Hardcore Gamer

What do you guys think of my pieces?

RoleTroll, I never said I was set to review Hello Kitty for the mag. I did that review weeks ago for a website. I got a good laugh out of that comment though, since the game is incredibly... pink. I'm not being "limited" to just GBA stuff, it's luck of the draw.

Does the issue with the God of War cover actually exist? Or is is a mockup they just use in all their marketing?

http://djbooks.easystorecreator.com/...GMsubLarge.jpg

I find it incredibly annoying that they would keep showing an issue that doesn't exist...

That's the cover for the web-only sample issue.

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Originally Posted by Melf

What do you guys think of my pieces?

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Your 2600 stuff is well done. It just falls outside of my interests. That's why I didn't comment on it specifically.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

I'm not being "limited" to just GBA stuff, it's luck of the draw.

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That's too bad, considering both of these quotes are from your Sigma Star Saga review:

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Originally Posted by Jeremy in HGM

Sadly, the shooting sections don't work as well. There's too much going on to follow on a small screen, and the ships and shots are too small to see easily. At the same time the environments are far too plain.

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I'd go as far as to say that Namco could just release the shooter sections as their own game; they're just that well done.

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So which the fuck is it?

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So which the fuck is it?

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LOL. Well played, old chap.

But wait, a comment from Jeremy:

"Ahh, good snag Yoshi. I will try to improve on my writings later on. Its definitely been something Ive been working on and many people say my writing is much improved. It should be a challenge, but a fun one."

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

LOL. Well played, old chap.

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I've been itching to post that since I read the review earlier. It's about time he logged on to set me up.

Simpe - the shooter sections, even though they aren't done as well as the RPG portion, could hold up as their own game, especially if the problems I mentioned were fixed.

When you say something isn't done well, and then follow it up by saying it's so well done, you're going to confuse readers and make them think you're just making the review up as you go along. This is pretty fundamental. After reading that review, I still don't know if you think the shooter sections are well done or not, and most readers aren't going to want to get online and ask you for clarification, nor should they have to.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Simpe, the shooter sections could hold up as their own game, provided they remedied the problems I mentioned.

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No, it doesnt work like that. Either something is well done or it isnt, you cant say both in the same review. This is something that 5 years of near-constant writing should've ironed out, btw.