Gamespot "Explains" Gerstmann's Going

I advise you to carefully read what Gamespot has to say, and take into consideration the altering of reviewer scores that Eidos did. They went far enough to misquote Game Informer and Gamespy, as well as change the scores. This was revealed by Kotaku. Remember that just because Gamespot gives a reason for it's actions, most of which are vague, it does not mean it is true.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183666.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

It really isn't about Gerstmann. It's about our trust for Gamespot to deliver legit reviews. Sure, they say that other publishers have been upset with them before, and this wont be the last. But were those other publishers running an enormous ad campaign on Gamespot? Doubt it. Gamespot doesn't provide any. I was very hyped for Kane and Lynch. In fact, were I not so broke half the time I'd of bought it shortly after release. The heavy ads seemed to speak for themselves as far as review went. And then I watched Gerstmann's review. It saved me about 64 dollars. That goes a long way for a young guy like me. That save also goes a long way for Gamespot as well, which is the only professional gaming review site I visit. Then this happened. Gamespot has attempted to pose reasons for it's actions, and perhaps it was just bad timing and internal review blah blah blah. But as far as I am concerned they have not done near well enough proving their innocence. In the court of law one is innocent until proven guilty. In the court of the consumer it is very much the other way around.

Jeff Gerstmann Cont'd

Yesterday Gamespot released an article on Gerstmann's firing, and it received nothing but negative responses. Four pages of it by the time I reached it.


Today it is 52 pages long and growing.

Kotaku was able to speak to an anonymous Gamespot employee, and I highly recommend you check it out here.

Jeff Gerstmann

If you're avid enough about games to read this site, you're probably well aware of Gamespot's recent firing of Jeff Gerstmann. Many rumors are circulating around his being fired, and the most probable reason is his following (terrible) review of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men. Eidos has done a heavy marketing campaign for K&L, especially on Gamespot. So in some aspects by being honest Jeff was breaking some rules.

I appreciate it. I had been very excited about this game, and I can't affort to just blow 60 bucks.

Turok

May I recomend checking out the Gamspot multiplayer preview here?


I uploaded the interview but it failed. Darn. Watch it on gamespot!

When (Not) To Own Up

Many people, when dealing with their shortcomings or failures, like to point them out and feel like it's not so bad if they make a bigger deal about them than anyone else. Sometime's it works, but this really isn't a good habit. Honesty isn't bad, but sometimes a person can be too honest: such as Havery Smith, Creative Director of Blacksite: Area 51.

He spoke very freely about his mediocre game, saying, "This project was so f***ed up." That is definately an overboard thing to say as Creative Director. You and I could say something similar about the game, but it is irresponsible for him to speak that way about it, especially when there are others who also take credit for it. Common sense would beg to ask, why would anyone want to work with him after this? Sure, he is coming forward about flaws, but he is putting it in such a way that brutalizes the game more than it deserves. It goes without saying that doing so will have consequences for him, as well as even more consequences for the game.

On the other hand you could say that this is exactly what he and all developers should do when they don't produce a great title. I personally disagree with that, but if you're interested in the discussion and the gamespot article it may be found here

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction

This is a gaming series I refused to follow after being very disappointed with the first game of the series. Since then I have not done so much as read a single review of another R&C game, until now. It is still no suprise to me that the newest R&C game out, Tools of Destruction, was nothing but a mediocre game. It was rated a 7.5 by gamespot, and all that says to me is don't but it 'till the price goes down. This game, like the first, is definately veered towards a younger audience, and would make a nice christmas gift for my nephew. Apparently one of it's weak spots is the storyline, and he wouldn't care much for that. As for anyone preteen and up, don't buy this game. You will only be disappointed.



However, faring quite the opposite of the gamespot review is the Critic score, which so far consists of 22 probably-too-stubborn-to-accept-the-flaws votes, sitting at a nice 9.4. This only shows that children are using the internet more and more these days...



Review on Gamespot

Official R&C:ToD