Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (PSP)

**Sqoon** · 24 Aug 2006, 10:24 PM

It's the worst thing when opinions are recycled. Different sources should equal different opinions, no matter the umbrella corp running it. I remember Imagine using the same lame Francesca Reyes review for Next Gen and OCD.

**Aurora** · 24 Aug 2006, 10:48 PM

Ugh @ Parish.

I actually got to play the demo of this today. Sure, it's hard as fuck, but I think it's really well done. It seems kinda like a hybrid of the SNES and Genny game. Not as annoying as the SNES game, as it feels a lot more responsive. Yet not as smooth as the Genny game.

And hmm, yeah, it's retarded for Parish to have such weight on this product.

**Glass Joe** · 24 Aug 2006, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Diff-chan

For a game that is a definite system-seller to get dragged down like that is nearly criminal. In 3 years some jackass on TNL will be like "UGnG sucked, look at the GR score!" (like what Yoshi does now for games he doesn't like) and we will all have forgotten it's because of Parish.

ZD is pretty pathetic for giving this guy so much power like that.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

**Compass** · 24 Aug 2006, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Diff-chan

The question is why did Parish get to do both of those reviews? I think he's also doing the review for 1Up.

The problem with this is that his shitty opinion goes up on GameRankings not once, not twice, but three times, affecting the aggregate score way more than it should. This could lead to lost sales from people who do look at aggregate scores.

If you dont believe me, look: http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/929657.asp

Parish's two reviews help bring the score down from a high 80's to a low 70's. He has another one coming.

For a game that is a definite system-seller to get dragged down like that is nearly criminal. In 3 years some jackass on TNL will be like "UGnG sucked, look at the GR score!" (like what Yoshi does now for games he doesn't like) and we will all have forgotten it's because of Parish.

ZD is pretty pathetic for giving this guy so much power like that.

Actually, that's a good point, and a little disturbing. I was about to defend this guy for having an opinion that dares to veer from his peers and your expectations, but that gamerankings triple-threat thing shouldn't be happening, no argument.

**mollipen** · 25 Aug 2006, 12:07 AM

I totally didn't realize that Parish was/is the Toasty Frog guy. My whole world is now shattered. (And yeah, WTF with him doing the same review for multiple publications.)

**StriderKyo** · 25 Aug 2006, 12:29 AM

Parish hates you guys too.

I saw we all get together and roll him at E3.

**Jetman** · 25 Aug 2006, 12:43 AM

I'd love to see this game sell as well as Dead Rising if not better and become really popular among gamers. That would be the only way to reveal hacks like Parish for what they really are. Unfortunately, I dont think the PSP user base is large enough to see this happen.

Ill do my part come August 29 though...