused of OMG BIAS.

starting to think that ign is a little pro-360...as gamespot points out that the ps3 version is clearly better

One user uncovers a vast conspiracy.

Yeah but whenever a PS3 one is inferior, they drop the PS3 a number or so.

And finally, we end with an upset 360 owner yelling about Resistance and Gears so he can really stick it to Sony.

This game will be great, maybe better than ME2. I would have to say it will surpass Demon's Souls too. I heard someone bitch that the 360 gamer will say that just to discredit a PS3 exclusive. Funny since Resistance was even compared to Gears after its launch and now nobody wants the 3rd Resistance now, poll shows 1/3 people want it within the 1st year of its release, that's very low.

That's all I've got. In the spirit of our last comment, I'm going to run my own poll. What's the big hyped game coming out in the next year that you want the least?


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42 comments | showing # 1 to 42

fundando's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 20:36
fundando
Ahh nerd Rage. I actually bought this on PS3 when I should've bought it on PC. I didn't know it would be missing Overhead view on the consoles. Of course hot keys would of helped too.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 20:44
MrSadistic
Polls show that I have a penis.
Arianol's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 20:45
Arianol
@fundando

Same here, but then again I don't really have a PC up to par with today's games, so I guess I would have ended up with the laggy PS3 port anyway. Still very playable and fun as hell, though.
the guy with the hat's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:11
the guy with the hat
I allways find it funny how people argue over a simple rating, nice BLOG!
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:13
Jim Sterling
Fanboys give me energy.
ndschroede23's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:26
ndschroede23
@Jim

And moneys. Don't forget about the moneys.
Nerd Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:30
Nerd Rage
I once farted on the set of Blue Lagoon.
Indigo Dingo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:32
Indigo Dingo
Now I feel guilty, cause I actually asked someone who had played both how it was compared to Demons Souls. I didn't realise I wasn't supposed to, I just thought since they were medieval 3rd person RPG's the comparrisons would be appropriate.
blackdeath1347's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:33
blackdeath1347
Wait I bought DA:O on my 360! ZOMG!! BAD TEXTURES!
N0R3M0RS3's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:34
N0R3M0RS3
I detect a serious lack of PC fanboyism here, and I aim to remedy that. Hey, console version, suck my overhead camera AND graphical quality. /pwnt
Genebeef's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:35
Genebeef
i found it strange that gamespot was the only outlet that considered the ps3 version to be better than the 360 one.

but that issue is irrelevant because i'm playing the vastly superior pc version
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:39
ScottyG
Conversely to Jim, fanboys drain my soul. :(
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:50
pedrovay2003
Since we're talking about Dragon Age Origins, why is the PC version considered to be better than the console versions? This isn't a comment meant to start something, it's a serious question I'm curious about. I don't have a PC powerful enough to run it, but I'd just like to know what the actual reason is.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:52
Los255
Oh fanboys.....

POLL QUESTION: Army of Two: The 40th Day

The first one was surprisingly good, but I'm not in a rush to get it.
scsitransfer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 21:58
scsitransfer
@ Pedrovay2003 The PC version has a top-down camera view option that isn't avalible on the consoles. This camera view makes the game play much like it's spiritual sucessor balders gate. The other thing is Dragon Age is much more of a challenge on the PC because of the better input devices there's more of an emphasis on pausing the combat and planning tactics rather then the mostly action based gameplay expierenced on the consoles. Not to mention smoother framerates and better graphics if you've got the hardware to do it.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 22:01
MkShiranui
Something is very wrong here: The fanboyism in one of Jim's articles today was far worse than anything in this article. Someone is slacking hard.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 22:27
Qraze
i don't like the way dragon age had dlc at launch that should have been in the game. but if they can release free user made content on the ps3 (and they can if they want, ut3 did), then yeah, its the better version.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 22:36
gamadaya
"it runs a lITTLE better but the PS3 version looks better, it has been getting higher reviews than the 360 version and reviewers are saying if you have a choice between consoles the PS3 is the way to go."

How is saying that being a fanboy?
ndschroede23's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 22:37
ndschroede23
@scsitransfer

Wouldn't that make it more of a challenge on the consoles? I.e., the (relatively) inferior console controls frustrate the gameplay, making harder. (This isn't to say, the console version is harder, thus better. Rather, it probably suffers from being unnecessarily more cumbersome and difficult.)
ObjectiveBelow's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 22:39
ObjectiveBelow
"No one wants Resistance 3"

What an idiot.
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 22:42
runtheplacered
@ gamadaya ,

Having an opinion is being a fanboy. Didn't you know that?

Honestly, I don't care that people are fanboys.. every single one of us are fanboys of something (for instance, I use nothing but head & shoulders shampoo.. I'm a H&S fanboy).. it's just when people get wild about it that I start laughing at them.. but this one seemed fairly tame (relative to past Fanboy Fridays)
CaptainBright's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 00:36
CaptainBright
@Jim

And the need to start a holocaust on idiotic nerds.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 00:46
Im OK
I always read these until I start to throw up in my mouth a little. And that point usually comes after reading only two or three of the examples or utter stupidity. Why do I torture myself so?
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 01:23
Xzyliac
@MkShiranui
Ah, yes. The Wii HD post. Good to know everybody thinks I'm an anti-Wii fanboy now. *sigh* Awesome.

Also, polls? What the fuck?
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 01:37
MkShiranui
@Xzyliac

The behavior of EVERYONE in that thread was inexcusable, for that matter including the man who started it. I don't even need to say why, since everyone I think can tell what the problem was.

The Wii doesn't need defending. It's clear that anyone with half a brain recognizes the Wii for what it is, and the rest ... well, arguing won't solve anything.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 01:44
MkShiranui
Should have posted a complete thought ...

I think that's what we should be learning from these Fanboy Friday articles: that argument over details will solve nothing. Ultimately, any purchase is a choice made by a single person, and unless there is a request for advice (fairly rare) pointing out flaws and benefits is useless. Dedication to a console or game is a personal choice only and shouldn't be forced.

I know I'm new here, but that would almsot certainly end the wars.
Horus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 02:45
Horus
I Like demon's Souls more. DA:O is good, but DS is much more visceral.
jamBOT's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 03:00
jamBOT
I can't believe that anyone would trust anything coming from "Gamespot". Ever.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 03:18
Xzyliac
@MkShiranui
I respect you good sir. I wish I could say I wouldn't get trapped in stupid fanboyish argument again but I probably will just because I have a big mouth. I'm usually pretty good about it (I think) but usually when I feel "attacked" I get roused up. Which, now that I think about it, is pretty stupid.

Anyways yeah you make a valid point. Just wanted to letchu know somebody acknowledged it.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 03:19
Xzyliac
*someone from the Wii HD thread
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 08:03
ScottyG
Oh right, my answer to the poll. tbh it's probably MW2. Partly because of the crap they're pulling simply because they can, and partly because I'd like to get more out of the multiplayer games I already have before jumping into another one.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 08:19
Tarvu
I least look forward to MW2 because I'm just not a huge fan of recent CoD games. I are however interest in Call of Duty on the arcade/PSN.
max01payne's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 08:48
max01payne
Worst fanboy Friday ever!!!
Chiurka's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 10:48
Chiurka
just to fuel fanboy war: morons what are u talking about both 360 and ps3 suck compared to PC version in all meaningful aspects aka gameplay/graphics obviously desing and story doesnt differ between the two.

ps. its just a portion of text i've been missing from the fanboys friday post. i serously doubt no one pointed out this :D
DLord25's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 11:51
DLord25
I saw the review on GameTrailers and I don't think I could bring myself to buy this on anything but the PC.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 11:59
Dexter345
"In spirit of the last comment"? I can't even make out what the last comment is saying.

To answer your poll though, uh, Alpha Protocol? I dunno, I don't really keep track of the games I don't want.
texasgoldrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 14:47
texasgoldrush
Its is incorrect to say that the PS3 version looks better, actually the 360 version looks better

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-423647.aspx

especially with the water effects.
youngskeletor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 15:07
youngskeletor
MW2. I'm more excited about pixeljunk shooter. seriously.
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 17:16
pl0x kthanxbai
i dont think the first comment is all that fanboy-ish


its his opinion anyways, both are RPG so they arent completely uncomparable
LazyAza's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 19:19
LazyAza
Man this friday's fanboy stupidity was less funny than usual and more just sad.
TOEmastro's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/08/2009 01:54
TOEmastro
honestly, modern warfare 2 is just not hitting home with me. I'll be getting Assassin's creed instead this year
elysse's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/08/2009 10:33
elysse
@ Nerd Rage:

..

*SLAP*
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