The 5 Problems with Videogame Journalism
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 01/28/2006 05:18 PM [ Print | 4 comment(s) ] · 1353 views
The problem with videogame journalism is that we rarely get an opportunity to experience the game the same way a gamer will. In this article, Alan talks about the challenges that videogame journalism face.
This is the final part of three-part series of articles. If you haven't already, please read through our Xbox 360 Racing Shootout and our Dead or Alive 4 Review. Both of those articles were written as "real reviews" but also for the express purpose of this series.
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This is the final part of three-part series of articles. If you haven't already, please read through our Xbox 360 Racing Shootout and our Dead or Alive 4 Review. Both of those articles were written as "real reviews" but also for the express purpose of this series.
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Juomaru Senior Member Posts: 115 Joined: 2002-03-29 |
#63850 Posted on: 01/29/2006 12:27 AM
Problem #6 Personal taste bias --> so that guy likes FPS, and therefore give every FPS a good score, whereas every other genre like racing get a bad score, consistently. Problem #7 Racial discrimination --> mainly on console games. That same guy again. Games made by white people consistenly get better scores than games made by Japanese ON EVERY GENRE. Problem #7 That reviewer is just a plain idiot --> whatever "he says" is gospel, and the game is good/bad ONLY maters if he likes it, bottom-line. (in contrast to actual sales numbers ... he never even think for a second why this game is so popular or why he sucks so much) |
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jago_ai Unregistered |
#63853 Posted on: 01/30/2006 01:09 AM
"Problem #7 Racial discrimination --> mainly on console games. That same guy again. Games made by white people consistenly get better scores than games made by Japanese ON EVERY GENRE." Sorry but that is an outright lie...prove that games made by "white people" get better scores. |
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Juomaru Senior Member Posts: 115 Joined: 2002-03-29 |
#63854 Posted on: 01/30/2006 05:28 AM
For this one, I had a specifc individual in mind when I wrote. That guy write for a certain console system. (I am still pissed. I wrote to the editor (old and new) to have that guy removed, but so far heard nothing from them) On second thought, this seems also be the case on the PC gaming platform. For exmaple, Square-Enix's Final Fantasy series, Konami's Silent Hill series, SEGA's Sega Rally 1 and 2, Sonic Heroes and etc. Time and time again, I see "certain" magazine in the USA has the habit of giving relatively poor coverage and bad scores to these games than the other major English PC games they review at that time. Mind you the ones that I mention are top-notch games, supported by sale records in their console system origins. Fundamentally, it may relate back to the other problems, but clearly there is an separate issue here. |
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jago_ai Unregistered |
#63861 Posted on: 01/30/2006 11:51 PM
How about just stating which magainze/website this person wrote for? |
