I miss Ultra GP.
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I miss Ultra GP.
Can't argue with that statement. They are the masters of the stating the obvious.
"Shinobi looks to be violent"- NO FUCKING SHIT
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So what does everyone read nowadays?
Anyway, I enjoy EGM and Game Informer is really picking up. Everything else is just blah.
The print industy died (for the most part) the day Gamefan went under back in December of 2000.
My only current subscription is to GI which I do not plan on renewing.
The only enjoyable part of GI for me is the classic gaming section, which I look at for nostalgia, and the sales gaming charts for the month prior. The reviews are laughable, as they dole out 9+ reviews for so many games. How is one to distinguish a truly AAA game from an average game based on their rating system. Anyways, I don't place to much stock in a mags reviews but I still find them funny. The rest of the mag is pretty lackluster, although I have to give them props for putting Maximo on the cover.
Next Generation was truly a great mag, until about 1999 when they went downhill faster than you can say "shitrag" 3 times.
I wouldn't wipe my ass with any of the pages in one of the mags in the last year or two. I was actually pleased that mag went under, it was like a professional athlete finally retiring after he continued playing a few years past his prime embarrassing himself all the while.
I don't care for Halverson's latest mag, its a step in the wrong direction from Gamers Republic. Although if your an anime fan, you may go for it.
Gamepro-no comment necessary.....
EGM-Was my bible in the first few years of its existence, but now I can't say much for it, although I did enjoy the spread they did on Maximo, & their interview with David Siller of Capcom America Studios or whatever it is called.
Like I said, the game mag business pretty much died the day Gamefan went belly up, to bad GameGo never had a chance to succeed, I still have my one issue that cost me what 25 bucks...?
Where the hell is ECM these days anyway, still outta the business I presume, or is he working for another pub with an alias...?
I decided I wasn't going to renew my subscription to PSM the moment they hired that retard who wears a mask. I can't explain it, but his obnoxious incognito existance rubs me the wrong way.
I still subscribe to EGM and GI. Why both? I like a second opinion, GI's classic section, and the fact that they actually ship the latest issue within a reasonable time period to the issue date.
*gets new EGM* Hmmm... September issue... *looks at calender which reads "July 28th"* Riiiiight....
I only read Play and flip through/slash read EGM in the store while I'm on break. I go to the net for my info anyway, but I like the fact that with a mag, if I want to reread a review or editorial, I can just whip it out. next Generation was one of my favorites, but as its been said, it started going downhill towards the end. Game Players was one of the few truly funny ones, but all the constant retooling killed it. Gamepro? Ummm...
I like EGM. I think they do a good job being a middle of the road, jack of all trades mag.Quote:
Originally posted by Briscobold
Currently all I read is EGM. Am I the only one who enjoys their style of writing?
I liked GameFan as well, but for the most part only for Shooters Alley, the Graveyard and whenever they'd review something unique. I couldn't stand their writing style.
I think I'm in agreement with most people in the thread. EGM was a masterful piece of work in the early days, with news and info you couldn't find anywhere else. I still go back and read issue 9, which had the first CES coverage I had ever seen at that point. The sheer number of games shown boggled my mind. But before even that, did anyone ever read Video Games and Computer Entertainment? Short on screenshots, but lordy was it loaded with articles. It was like reading a science journal compared to today's photo-intensive mags.
Next-Generation was king for a while too, as many others have said. I have from issue six all the way to the bitter end. I miss old days where I actually knew the names of all of the editors and journalists who worked on the mag. Now I'm stuck with the remainder of a subscription to PSM; Imagine switched me to that turd rag after NextGen died. Sigh.
So what do I read now? That's a tough one. Basically I read whatever mags my friends have around, since all I have is PSM until December when I am released. I don't really plan on subscribing to anything else. It's a shame, because I really like just sitting down on the couch and having a nice magazine to read. Despite my love of 'net news there's no substitute for holding a mag in your hands and reading printed words, heck even looking at the cheesy ads. And at least the ads in a magazine don't pop up in the middle of the article you're reading.
Next Gen never should've changed their logo and ditched the thick, glossy covers. That's what did it, I say.
I just miss the days of 300+ pg mags. God those were good. Next Gen was good but god damn, during the end they didn't even have 80 pages, the thing was way too thin. Also, and I know I might get crap for this, PCXL was the funniest god damn thing at the time. I don't ever remember busting a gut so hard just from reading a preview to a game. That was a comic masterpiece.