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Title: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Arrrgh on February 05, 2007, 09:09:00 AM I'm reading a couple of gushing Vanguard reviews today and it occurs to me that I can't think of a single game reviewer (other than the fine front page reviews here of course) by name who I felt had a clue.
Film, music, books I can think of a couple of reviewers each who don't seem to have their heads up their asses, not so with games. And I mean by name of the reviewer, not a site. Thanks! Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Yegolev on February 05, 2007, 09:22:42 AM I don't have a direct answer to your question, however I would like to save you a lot of aggravation and suggest you skip Vanguard in favor of a licensed AAA MOG which is not yet available for purchase. It is not made by Funcom or Mythic.
Unless, of course, you really liked EQ a lot. Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Arrrgh on February 05, 2007, 10:55:56 AM I agree. There's no way I'm purchasing Vanguard. Giving those people money just rewards the behavior.
My issue was that if they'll give Vanguard a glowing review they'll give anything a good review. Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Yegolev on February 05, 2007, 01:45:39 PM If your intent is to separate the slobbercocks from the Real Journalists in game-journalism, I can also save you a lot of time without answering your question. Find a Real Journalist in any medium and work your way towards the game industry from there.
Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: ahoythematey on February 05, 2007, 11:44:03 PM Does Stephen Kent still do his thing for msnbc.com? He always seemed level-headed and honest.
Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Ironwood on February 06, 2007, 01:50:08 AM Charlie Brooker.
His Mac Review (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2006031,00.html) Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Tale on February 06, 2007, 05:38:51 AM If Julian Rignall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Rignall) would come back to reviewing games, I'd mention him. And if you don't believe he's that good ... (http://davesworld.gamesanimal.com/notorious.php?art=44)
I'd mention Gary Penn before him, but nobody has made a wikipedia entry for poor old Gaz (http://www.jolt.co.uk/index.php?articleid=3781), who used to be Julian Rignall's boss. Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Stormwaltz on February 06, 2007, 02:38:02 PM I've always like William R. Trotter. He specializes in wargames.
In Ye Olde Comptaire days, Scorpia was interesting. Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Hanzii on February 09, 2007, 06:06:06 AM Charlie Brooker. His Mac Review (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2006031,00.html) That was good. I like Tom Chick (freelancer for Yahoo and a bunch of other sites and magazines) because he can writes and is brutally honest. Not that I always agree. And I like Kieron Gillen (PCZone and Eurogamer) for pretty much the same reasons. I even agree with him most of the time. My own reviews are of course excellent, but in a language none of you understand and not really written for the hardcore gamer. Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: sinij on February 09, 2007, 05:58:35 PM Rants are good and all but isn't bashing for 'one button' mouse is decade out of date flame? Most mice these days have 3-10 buttons and scroll wheel on both macs and PCs.
Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Hanzii on February 10, 2007, 01:38:48 AM Rants are good and all but isn't bashing for 'one button' mouse is decade out of date flame? Most mice these days have 3-10 buttons and scroll wheel on both macs and PCs. Not the ones you get when you buy a Mac. Title: Re: Recommend a good reviewer by name Post by: Sir Fodder on February 10, 2007, 02:01:13 PM Yea, Trotter (his Close Combat books are classics), Chick, and Gillen are all good.
I'd also throw in Bill Harris (who I think is a financial guy that just happens to have a gaming blog, Dubious Quality (http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com/)), and Bill Abner from the Blog for the Sports Gamer (http://sportsgamer.blogspot.com/) is also great. |