PLAY-December issue

[taloony]

Unless someone saved it, it's long gone man.

[Jeremy]

This topic sure picked up speed once the Dave talk began.

[Brisco Bold]

If I ask how it's humanly possible for one man to review 20 games in a month, do you think he'll respond?

[BEBOPlover]

Here's my response from Dave. One thing I'll give him, I've sent about 10 emails, got 9 replys.

Here's what I wrote:Hello Play,

Let's make this simple, your magazine is the best, but that's only because competition is lousy. Each issue has seen a marked improvment, which is always a comforting sign. I was happy to see that Samus graced your cover, and not another critter (way too many in one year).

If you put codes in your publication you will no dount be taking a horrible step backwards. I'd like to see "company features". Say, a 4 page spread on Capcom, what they have planned, and the games they've blessed us with in the past. The layouts would be gorgeous, and perhaps you could nab a couple of interviews. Think outside the box.

The reviews are fine, though I wish you were a bit more critical. Game soundtracks would be nice, but I doubt we'll ever see that.

The following deserve cover-stories:
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Ikaruga (gorgeous art work deserves room in your mag.)
Fable
Kameo
Perfect Dark Zero (imagine the layouts!)
Any of those 5 Capcom exclusives just announced for Cube.

Put on those gloves--add more pages! I'll pay 6.00 an issue.



Dave wrote:

Thanx. Panzer Cover is on the way, along with your other suggestions. You a mind reader?
Our goal is to be good, like, as a real magazine, not compared to other game pubs, and input like yours will help get us there...
We're going to start running reviews on the crap, do more music, more reporting, and a little less Media..oh, and can the critters... mostly

Thanx again

Dave H

C'mon guys, write those emails. Perhaps we can mold this into a mag. we all love.

[Jeremy]

I certainly admire this approach by Dave to let the people control the content.

[BEBOPlover]

Originally posted by Jeremy
I certainly admire this approach by Dave to let the people control the content.

Help control the content, Jeremy. Your our only hope.

[Jeremy]

I shall send in an e-mail tomorrow, after browsing through EB's back catalog of Play.

[Dyne]

yeah ive been email'ing him all day and have gotten a response every time within 20 minutes or less. seems like s straight shooter to me.

[Jeremy]

Oh, and VIVA LA REVOLUTION.

[Chakan]

I, too, think that Media stuff has received too much coverage. Goddamn, with that many pages, the least they could do is put in more articles. Otherwise, I find play very appealing visually (well, the comic hasn't even made me chuckle yet). I'd like to see a Game Art section, some video game-dom lore (guys writing in with stories to tell, etc), and a whole bunch of other things.