If Gamespot Were 100% Honest With Us...

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[@Luken64]

Beautiful 5* A+ 10/10 -These are not sarcastic, or purchased reviews of this video, THIS MAN SPEAKS THE TRUTH.

[@Luken64]

Also, #GamerGate isn't over.

[@dfgdfgdgdfgify8885]

Luken Delzeal Gamergate is totally over you guys just look at how it died before 2015 /sarcasm topsy.com/analytics?q1=%23gamergate&via=Topsy

[@robinchwan]

"sarcarm on" hmm i need more cash to give a 10/10. "sarcasm off"

[@renankvieira]

***** This joke of a "movement" is not even more relevant than... www.google.com.br/trends/explore#q=gamergate%2C%20my%20balls&cmpt=q&tz=

[@Nelcomarproductions]

If Anita Sarkeesian Were 100% Honest With Us.

[@NecroCh]

Nelcomarproductions I would pay to see that

[@TKUltra971]

+Nelcomarproductions im 2 months late to comment and id actually give dollar to see them do that.

[@euclidismybro1451]

+i couldnt think of a name The only thing she actually lied about was making a multipart series and being interested in video games. The information she uses isn't incorrect, it's just skewed to fit her agenda. but yeah, keep spitting out bullshit.

[@KingRumar]

+Mateo Gonzalez Not proper to use the term "patriarchy" but to say they know that worldwide oppression solely on women and many other claims they make are false is more proper. To list out line after line of the most cliche shit they throw at everyone. "Pay wage gap" and their actual drive and goal - to have women get paid more simply because they're women regardless of job. Say for example a woman who works at Popeyes will make more than a Nuclear Physicist or neuro-surgeon would.

[@noahmarkwell1003]

+King Rumar You're a moron.

[@69Starmix96]

Its kinda strange you guys are not more popular, you bring out quite alot of subtle humour and pretty funny pokes at companies. I find this channel way funnier than most out there XD

[@69Starmix96]

And no, I was not bribed to say this ... :)

[@lordzucc3712]

***** are you sure????? *hands over $500*

[@MrElias760]

pootis

[@palestinianguy68]

true

[@amongallothers]

Keep up the good work guy..... *hands over $1000*

[@blyjd91]

Well this applies to IGN as well.

[@mrbeautiful1330]

Ign rated halo 4 higher than skyrim. If that isn't the definition of broken idk what is

[@helvetica8625]

The only honest reviewers left are third party reviewers

[@BostonJoe13]

+Slippy LMAO. Gotta love pathetic Sony haters/ xbox fanboys

[@BostonJoe13]

Slippy No. But you're a pathetic fanboy that attacks Sony. Always attacking Sony. Why not just play your precious piece of shit and enjoy staying on your knees for MS. You seriously are pathetic. Get a fucking life you bitch

[@mrbeautiful1330]

***** damn that salt though, and hes not wrong lmao

[@bakubladers]

Fair warning guys. Some hard core anti-gamer gaters might try to dox you just because you're implying you're pro gamer gate

[@gamingwildlife]

Interesting... We never actually mentioned Gamer Gate in this video. We just went for "here's why games journalism sucks."

[@Owl90]

Gaming Wildlife Some people are really edgy about gamergate, and your timing, talking about ethics in gaming journalism could be mistaken. Just a heads up if you get some hate or calling woman hater or something. Great video btw!

[@mattwo7]

So then what was that "movement" mentioned at 1:36 and that freezeframe thing at exactly 1:38? I mean don't get me wrong, I know what you were going for, but that has to be one of the easiest freezeframe things I have ever seen...

[@Owl90]

mattwo7 shhhh

[@mattwo7]

What? It's not like people actually read comments before doing anything. Let alone a comment thread with more than one reply.

[@Moliminous]

I don't turst any review sites to be honest

[@nailed999]

IGN is owned by the same company that own Fox news. That must say something....

[@mawkishwarden172]

Kill it with fire?

[@Rabbachino]

Blue Musketeer no. We set the fire on fire and set on them. much more efficient

[@kered13]

Not anymore. News Corp sold IGN to Ziff Davis in 2013. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN#Acquisition_of_UGO.2C_sale_to_Ziff_Davis

[@fm_232]

4 companies control like the entire media what is your point

[@nailed999]

kered13 Didnt know that. Still they havent changed much with a new owner.

[@lordofboredom4982]

gamespot: you cant turst us.

[@spidergwenstarwars6504]

IGN: you can't trust us and we hate sonic.

[@jaxter6610]

He was pointing out them misspelling trust as turst

[@noisekeeper]

Eh, I would have left out Egoraptor. His thoughts on Zelda (or games in general) are as about as brainless as Kotaku's.

[@DocSwood]

ehh, i wouldn't be that harsh at least he made his opinion by actually playing the game, not like Kotaku who sees a female and freaks out even though his Ocarina of Time views are a bit to ... not wrong, but he forgets that, the way he judges it, by modern 3d standards are (partially) only there, because OoT did them, was it perfect no, but it was groundbreaking in its own and that makes it special but i have to agree with him, the 2d's are my favs too it's the same with his others, i think he was spot on with Mega Man X, but i also disagree with his Super Castlevania views in addition, the fact that he put effort in, already means he's got more brain than Kotaku, noone has less, well maybe Vox ;)

[@usuariofuturista]

As a hardcore megaman fan, he bought me with his megaman sequelitis.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

His view of the Sonic franchise, even the Genesis titles and the titles immediately prior to Sonic Boom, is also unjustifiably dim.

[@SonofTiamat]

"Super Castlevania IV: like Castlivania but you can whip in eight directions. 0/10" -Egoraptor

[@maliciousbugman]

CrazyP There's no problem with liking the 2D Zeldas. I mean, A Link Between Worlds is my favorite Zelda title in years. The problem is that Egoraptor's Zelda video in particular came across (at least to me) as an obnoxious attempt to be as much of an in-your-face 80s/early-90s kid as possible. He does bring up legitimate issues with the 3D Zeldas, but in terms of the actual substance of his review, it was full of tons of cherry-picked bullshit, moments of embarrassingly incorrect research/information, and blatant contradictions of previous statements he's made about general game design as well as current statements made about Zelda. Basically, Ego has an obvious bias for the 2D Zelda titles, and as a result his video is not even close to being a fair evaluation of 2D/3D Zelda titles.

[@ig21100]

Can you post references for all of your information please. Thank you.

[@gamingwildlife]

ig21100 r/gaming

[@kawatzaki]

+Gaming Wildlife The director is a Non Gamer level 100!

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I don't ever look at major review outlets. Hell, I don't even trust the Escapist (except maybe Yahtzee) Why exactly do we not have many notable user-driven reviews anyway?

[@mawkishwarden172]

Uh, let's see. 'WTF is' by Totalbiscuit's ok for honest first impressions from another perspective (seriously, he outright stated that he didn't enjoy Dragon Age: Inquisition that much even after around 56 hours of gameplay). Angry Reviews by AngryJoeShow are really great (my personal favourite), although they tend to be very thorough, thus take a lot of time and often skip over some major releases). You should check them out.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Blue Musketeer Not a big fan of Angry Joe since he's more into FPSes than I care for, but he definitely wouldn't sell out on principle (heck, he has a character dedicated to the concept).

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

***** I know, but at least since everything he reviews is almost always negative he's automatically more trustworthy than the generic "IT'S GREAT" reviews.

[@jackskellingtonsora]

Yahtzee isn't a reviewer really. He's hilarious sure. But his "reviews" aren't really reviews so much as nitpicks of random things he didn't like. I wouldn't take his reviews at face value. But I would trust TB and Angry Joe for sure. Neither of them would come even close to selling out. Indeed, TB has revealed multiple times where he'd been offered free stuff for good reviews.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

***** I like to frequent TB. Angry Joe not so much, I just don't like most of the stuff he reviews. Though his reviews themselves are pretty good.

[@almozayaf]

I trust angry Joe and reviewrs that not belong to big site, normal boot and screwattack are good too

[@graidstinHitlerRants]

Game james I'm hardly a fan but he's neutral in the whole thing, not that he hasn't said plenty of stupid shit about GG

[@almozayaf]

Ravid Düder I don't think Yahtzee is a reviewr he just say the bad things about the game with out any of good points, i think he just a comedian

[@almozayaf]

***** Angry joe is Disney Princess :D

[@herobrinesblog]

Game james whats gg?

[@herobrinesblog]

Game james whats gg?

[@MadDemon64]

So who should I trust? TotalBiscuit? Angry Joe? Jim Sterling? Who can I trust for game reviews?

[@saigonkat]

The best thing you can do is trust your own judgment, only listen to others if you are on the fence.

[@LoganCovers91]

Just watch the gameplay for yourself and gather a few opinions from random users online

[@EmpReb]

***** till that turns into a shill show. So far it hasn't but some day it will.

[@usuariofuturista]

Sterling is great to avoid Steam shitty games.

[@MadDemon64]

usuariofuturista Oh god The Slaughtering Grounds. It was because of his video that I made a comment on one of the videos that it's devs made claiming that they have no place in the gaming industry due to their inability to take criticism and that I could have forgiven them for making a bad game had they actually tried to improve their game and not throw a temper tantrum.

[@AngryDemonBowser]

i can only turst gamespot tho

[@callumstanley4282]

+AngryDemonBowser i only trust what ever I can get out of Zero Punctuation. (Yahtzee's Angry Joe Show, but with cartoons).

[@AngryDemonBowser]

i can turst. but i cannot trust

[@callumstanley4282]

AngryDemonBowser gg m8

[@callumstanley4282]

That Guy 0_O

[@nubeyazul]

+AngryDemonBowser LOL, only curious people understood this comment, but I had no idea that word had a meaning, I thought it was only misspelled unintenionally.

[@xRolyJoel]

IGN gives Cod AW 9.1/10---> highest score it was given--->"IGN 9.1/10" is shown all over ads for cod aw---> free advertisment for IGN!

[@hercufles]

i think the best way to judge a game is watching gameplay movies and judge yourself

[@MarsGundam]

While there's tons of "pro gaming reviewers" now nothing beats just asking fellow gamers if a game is worth it or not. That's been time tested since the mid 80s as being truthful. That's how I avoid getting an Atari 7800 and getting a Sega Genesis.

[@DecoyBlackMage]

I was, I believe 8 or so when I got a Super Nintendo, already owned a NES and a GB, only thing we really had 20 years ago to give us an idea if we wanted a game or not was nintendo power magazines, that or looking at the boxes at toy shops. The only other option was yep, asking people, or trading/borrowing. 30 years old, I still bring all of them out to use.

[@DecoyBlackMage]

Rex Warden We have youtube now, checking out a game is easy peasy. Other then that we have companies we end up trusting.

[@DecoyBlackMage]

Rex Warden Erm I cannot really agree fully with this, sure there are examples of people who have had their negative reviews taken down, but generally that creates bigger negative reviews towards a product so it does not happen that often, and youtube is just one site, we have blip and others as well to look at. Also a lot of video producers put a lot of effort into their videos, and if they earn money from their work, then I do not see the issue. And no one is pro at a game they just start playing, no one, ever, and many lets players start from zero on a game, and generally are pretty good later on. As for the people who act a bit with their videos, they clearly have a fan base that enjoys it, so let them do what they want.

[@harrison6082]

"Worth a buy" is so far the most trust worthy reviewer I have ever found if u want an honest no BS source to check if a game is good or not. Highly recomend that.

[@whyydudee5994]

Harrison Ressler he trashes every game he plays.

[@amshermansen]

Gamespot - You can't turst us. 10/10 - Would spellcheck again.

[@JuanRodriguez-xl6mp]

Angry Joe is the reviewer I trust

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Same here,he shows everything that needs to be shown,if Its a flaw or a cool moment,a mechanic or a gameplay element in action,praising what needs to be praised and bashing what needs to be bashed,add some footage and you get a solid review to help you choose if the game is worth your money. Way better than reading a wall of text in a shitty web site.

[@100Diyab]

+lexzeyfercronus he's good, i also trust total biscuit and boogie though.

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Ehsas Amim Oh yeah, those guys are cool too.

[@TKUltra971]

+Juan Rodriguez angry joe is a sponsored clown.

[@lexzeyfercronus]

crazybongo5 Isnt almost everybody sponsored? Besides,sponsored or not,his reviews are always honest,and at the end of the day everything is based on common sense and his opinions.

[@gamingwildlife]

Also, ask questions for our Q&A video in February! What have you always wanted to know about us?

[@danishcamb]

When will you take the money the companies offer you?

[@gamingwildlife]

***** Unfortunately we already used most of it on cocaine and hookers, but if they offer us more, we'll probably just use it on cocaine and hookers...

[@danishcamb]

Gaming Wildlife I knew it! :p

[@Rabbachino]

What's the average research and production time for one episode of Gaming Wildlife?

[@joewall2217]

Ask around to see everyone's favourite game. Personally, I love Pokemon Yellow, and Super Mario 64.

[@LawrenceW78]

If Social Justice Warriors were 100% Honest With Us...

[@agu9302]

FUCK YEAH.

[@BLIGHTROT666]

+Lonestar327 I used to be an sjw, and I REALLY want that!

[@raww999]

+Lonestar327 Undercover gamespotter spotted.

[@Revealingstorm.]

If gamer gate followers were honest with us...actually no we already know what they are. Sexist hate filled assholes.

[@LawrenceW78]

+Alex Marko yeah no that's not even close, in fact its not even on the table as a description

[@martinsgakke]

Game journalism = outsourced marketing agencies.

[@aliets]

" You can't turst us" - Game Spot 2016

[@DrShaym]

Do Canon and Adobe. You did Apple, you can do other non-gaming companies.

[@defiantdeer13th]

Want a honest game review?? Zero Punctuation.

[@callumstanley4282]

+DefiantDeer 13th [česky] this is what im saying

[@crabbylobster4411]

+DefiantDeer 13th [česky] or angry joe..

[@TKUltra971]

+Crabby Lobster angry joe? lol angry joe is a corporate clown who has done too much questionable shady shit to be considered honest.

[@StrawberryStallion]

+otakuploader its tru doh

[@snapdragon3348]

+crazybongo5 source otherwise I'm just gonna assume that you're spouting shit

[@789french5]

Dude GiantBomb is still it's own thing, they make their funds off PREMIUM CONTENT which continues to be great even after Ryan's passing (RIP) and Vinny and Patrick moving back home. Jeff isn't in charge at Gamespot and has nothing to do with their site.. they're owned by the same parent company CBS but GiantBomb is still the same site quality-wise they were back in 09' to 2013. The death of Ryan was a real... blow. The team, site and community took a while to recover and thing's will never be the same but Dan is great. I really don't get the hate on Gerstmann, he fuckin live-streams his commutes. I respect that fuckin man and y'all should as well. Support GiantBomb!

[@Owl90]

10/10 - It's like Skyrim with water

[@DjangoFatt]

Please Do Bethesda next that would quite interesting

[@DjangoFatt]

*be

[@elitebelt]

All you need to know is their games are glitchy as all hell but their story and gameplay is phenomenal

[@gamingwildlife]

In three weeks...

[@Grumpydrawer]

Gaming Wildlife I'll be looking forward to it.

[@courier665]

I heard Bethesda.

[@kieranduffy3434]

Just found out that these "100%" videos are parodies based on different elements of the gaming industry. I will also confess that I only realised once I searched "Jeff Gerstmann" and thought, "Wow this guy looks really different"...And then watched your video on "If gaming wildlife were 100% honest". Now I understand ;)

[@thepyrotechnician]

Fishy that gamespot gave Mad Max a 6, Kotaku 5 and user ratings lie around 98%. MSG bought up every bit of ad space and got 10/10.

[@first-last311]

+Thepyrotechnician - Android and iOS Gameplay Reviews and Let's Play Videos - Mad Max, huh. You mean 'Middle of the Road Warrior?'

[@Sg-mo6el]

+otakuploader why should we care so much about story in a game if I wanted a story I'd watch a movie or read a book.

[@jerm70]

+Sterling Gentile Well stories within Video Games can be so much personal whenever you are in control of the universe. If people actually put the point to craft games like these, you would see a whole evolution of the ideal of games.

[@madshummelshj-agerholm3820]

+ThePyrotechnician Gaming i have seen a site that gave it an 8 and the user score was 2. Is it possible that some critics and the general puplic have different opinions?

[@jerm70]

Mads Hummelshøj-Agerholm Possible however in some simple terms Gaming Journalism is a joke, assume the reviews are paid off... its way easier to digest that then think that some reviewer didn't mind the state of Assassin's Creed Unity.

[@envynoson]

I'm pro gamergate, and this video is so true. It literally brings tears to my eyes, the last few months almost felt like I was the only one that's see the invisible threat.

[@JKPancake]

You can't Turst anyone these days

[@jolanpiep]

JKPancake Go back up there and turn your notifications on!

[@JKPancake]

jolanpiep what?

[@ArcadeFanatic99]

How did people even began trusting them? Trusting a reviewer is like trusting a politician. It seems like nobody here knows that the best way to know if a game is good is to watch a gameplay of it. Which is weird.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

So I noted the typo at the end, you know, the one that says "trust"? Well, I removed the cover-up screen to see what the typo really was. There was another cover-up behind that one. And another. And another. For anyone wondering, it say "turst." Very clever, Gaming Wildlife. Very clever indeed.

[@Woogoo336]

Whats wrong with Skyward Sword? that game was awesome.

[@kazmiller2156]

In 10 years, people will start praising it callin it the best zelda game ever made, just like what the zelda fanbase did with wind waker

[@SpoopySquid]

At least we can thank God for Jim Fucking Sterling Son

[@ericm1839]

rock paper shotgun is pretty good. is it just me or do all of the "scores" on these sites essentially equate to an average with a standard deviation of like 2? seriously, every game is in the "7.5" to "10/10" range. there's no variance. they just keep fondling the balls, waiting for these companies to splooge a fuckton of fanboys onto their sites when a decent game actually does come out.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

+Eric Miesbauer I think the problem is that Gamespot, IGN, and all these other gaming sites know they're pissing off people, but they're doing it for shits and giggles. If anything they're probably the biggest trolls out on the internet. But in all seriousness both of these companies suck at reviewing anyway.

[@cromtuiseagain]

Danny O' Dwyer's one of the good ones Gamespot gave us IMO, especially with The Point where he points out what's wrong with how video games are handled or received.

[@buffet_time]

Skyward Sword is a great game actually has far better level design of almost every other zelda game, and one of the only to actually do a water level CORRECT!

[@destroyerblackdragon]

I wouldn't say it was the best zelda game but it definetly isn't worse than a 7/10.

[@N8R_Quizzie]

I still think Skyward Sword is Excellent.

[@MsEerriicc]

superQuizzie Most people do.

[@gamewizord]

+superQuizzie I Agree with this guy on everytthing except how people think about skyward sword i loved that game

[@venomnbk3326]

+superQuizzie It was average at best.

[@garsedj]

+superQuizzie story takes an important part, so it's more linear than usual a shame of a game where exploring is the core gameplay also, the banished boss fights 3 fff times, wii motion plus wasn't outstanding... it's good but it's not GREAT

[@N8R_Quizzie]

You know what, I agree. Skyward sword was an experience that is over. Since you would know the story, then you would look forward to the exploration the next playthrough, however it is very linear so it is hard to enjoy it more than the first run through. Also I do agree that because the game was linear, It is not the very best Zelda game. I do disagree with you about motion plus. I really thought it added a little more complexity to battles by striking them in the right spot as well as timing it right. Before you would have a couple different approaches, but it was mostly timing.

[@clevelandbrown3253]

Jeff gherstamn is really honest he tells it like it is

[@peterdietrich8810]

Ricardo Torres is the editor in chief. Couldn't find the ceo.

[@ShunShinimaru]

Why is everybody arguing about GamerGate? It's one of the best things that's happened to the industry in a long time. It's finally exposed games journalism fraud into the mainstream.

[@madisonclaire4191]

I read the title as " if GameStop was 100% honest with us..." I was very confused when the video played 😂

[@16cammac]

This is fucking awful. Why don't you let Jeff Gerstmann speak for himself on the state of video games journalism, what need was there to imitate him? Also Gamespot gave Skyward Sword just an above average review, why do you assume there was pressure from Nintendo, wouldn't their score actually fit the average the game got? Is it honestly not possible that over awarding average games before given a period of longer reflection is not a natural reaction by reviewers and fans alike. Jeff has said the most ire he has received from his reviews were for Twilight Princess and Super Mario Sunshine, giving them an 8.8 and 8.0 respectively, When fans and management expected him to praise those average games at the same level as the rest of the media. If you had done your research, you would know Gamespot is under CBS Interactive, who have their own CEO, and you would know their last editor in chief (Justin Clavert) was let go recently, and that media sites can function perfectly fine without having a single editor in chief. by having different editors handling review and video content for example.

[@AnTi90d]

Someone on Voat.co linked this video. I came, I watched and I subscribed. 10/10

[@naomiwashinton8102]

A year later GamerGate is still slugging it out against the corruption in the gaming media. We got more than a few sites to change their polices and take more ethical approaches. Ah, to be apart of such a glorious consumer backlash.

[@zachschimmel1599]

that typo made the video a lot funnier. I wonder why they wanted to correct it so bad. XD

[@phallicofD3]

A.) If you're going to impersonate someone, do a better job. B.) Things clearly *have* changed at GameSpot/CBSi, or else Ryan and crew would never have returned. C.) "I gave a game a bad review, it was a really popular game, I got fired over it". Are you joking? It was over ad dollars and insubordination, not because Kane and Lynch 2 was a popular game. D.) MW:AW was Jeff's game of the year. So you're saying he's on the take now too? Why are you even pretending to be Jeff speaking for GameSpot anyways? Can't get your Irish accent up to snuff? E.) Where the fuck does it say Jeff is editor in chief for GameSpot? Really? F.) Speak to your audience like they're adults. Your whiney, snarky tone doesn't do this video any fucking good.

[@ikasu00]

5.5/10 Too much water. *gives cash* Still too much water. 7.8/10

[@lekanraposte6732]

Watch out, the "game journalists" are out to get you with their downvotes!

[@WolframiteWraith]

Love how their were multiple annotations over the spelling mistake.

[@vgfian]

You can't turst us

[@Epicgamerbro2000]

If they were completely honest they would be talking like HISSSSSSSS

[@thestopmobrogaming]

10/10 IGN Do I get my money buy cheek or cash?

[@JustChadC]

Also, God damnit Ian you are cool. Why are you so humble in that "If Gaming Wildlife Was 100%..." ? You're fucking great man, you ALL are. It's nice to know there are sincere people on gaming channels here. Thank you, and thank you Gaming Wildlife.

[@BifronsCandle]

Why does everyone take Egoraptor/Arin's opinion on games as word of god? That's all it is; an opinion.

[@bottlecapbill19]

I don't. I just think he is kind of funny. I don't consider him a games critic but a games comedian.

[@BifronsCandle]

bottlecapbill19 Yeah. He's a comedian who made a couple of good points.

[@ZantofDarkness]

SlyBiffrons Yeah, I respect his opinion that he didn't like SS, but my problem with that video is that he gave no credible reasons as to why. Just complained about some things about the game that seem dumb but were nitpicks. And the thing about the wiimote is completely 100% subjective as I and several of my friends had no problems with it. I don't have a problem with his opinion. More the manner in how it was explained and then people taking it as fact when its just an opinion. They're many reasons SS is my joint second favorite Zelda along with WW after TP but I won't go over them. I respect Egoraptor more than I originally did after that video since hes come out and tweeted about how he wasn't that pleased with it. But I think its apparent though that a majority of "zelda fans" (if you can even call half of them that?) like the game. I can't say about the review scores as I don't know what influence they were given but it seems unlikely Nintendo would be the sort of company to pay for reviews as they don't have many advertisements up as much as other major games to be honest (CoD AW a 9.1/10 by IGN? Cmon). I don't use point systems when reviewing a game but if I had to give SS a score, it would probably be a 9. Its not a 10 but its still a great game imo.

[@BifronsCandle]

***** It's not so much that Nintendo pays reviewers for higher scores, it's just that SS also is helped by the Zelda name and style itself. Which is a fair point but doesn't necessarily detract from the game's quality. Subjectivity is the key word here. Arin was around to play the original Zelda at its release when people were sharing notes and to him that was the best one. To me, it's pretty dated. I've met a few people who loved SS sword by virtue of the fact that it was the first Zelda they've played. Same thing for Twilight Princess or, an outside example, Final Fantasy 7.

[@ZantofDarkness]

SlyBiffrons True, nostalgia is a VERY strong emotional force. Heck its one thats allowed me to still find enjoyment out of SW Episode 1 and 2 despite me knowing that they're very floored movies. Its the same for many people. But I don't think it makes an opinion wrong or deluded. I think opinions are much more relevant especially for new IPs as they usually have no nostalgia relation unless they are heavily influenced by other games. And yeah, to me Zelda 1's design and progression maybe what we see in games like Bloodborne or Dark Souls now, but I don't think that makes it any better than newer Zeldas, just different. Series evolve and change. FF went from a turn based simple JRPG in FF1 to a fast paced action JRPG in a giant 3D openworld FFXV (which was brilliant from the demo I played). RE went from a clunky controlled rather confined survival horror game with chilling atmosphere, to a action heavy co-op third person shooter that takes place around the globe. Zelda has gone through changes too and its totally subjective whether thats a good or bad thing. And my first 2D Zelda (and Zelda in general) I beat was LA, yet I think MC and ALBW are better, and my first 3D Zelda I beat was OoT and although I will always love it, WW, SS and TP were all superior games to me. MM I need to replay as I had a sour experience with it first time round and I heard the 3DS version fixed a lot of problems I had with the game as a game I could enjoy. I think whatever game you play at whatever time doesn't make your opinion any more valid or true. If you're a Zelda fan since day one, or just picked up Hyrule Warriors as your first Zelda experience, its all subjective on how you view the series. Unless Nintendo puts some law book out saying whats good and whats not in Zelda, theres no right or wrong to be honest.

[@GregoryCunningham]

Jeff Gerstmann is the only VG journalist that I trust.

[@KylerRamos]

This is completely ridiculous. Also as someone who hasn't played a call of duty game for a good long while, when I played advanced warfare it was a great well put together game that felt like a nice change of pace from previous titles, sledge hammer did a fantastic job. Also video game reviews reflect the opinion of the reviewer and nothing else. This is why games like The Evil within got mixed reviews all over the place. Also why people flipped out when Destructoid gave shadow of morodor a 6 and when polygon gave the last of us a 7.5. The people who reviewed those games simple did not enjoy them as much as others. I'm a huge zelda fan, skyward sword is not perfect and the criticism is completely warranted but guess what, I love skyward sword and I'll never forget staying up all night to play it. People need to understand that every single reviewer as well as every single person reading a review has different tastes in video games and are going to experience things differently. Also Jeff Gertsman founded GiantBomb on this entire notion. Everyone on that site has completely different views and opinions on various games and they have open discussions about it. Brad loves destiny while jeff despises it and they both have articulate reasons as to why. Reviewers give the game whatever the hell they want, paid reviews are a thing of the past dude. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zobdc5uqpr6ihbc here are three completely different people from gamespot, discussing their own different opinions on zelda. For me personally, if a game I am interested in is coming out, I am going to buy it and play it regardless of review scores, if i don't like it then I don't like it, the end.

[@DylanSargesson]

According to his Twitter, Randolph Ramsay is GameSpot's Editor-in-chief.

[@kevinclarke7015]

Gaming Wildlife Sorry in advance if I am suggesting a video that has already been made since I am a new subscriber but I was wondering for a few new videos if you guys could maybe do a videos on A. Sports Gamers, the guys who play FIFA and Madden. And B. Racing Gamers. the people who play Forza or the F1 games and then think they are Lewis Hamilton. I f you guys do a video on those that would be really cool to see. (And also probably pretty funny)

[@gamingwildlife]

We've had those on our list for a while. We just need to get the right scripts together. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

[@The_sound_Of_Thunder]

Usually I agree with videos like this but Gamespot is one of the harshest and most critical web sites out there, Unlike sites like escapist where it rains 10's while the background of the review is covered with ads for the game getting 10's, GameSpot rarely gives out a 10, maybe twice a year. It's actually impressive how often they destroy hyped games in their reviews.

[@SpecOpsFerret]

Gamespot is not turstworthy.

[@Sinful_Moon]

I thought Skyward Sword was honestly really good though. The rest of this though I agree with pretty much, I despise how game review sites pull stuff like this. I honestly find myself not even using game review sites anymore, and pretty much just doing my own research on the game. I find that usually works out for myself personally. Thank you for truthfully going into a topic like this, it's always long bothered me how review sites, businesses, ETC, can just be bought off and won't give honest input on the product they're discussing.

[@Might0_God]

angry joe is by far the most trusted reviewer ever

[@MamaWantsWafflesHub]

ikr

[@raww999]

+TheJmic75 that is true even though he is pretty passionate about games.

[@roberthansson8222]

+Hong Lit Shen Angry joe is getting a bit shady.

[@juanmartin6710]

+Hong Lit Shen His reviews are too long

[@Skrenja]

Worthabuy > Angry Joe

[@madmatrix30]

My advice: trust your own opinions on games. If you think a game is good when other people say it's bad, that's your opinion.

[@arturaraujo73]

You can't turst us.

[@bobbycarrot247]

"Gamespot. You can't turst us...or anyone else for that matter" I immediately caught what was wrong with this sentence XD

[@TopHatLucario]

Atleast GameXplain are good.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

+TopHatLucario But don't they only review Nintendo games?

[@TopHatLucario]

Frankie Reese Not only. They review other games too.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

TopHatLucario I've only been seeing their reviews on Nintendo games recently.

[@bash8598]

+Frankie Reese mostly Nintendo but the also go other big console games. the just did some stuff for the new ff7 remake. game explain is 100% the real deal

[@EdwardCotty]

I was surprised to see this video was from 2015... the graphics (blue/green screen) looks like something out of the 90s. But I must say I really like it please don't change it :D

[@xXMegaUltraNinjaXx]

VOTE FOR TOTAL BUISCUIT INSTEAD OF IGN!!!11!!!1111

[@bottlecapbill19]

Hear, Hear! Cheers!

[@_Singularity_]

It switched about a year ago, Gamespot and Giant Bomb's person in charge is Michael Powers.

[@warrior1104]

I liked Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, I mean I that COD:Ghost was crap and all the reviews were false.... but advanced warfare is really good...

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

not as good a CS: Source!

[@jackrose4047]

Also for those people who say "use total biscuit as a critic source instead", he also praised the new call of duty. Who are you going to trust now?

[@stevedaguy9639]

I actually liked Skyward Sword ; _ ;

[@MegaMawileTheNommer]

+Steve Daguy It was less about quality, and more about the fact that if its a MASSIVELY popular IP, you will never see it below a 7. Star Trek The Game was at perfect 10 user reviews day 1, and voted up massively on steam, and its been proven many people were Devs, Beta Testers, or had no play time on the game. (One person put up a review in the first hour of release, and had 200+ hours in the game somehow... Come to find out he was a Dev.)

[@stevedaguy9639]

VINDICATION :D

[@DinoPon3]

This showed up in my "Music Recommendations"

[@RIPdixiecarter]

Since when did Egoraptor become the be all end all of gaming opinions? He hates every game he's shitty at.

[@moonie1825]

or maybe you're just a zelda fanboy and your pissed becuase egoraptor opened you up on your lame game.

[@moonie1825]

RIPdixiecarter​ so you're just illogically hating on arin becuase he sucks at video games or were you pissed at his review.

[@RIPdixiecarter]

Rasheed Edwards I'm not hating at all, Arin himself has joked about being the worst LPer on KZbin and he has said some stupid shit before. Once again I still get my daily lol from Game Grumps

[@moonie1825]

RIPdixiecarter sorry it's just that you originally you sounded like one of those legend of zelda fanboys who attack him becuase arin doesn't like their shitty game.

[@agu9302]

+Rasheed Edwards Legend of Zelda, a shitty game? PCHFFFFFRHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[@coleyboyd]

Zelda was the worst example for this video. The Zelda cycle works like this:Zelda game comes out. Fanbase hates it for being different. Later on there is news of a new Zelda game and the fanbase begins loving the game they once hated. Repeat until you reach the restaurant at the end of the universe

[@EduardoDanielFerreira]

well to be honest i really enjoyed zelda skyward sword this coming from someone that never played a zelda game and that isnt a big nintendo fan overall

[@hot-bloodedmartialartist3900]

ja te vi uma segunda vez,SOU O OUTRO EDUARDO

[@EduardoDanielFerreira]

Brutal SS isso e muito estranho tu es eu do futuro?

[@hot-bloodedmartialartist3900]

+Eduardo Ferreira .Se calhar,talvez so te vi no video dos someordinarygamers,ou sou o tu do futuro

[@Manganization]

+Eduardo Ferreira Does it deserve a perfect score? No. But I'd consider it somewhere above a 9. The real reason Skyward Sword got a perfect score had nothing to do with ad revenue and more to do with Miyamoto publicly betting his career on the line. The review on Gamespot about Skyward Sword on the other hand was poorly reviewed thanks to the reviewer's incompetence with the controls. Regardless of the score, it was otherwise a pretty good review.

[@destroyerblackdragon]

Somewhere above a 9, like a 10? At worst, I'd give it a 7

[@supahjT]

the humor on these videos are only getting better

[@OsCatGaming]

You really should of done IGN instead. They are so much worse than Gamespot.

[@nikushim666]

"Go look up the current editor and chief of gamespot is, whats that you couldn't find a name" Ben Howard, Its not exactly hard to find information on a publicly traded subsidiary.

[@johanngaiusisinwingazuluah2116]

But..Skyward Sword is good :(

[@sparticus214]

Titan fail must have bought a lot of add space because there's no way anyone would give it a passing grade.

[@MakayuRonin]

I'm not sure if this individual knows anything about what he's saying, it really only takes a few minutes of active research to disprove everything he says in this video. I can't help but think his opinion just comes from willful ignorance. It's irresponsible that he's putting this out there as factual. Using a games review score as evidence supporting your case is just idiotic, and thats being forgiving honestly. If you want to draw connections between the ethics of game journalism and money you should present your argument with more salient points. Beyond the obvious fact that you yourself have never actually been involved in gaming publication, what else have you presented in this video that should give me cause to believe anything you've said? Fundamentally I dont agree with it because its never been proven to happen in american games journalism (Famitsu is a different case and a different culture) beyond a few outliers which don't represent the whole in anyway. It would be like saying, "Well this game is bad so all games must also be bad!" its just shallow. So your drawing connections where there are none. Whats somewhat ironic about this whole thing is that your venue of choice, youtube, has very actively seen this happen. KZbinrs are considered hobbyists and thus have no legal obligation to disclose if they have in fact taken money or commodity to cover games, which in many cases they do. So the problem is not with games journalists, its fundamentally with the companies creating games and those who would give succor to them. This video comes off as pandering at best. Im more than open to discussion though, so if anyone is willing to provide evidence and an actual argument for me I'd be very interested in hearing it. Also slandering another persons character especially Jeff Gerstmann's is pathetic. yours is the lowest form of arguing. It's doubly funny considering he is arguably the most respectable games pundit out there, not only for his transparency into his line of work, but also for his integrity for the exact Kane & Lynch review you cite.

[@nightwishfan1991]

Love the Kotaku bit. That is pretty much how them and Polygon run.

[@GalileoAV]

YOU CAN'T TURST US! TURST NO ONE!

[@RezzyDevil101]

"turst" no matter how many annotations you hide it under, that's still funny xDD

[@josiaharaki7310]

skyward sword was at least a 7.5. Sure it was no WindWaker, but it had one of the best plots of a game. It is simply held back by gimmicky controls and being more linear than previous games

[@jamesneubauer6924]

I thought Skyward Sword was pretty good. Wind Waker, on the other hand, I kind of hated. Hmm, almost like people's trust in these arbitrary numbers is silly.

[@josiaharaki7310]

I loved Wind Waker even more than TP. my personal problem with SS is my left handedness

[@MaJuV]

See, this is why I like people like Yahtzee and Jim Sterling. If they don't like it, they flat out say that they don't like it. But they do say it in such a way you're also laughing your arse off.

[@ElBribri]

Thank you very very much for the honesty, we must know how things work and this little video and brief explanation can open our eyes on whats really happening.

[@starmarx5319]

Dude, Skyward Sword has a very dedicated following. Zelda fans are often split between 2D and 3D titles, but as far as 3D titles SS is held as one of the finer titles.

[@DarthJoshReturns]

If G4 were 100% Honest with Us.

[@bsansovich]

We died when the internet became the main source of gaming and electronic news.

[@JustChadC]

Dudes and ladies, I don't know you all at all but I've spent most of day since seven thirty five in the morning watching your videos especially the "If ____ Were a 100%..." videos and I gotta say, I LOVE YOU ALL. These are great! Thanks for shining a light in the darkness on all the bullshit there is.

[@imicca]

gamespot GAMESPOT GAMES POT POT

[@kesshingaia]

I like how they triple layered "trust" over turst

[@MakerInMotion]

A 6 for Kane & Lynch is generous. Buggy piece of shit. Nothing like putting your aiming reticle directly on an enemy's face and hitting nothing when you fire.

[@A1oshThe1AndOnly]

Who else kept closing the annotation to finally see the misspelled trust word?

[@TheBadwolf007]

''You can't turst us'' Gaming Wildlife -2015

[@cammameil]

This was delightful. Thank you for making it.