GamePro is utter shit, though. Misinformation, bad writing, shitty layout. Ugh. I would love to see it gone. I was subscribed to it for a year, too. Wish I'd realized it's lack of quality earlier....
I've only read an issue or two of PSM, but I felt the same way about it.
Tips and Tricks, however, is an excellent magazine. With sites like GameFAQs and companies like Brady Games, it certainly isn't necessary, but it's still great. Pretty good strategy guides, nice articles, and, of course, the codes. I hope it sticks around for a while, though I know to expect worse....
Really, other than Tips and Tricks, the only two magazines I hope stick around are EGM and GI. EGM gets a lot of hate, but it's not that bad of a magazine. Interesting cover stories, at the least. I don't like their reviews most of the time, but I've never met a game player whose opinion I agreed with.
GI isn't too bad either. I don't subscribe to it, like I do Tips and Tricks and EGM, but I pick up an issue every few months, and it's not a bad magazine.
Oh, right, this thread is about OPM, right?
Well, I liked OPM for the Demo Disks, and that's about it. I only picked up a few issues over the year, but, for the most part, they were pretty good. Not great, mind you, and I don't mind their death, but I didn't think they were total shit. Merely average. Of course, Multiple Counsel Magazines are infinently superior to Single Counsel Magazines, so OPM was destined for doom.
I'll be frank: I have dial-up. I can't download demos from XBL, or any of the Next Gen counsel stores. Demo Disks are necessary for me, unfortunately, though I know I'm in the minority.
Also, OPM cost way to fucking much. $10 per issue? No thank you.
