Recommend a good reviewer by name

[Arrrgh]

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!

[Yegolev]

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.

[Arrrgh]

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.

[Yegolev]

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.

[ahoythematey]

Does Stephen Kent still do his thing for msnbc.com?  He always seemed level-headed and honest.

[Ironwood]

Charlie Brooker.


His Mac Review

[Tale]

If Julian Rignall would come back to reviewing games, I'd mention him. And if you don't believe he's that good ...

I'd mention Gary Penn before him, but nobody has made a wikipedia entry for poor old Gaz, who used to be Julian Rignall's boss.

[Stormwaltz]

I've always like William R. Trotter. He specializes in wargames.

In Ye Olde Comptaire days, Scorpia was interesting.

[Hanzii]

Charlie Brooker.


His Mac Review

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.

[sinij]

Rants are good and all but isn't bashing for 'one button' mouse is decade out of date flame?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.

[Hanzii]

Rants are good and all but isn't bashing for 'one button' mouse is decade out of date flame?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.

[Sir Fodder]

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), and Bill Abner from the Blog for the Sports Gamer is also great.