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That last sentence from pl0x kthanxbai's comment on the Singularity review was hilarious.
"You give scores related of what you personally think about them."
*Gasp*
How shocking!
I'm still waiting for PunisherLH and pl0x kthanxbai to see this and respond accordingly.
"You give scores related of what you personally think about them."
*Gasp*
How shocking!
I'm still waiting for PunisherLH and pl0x kthanxbai to see this and respond accordingly.
love the video jim. Even though I don't agree with all your reviews, that may be because I'm not you! But all these other.. what was it.. Nutfuckers? Don't seem to understand that. It's nice to actually read real personal opinions on games than those who try to be objective. Because most people themselves don't even know how to be objective.
Hahahaha! So happy to see a response to pl0x in there. I can not believe the nerve of somebody to come to this site and tell you (and everyone else here who appreciates Dtoid's reviews) that the reviews are "unaccurate" and "uncorrect" and should be changed to be more like everyone else on Meta-fucking-critic. Unbelievable. Who the fuck died and made these people god of game reviews? I don't come to their church and tell them that their beliefs are inaccurate and incorrect. I don't go to their job and slap the dick out of their mouth.
Thank you for trying to save the Dtoid community from its reviews, but NO FUCKING THANKS. Fuck right back off to Game Spot, chaps.
Thank you for trying to save the Dtoid community from its reviews, but NO FUCKING THANKS. Fuck right back off to Game Spot, chaps.
You can't find two people with identical tastes in music, how can you possibly find two people with identical tastes in games? People are so egocentric.
Also, yes, to "bias" is a noun. If you're gonna bitch about Jim's reviews, at least use the right form of the (wrong) word.
Also, yes, to "bias" is a noun. If you're gonna bitch about Jim's reviews, at least use the right form of the (wrong) word.
Your reviews are by the far the most entertaining to read for me, regardless of the score. That's why I read them.
And I agree about that mention of N4G... good god... though no one can beat YouTube's discussion community in intelligence.
And I agree about that mention of N4G... good god... though no one can beat YouTube's discussion community in intelligence.
I can't be the first person to say this, but - does anyone else think these Jimquisition videos scream "wrestling promo"? I mean that in a totally good way.
@ Jim - Next video, just for the hell of it, can you give us a good, hearty "IF YOU WANT SOME, YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME! I DON'T LAY DOWN FOR NOBODY! COME GET SOME YEEEEEEEEEEAH!"
@ Jim - Next video, just for the hell of it, can you give us a good, hearty "IF YOU WANT SOME, YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME! I DON'T LAY DOWN FOR NOBODY! COME GET SOME YEEEEEEEEEEAH!"
Personally, I love your reviews. I don't always agree with them, but i can always tell by reading the actual article if i will agree with you or not. The people who get pissed are the people who skip straight to the number score without reading the article and deciding for themselves whether the things you find appealing about the game would be something they find value in themselves. They just see a number that is different than people on metacritic and assume you must be trolling. I'm glad there are reviewers like you though. That's why I come to Destructoid for my reviews. You're the only guy that had the balls to give Deadly Premonition a 10/10. Great video.
When I watch this video, I pretend the small white light reflections in Jim's glasses are his pupils and that he has awesome silver anime robot eyes.
This is the first time there isn't any negative comments on a post by jim sterling.
BECAUSE YOU FUCKING OWNED YOU FUCKERS.
BECAUSE YOU FUCKING OWNED YOU FUCKERS.
OMG I've had to make this argument more than once and not always in relation to video games. Opinions, are based on personal preference so how can they be completely objective? Thanks for pointing this out Jim. I'm sure all the idiots like pl0x will give their most objective, unbiased opinion on the video.
The problem here Jim, is that most of your audience is American, and a lot of Americans, though certainly not all, have little to no literacy skills, which makes reading through the lines to decipher whether they would enjoy the game in question or not an impossible task.
@Magris, maybe Jim can humbly explain why Destructoid can't put in a feature that allows us to edit even delete our comments?
I don't see why not, even a corrupt site like YouTube can put in a delete option.
I don't see why not, even a corrupt site like YouTube can put in a delete option.
Belive me Jim , i argue with people all the time for opinions of certain games because while i play the game straight through and give my own clear perspective of what the developer has created , others i deal with love to side with metacritic or for example the comparison of another game that probably wasent made with the same focus kinda like the Gears of war versus Uncharted argument where gears of war is a balls out brutal third person close quarters shooter while uncharted is more akin to a third person shooting platformer. Oh well.
@ Brandon Holmes
Don't shit on Americans man. You make it sound like trolling is an American disease. Whether some dumbass knows the definition of bias or not has no impact on their enjoyment of video games. It has more to do with people wanting their own opinions to be validated and less about how much they payed attention in English class.
Don't shit on Americans man. You make it sound like trolling is an American disease. Whether some dumbass knows the definition of bias or not has no impact on their enjoyment of video games. It has more to do with people wanting their own opinions to be validated and less about how much they payed attention in English class.
blacklight tango down is subpar, its like a UT3 mod gone indie - dedicated servers and MOD TOOLS. The console version looks like puke and the pc version not that much better.
I think Jim does not understand the word Bias himself.
Every review should be done WITHOUT BIAS.
Bias means: a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
Having an opinion and having bias are two completely different things.
For example: If the developer of a game shot your mother in the face, naturally, you will be biased against that game, and will likely be unable to write a review that has any value, because of your personal biases.
However, if you don't like some feature in the game, such as a control scheme, which others may like, that is your opinion, and has every right to be a part of a good review. I am reading a review to be told what you think of the game. "I personally don't like his control scheme, however others may" is a perfectly reasonable phrase.
Conclusion: Bias bad. Opinion good.
Every review should be done WITHOUT BIAS.
Bias means: a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
Having an opinion and having bias are two completely different things.
For example: If the developer of a game shot your mother in the face, naturally, you will be biased against that game, and will likely be unable to write a review that has any value, because of your personal biases.
However, if you don't like some feature in the game, such as a control scheme, which others may like, that is your opinion, and has every right to be a part of a good review. I am reading a review to be told what you think of the game. "I personally don't like his control scheme, however others may" is a perfectly reasonable phrase.
Conclusion: Bias bad. Opinion good.
I think Jim does not understand the word Bias himself.
Every review should be done WITHOUT BIAS.
Bias means: a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
Having an opinion and having bias are two completely different things.
For example: If the developer of a game shot your mother in the face, naturally, you will be biased against that game, and will likely be unable to write a review that has any value, because of your personal biases.
However, if you don't like some feature in the game, such as a control scheme, which others may like, that is your opinion, and has every right to be a part of a good review. I am reading a review to be told what you think of the game. "I personally don't like his control scheme, however others may" is a perfectly reasonable phrase.
Conclusion: Bias bad. Opinion good.
Every review should be done WITHOUT BIAS.
Bias means: a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
Having an opinion and having bias are two completely different things.
For example: If the developer of a game shot your mother in the face, naturally, you will be biased against that game, and will likely be unable to write a review that has any value, because of your personal biases.
However, if you don't like some feature in the game, such as a control scheme, which others may like, that is your opinion, and has every right to be a part of a good review. I am reading a review to be told what you think of the game. "I personally don't like his control scheme, however others may" is a perfectly reasonable phrase.
Conclusion: Bias bad. Opinion good.
Jim will eventually die for this website. The human body can only take so much seething, boiling nerd-rage.
Personally, i prefer if my reviewers give their own experiences in the game instead of just knocking off technical things. Jim, you are one of the reasons i continually go and check destructoid.
why you may ask?
i love this site and the peoples in it because this site has a huge amount of personality which i believe some sites lack. as for your reviws, sure it might irritate me, only slightly, but i always know that you review game fairly and justly and for those who thinks that Jim cant right a review, i issue this challenge.
Challenge: become a videogame reviewer
for this you would need to buy ALL the lastest games, give YOUR review (not someone elses opinion) and see how far you get before you to are accused of "bias". speaking of which, OF COURSE THERE IS BIAS IN REVIEWS, IN ANY REVIEW. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AS A HUMAN BEING TO NOT HAVE A BIT OF AN OPINION IN ANYTHING.
PizzaReaver, out
why you may ask?
i love this site and the peoples in it because this site has a huge amount of personality which i believe some sites lack. as for your reviws, sure it might irritate me, only slightly, but i always know that you review game fairly and justly and for those who thinks that Jim cant right a review, i issue this challenge.
Challenge: become a videogame reviewer
for this you would need to buy ALL the lastest games, give YOUR review (not someone elses opinion) and see how far you get before you to are accused of "bias". speaking of which, OF COURSE THERE IS BIAS IN REVIEWS, IN ANY REVIEW. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AS A HUMAN BEING TO NOT HAVE A BIT OF AN OPINION IN ANYTHING.
PizzaReaver, out
Well good sir, this was fuckin hysterical. My favorite so far. :]
You kind of remind me of Blunty 3000.. It's a mix of the accents & outrage.
You kind of remind me of Blunty 3000.. It's a mix of the accents & outrage.
While we're on the topic of you being wrong about everything; I just beat Singularity, and I feel you overscored it.
Therefore, you should lose your job then kill yourself
Therefore, you should lose your job then kill yourself
TheLastOne:
We ALL have biases. They're part of who we are and you can't scrub that out. Note that your handy dictionary definition (which I already read before recording the video) uses the word "especially" and not "exclusively". If it were the latter you'd have a point, but the use of the former suggests that you can have bias and still use clear judgment.
We ALL have biases. They're part of who we are and you can't scrub that out. Note that your handy dictionary definition (which I already read before recording the video) uses the word "especially" and not "exclusively". If it were the latter you'd have a point, but the use of the former suggests that you can have bias and still use clear judgment.
Weak minds need justification for their purchases and beliefs. They are too weak to stand on their own. This will never end Jim. Never argue with idiots...they will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
If someone disagress with some argument you make its okay... its theyre subjectivity talking. I agree with almost all that you have said, but people should try to make an opinion on theyre own too, not always relie on some reviewrs.
For the last year destructoid became, almost without me noticing it, my favorite gameinfo site, thats because of the originality and subjectiviness of all you guys.
I may disagree with Jim a lot, but I always respect his almost aways well put arguments.
Good work
PS. Stop taking sides on the so called console-war, it just trows gasoline at it.
For the last year destructoid became, almost without me noticing it, my favorite gameinfo site, thats because of the originality and subjectiviness of all you guys.
I may disagree with Jim a lot, but I always respect his almost aways well put arguments.
Good work
PS. Stop taking sides on the so called console-war, it just trows gasoline at it.
I like everything about destructoid, but i mostly come here for 3 things.
The constant news updates
The good Rev Anthony Burch
and Jim Sterling.
And now Burch is gone (I really fucking miss that guy, its just not the same without him) your pretty much the only reviewer left that i value. If you where not doing reviews for this site...well id still come for the constant news updates but destructoid would be a lesser place without you. Even though lets face it, your like a bull in a fucking china shop.
The constant news updates
The good Rev Anthony Burch
and Jim Sterling.
And now Burch is gone (I really fucking miss that guy, its just not the same without him) your pretty much the only reviewer left that i value. If you where not doing reviews for this site...well id still come for the constant news updates but destructoid would be a lesser place without you. Even though lets face it, your like a bull in a fucking china shop.
I believe he plays games to the point of near completion, or if it's unbearably bad, about an hour or two before throwing the game away and burning it in a nearby metalsmith factory.
Something along those lines, and now I understand about what goes in the minds of people when they review games. ALL reviewers will be 'bias'ed, but it's their personal opinion at the end of the day, NOT OURS unless we decide to review it ourselves. Trolling about it without a valid reason won't get you very far in life however... at all. Great vid!
Something along those lines, and now I understand about what goes in the minds of people when they review games. ALL reviewers will be 'bias'ed, but it's their personal opinion at the end of the day, NOT OURS unless we decide to review it ourselves. Trolling about it without a valid reason won't get you very far in life however... at all. Great vid!
yay Jim just told us reviews hold no value!!! yay we can all stop looking at them because we all hold at least one different bias!!! So what he thinks and what you think and what i think do not matter when rating anything!!!
This can even go past that! If you agree with Jim on what he write you are wrong. that is to say you do not know or understand his biasses so you could not understand why he likes or dislikes this and for what reason. With the removal of fact its hard to convey any valuable opinion.(yes i know it can be done but it is HARD)
Again Jim i ask is it possible to have a review use more objective guidelines then your style of a more subjective feel? Would a more Objective review have any value? (not more or less just any value)
This can even go past that! If you agree with Jim on what he write you are wrong. that is to say you do not know or understand his biasses so you could not understand why he likes or dislikes this and for what reason. With the removal of fact its hard to convey any valuable opinion.(yes i know it can be done but it is HARD)
Again Jim i ask is it possible to have a review use more objective guidelines then your style of a more subjective feel? Would a more Objective review have any value? (not more or less just any value)
This is why I still watch Yahtzee. Dude has different opinions about games than the norm, heck I still disagree with him constantly when it comes to Nintendo games. I still find his opinions facinating, and more often than not, they make sense. So he didn't like the fact that Super Mario Galaxy 2 was presented as a sequel. So what? I listened to what he had to say, understood where he was coming from, and decided that his criticisms weren't enough to ruin the game for me. He didn't even say that the game was bad. He just has higher standards for what should and shouldn't be considered a sequel. He's still one of the best game critics I've ever seen. I consider him to be on par with Reverend Anthony even.
The same goes for you Jim. Keep this up. This is turning into an awesome series.
The same goes for you Jim. Keep this up. This is turning into an awesome series.
I never said that Jim's reviews were biased. I said they were shitty, sloppy, inconsistent, often contained factual inaccuracies, and were poorly done.
Was your "bias" deep seeded like your father being fired by the Sony Corporation and that word was henceforth not spoken in your home? People are retarded.
I may not agree with you on all points but god you nailed it in your "fanboymentalism" article. I suspect that is where so much of this is rooted. Should be added to the dictionary.
I wonder what the Pope would think of Singularity?
I may not agree with you on all points but god you nailed it in your "fanboymentalism" article. I suspect that is where so much of this is rooted. Should be added to the dictionary.
I wonder what the Pope would think of Singularity?
"I never said that Jim's reviews were biased. I said they were shitty, sloppy, inconsistent, often contained factual inaccuracies, and were poorly done."
And yet you never provide examples to back up your claims, you just spout venomous crap without rationale.
It's a shame that commenters can't be held as accountable as reviewers. They get to claim any old bullshit.
And yet you never provide examples to back up your claims, you just spout venomous crap without rationale.
It's a shame that commenters can't be held as accountable as reviewers. They get to claim any old bullshit.
While I feel sometimes it is the duty of a reviewer to do an objective review on games, I also think you have a very legitimate point. Sometimes, you have to look at more than one review to get a feel for a game, and if you take the humanity out of game reviews, you lose diversity, and you get reviews that all look the same.
Good on ya Jim. Keep up your "biased" and "opinionated" reviews =)
Good on ya Jim. Keep up your "biased" and "opinionated" reviews =)
@ Jim:
Okay, Jim. Fine. You're just an extremely unique reviewer.
If I were to review games, I wouldn't base things off of my opinion. I hate sports games for example but that doesn't mean all sports games are bad. I don't have fun playing them but I'd give it a fair review for the people who enjoy sports games and show all of the positive and negative points that would be important to the sports fans looking to purchase the game. I'm not saying you avoid that entirely but I think that's what people refer to when they say "bias".
Okay, Jim. Fine. You're just an extremely unique reviewer.
If I were to review games, I wouldn't base things off of my opinion. I hate sports games for example but that doesn't mean all sports games are bad. I don't have fun playing them but I'd give it a fair review for the people who enjoy sports games and show all of the positive and negative points that would be important to the sports fans looking to purchase the game. I'm not saying you avoid that entirely but I think that's what people refer to when they say "bias".
You know what Jim? I've never noticed, but your rants remind of the rants that pro wrestlers in the 80's and 90's used to do on TV before their matches. I think that's why I like watching them. I miss those. Also, have you considered steroids?
But yes. I don't know why people get offended when a game they like is reviewed poorly. I mean, it's not like a reviewer's opinion is actually IMPORTANT. (No offense Jim). What I mean to say is that it's not like a bad review score detracts from the experience of playing a game. If I enjoy a game, and you bash it, it's the same game for me. It's just a man's opinion for godsake!
But yes. I don't know why people get offended when a game they like is reviewed poorly. I mean, it's not like a reviewer's opinion is actually IMPORTANT. (No offense Jim). What I mean to say is that it's not like a bad review score detracts from the experience of playing a game. If I enjoy a game, and you bash it, it's the same game for me. It's just a man's opinion for godsake!
Jim,
Here's what you don't seem to understand about reviews. It's not just about what you, Jim Sterling, personally think about a game. After all, why should I care what you, or anyone else, thinks about a game? Your personal preferences are likely to be different than mine, so merely hearing your opinion on a game is practically worthless to me.
The purpose of a review is not to get someone's opinion of a game. It is to help people decide whether or not they should purchase the game in question. That means a reviewer must step out of their own little opinionated views and judge a game with some objectivity.
Is the story good? Are the graphics acceptable? Is gameplay fun? How is the voice-acting? If a game is a sequel, how does it improve on its predecessor? How does the game compare to other games in its genre? Is it worth the asking price? These are the questions that a good reviewer tries to answer.
That's not to say that a good game reviewer should check his own opinions at the door, merely that he needs to employ some empathy and keep his own opinions in check.
In order to illustrate my point, let's pretend I was asked to do a review of the latest Madden game. Personally, I dislike sports games and derive little enjoyment from playing them. If I reviewed the game in the same way you review games, I would probably give the game a 2/10, since I don't even like American football to being with. Would such a review help prospective buyers of Madden games come to a decision? Of course not. My review would do little to help people decide whether or not to buy the game.
What prospective buyers of this newest Madden game would want from a review is to know how this latest iteration improved upon the previous games. What new features are there? How has gameplay changed? Were the changes good or bad? Is it worth shelling out another $60, or should I just keep playing last year's Madden?
I hope you begin to see my point and understand why your reviews are not very helpful. If you want to give your personal opinion on a game, that's fine, but that's not what a designated reviewer on a decent video game site is supposed to do. Instead, you're supposed to help us decide whether or not we, the readers, will like a game. Get it? It's not about you. It's about us.
Of course, if you do want to give out your opinion on a game, or anything else, there are plenty of places to do that, such as YouTube or a personal blog. However, an official review on a major gaming site like Destructoid is not the appropriate place for that.
Here's what you don't seem to understand about reviews. It's not just about what you, Jim Sterling, personally think about a game. After all, why should I care what you, or anyone else, thinks about a game? Your personal preferences are likely to be different than mine, so merely hearing your opinion on a game is practically worthless to me.
The purpose of a review is not to get someone's opinion of a game. It is to help people decide whether or not they should purchase the game in question. That means a reviewer must step out of their own little opinionated views and judge a game with some objectivity.
Is the story good? Are the graphics acceptable? Is gameplay fun? How is the voice-acting? If a game is a sequel, how does it improve on its predecessor? How does the game compare to other games in its genre? Is it worth the asking price? These are the questions that a good reviewer tries to answer.
That's not to say that a good game reviewer should check his own opinions at the door, merely that he needs to employ some empathy and keep his own opinions in check.
In order to illustrate my point, let's pretend I was asked to do a review of the latest Madden game. Personally, I dislike sports games and derive little enjoyment from playing them. If I reviewed the game in the same way you review games, I would probably give the game a 2/10, since I don't even like American football to being with. Would such a review help prospective buyers of Madden games come to a decision? Of course not. My review would do little to help people decide whether or not to buy the game.
What prospective buyers of this newest Madden game would want from a review is to know how this latest iteration improved upon the previous games. What new features are there? How has gameplay changed? Were the changes good or bad? Is it worth shelling out another $60, or should I just keep playing last year's Madden?
I hope you begin to see my point and understand why your reviews are not very helpful. If you want to give your personal opinion on a game, that's fine, but that's not what a designated reviewer on a decent video game site is supposed to do. Instead, you're supposed to help us decide whether or not we, the readers, will like a game. Get it? It's not about you. It's about us.
Of course, if you do want to give out your opinion on a game, or anything else, there are plenty of places to do that, such as YouTube or a personal blog. However, an official review on a major gaming site like Destructoid is not the appropriate place for that.
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