Games that Gamefan said were Great!

[Diff-chan]

That is what happens when you get stupid fanboys to write just because they like games. Fanboys are by definition whores - companies give them free games and access to Miyamoto and Kojima and shit and they go nuts. But then they come to their senses and show themselves to be fools. But it doesn't matter because they're whores.

Almost every writer in every game mag and website today is a fanboy.

[Dolemite]

nobody ever remembers my reviews.

There, there. I remember your Real Bout: Fatal Fury review, and how much you loved "Blue Mary Blues."

Almost every writer in every game mag and website today is a fanboy.

True- I'll probably never find myself using the words "Videogame" and "Journalism" in the same sentence unless they're diametrically contradicting one another.

[Bacon McShig]

Almost every writer in every game mag and website today is a fanboy.

Honestly, this applies to most journalists, regardless of field.

[JefmcC]

I also got suckered into importing Silpheed for Sega CD.

Shenmue is another one.

[Korly]

Nightmare Creatures is one I bought on Gamefans reccomendation.

Also, they put Fighting Force on the fucking cover. To be fair, it was a preview, but almost everything in the preview was false. And they didn't publish a review in time to stop me from buying it.

I didn't think Tobal 2 was as good as they made it look. It was pretty good, but not $100 good.

Does Stretch Panic count? I know it was GameGo, but still.

[mollipen]

That is what happens when you get stupid fanboys to write just because they like games. Fanboys are by definition whores - companies give them free games and access to Miyamoto and Kojima and shit and they go nuts.

Not saying that you're wrong in the idea of your statement, but for the most part, most of us at GameFan never got free games.

And, actually, I just remembered a terrible example on my part - Samurai Shodown IV. I gave it 98/100... yikes. Ridiculous. Maybe part of it was convincing myself that it rocked after having paid $300 for my copy.

[Brisco Bold]

Shenmue is another one.

They were one of the few magazines that didn't gush over it.


When Bug came out for Saturn, it looked like the greatest platformer in the history of life. They billed it as an epoch defining game like Mario 64. (which, I realize hadn't come out at that point. The praise was similiar.) Utter, trash.

I also remember ECM losing his mind when EGM and other magazines didn't jizz all over Strider 2. He devoted columns in two issues to address the lack of 'real gamers' in the industry. I liked Strider 2, but it wasn't that good. EGM had a point: unlimited continues kills the game. You CAN play the game and limit yourself to a set number of continues, but why bother?

ECM went on some rant about how gamers who weren't as good as him or his staff were idiots who'd just "bat the start button" to continue. And I'm thinking, dude, if the game allows me to continue, why wouldn't I? Why would I play a game, get a continue screen, and say, 'Hey, I should preserve the difficultly of this game I just bought, even though it demolished me in two seconds and I don't know even know how. I'll decline your offer, kind Playstation.' Then I'll read a book.

I'm sure there are more. I'll have a more complete list later.




Off-topic: I used to like Crash waaaaay more than Mario 64 when it first came out. While I still like the former, I acknowledge the latter's place in history.

And you can't hate on Tomb Raider for what it's become. Take away the hype and it was damn fine game.

[Diff-chan]

I bought Strider 2 on GF's recommendation.

HATED IT!

But I dont hold that against them (really! The only game purchase I hold against any magazine is Stretch Panic).

[Yoshi]

And, actually, I just remembered a terrible example on my part - Samurai Shodown IV. I gave it 98/100... yikes. Ridiculous. Maybe part of it was convincing myself that it rocked after having paid $300 for my copy.

As long as SamSho II is a 173/100, 98/100 for SamSho IV makes sense.

[Jeremy]

Brisco, I forgot about them hyping up Bug! so much. That was another game I bought in part due to the stuff in GF. I enjoyed it, but it was a very lifeless platformer. The second one exposed how bad it was.