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I wasn't a big fan of their reviews at all... they always felt like graphics whores to me.
I bought the odd Next Gen here and there, but I don't think I read enough to see what made them the best in the biz. I definitely liked GameFan better, but hey, I was stupid when I was younger.
You only liked GF back then because you had taste, hopefully you hadn't lost it by now.
Reviews in NextGen were just something to glance through, the real point to buying an issue was all the stuff that came before. I generally got my issue's worth of entertainment out of it.
If this web site is worth reading, great. Thing is, NextGen is dead. They can do what they want with the name, I suppose, but the magazine has been dead for several years now and launching a new site with the name doesn't make it the old magazine.
James
I don't personally recognize the names, but a few guys at work say it's the same crew that ran Next-Gen Online back in the day before Daily Radar.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
Magazine was awesome, website was awesome (in its heyday).
This is the best news to happen in videogaming all year.
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The reviews said everything a person needed to know about the game: whether it was worth your time and money or not. No fucking 6 page sprawls, annoying click through marijuana leaf ads, and awful, high school quality writing. The same goes for GameFan, which was shit too.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
I always thought the reviews were pretty superficial. It often felt like everything was measured against big budget releases. So if the graphics weren't as detailed as Metal Gear, regardless of the quality of art direction, then they were knocked.
But the editorial content was second to none, and if they can keep the same tone, this is a very good thing.
wasnt Next Generation basically the U.S version of EDGE in europe(UK)?
anyways, good to hear they're coming back!
I believe that they valued innovation and bold game design more than anything else. Thats why Neo Geo games never got over 4 stars, because every game on the platform was either a generic 2D fighter (lets face it, it was) or a generic 2D shooter. Different levels of competence, perhaps, but again, thats not what NG valued. They purposely awarded games that moved game design forward. I just pulled a random old NG off my shelf and saw that they gave Nanotek Warrior and Rocket Jockey 4 stars, for example, and neither of those games were top-shelf production value type stuff.Quote:
So if the graphics weren't as detailed as Metal Gear, regardless of the quality of art direction, then they were knocked.
Next Gen gave friggin' Turok 2 a perfect score. I hated their reviews. They were excellent for interviews and various other info. I liked how they combined console, arcade, and computer gaming although the downside is that there were often many games they didn't cover at all. At least with EGM or Gamefan they covered virtually everything coming out, for consoles anyway.