Funny SMG review from a CNET tech journalist. 7/10

Have a lol after the link...

http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9823074-17.html

The best part of it all... he thinks SMS is the best Mario game to date... lmao

That makes sense though, he's a tech journalist. Technically, Galaxy is very unimpressive (the Wii doesn't have the technical muscle of the other two.)

He's a tech journalist, not a game reviewer.

No one is claiming Galaxy looks like Gears of War or is a technical showpiece.. It's not that kind of game.

That makes sense though, he's a tech journalist. Technically, Galaxy is very unimpressive (the Wii doesn't have the technical muscle of the other two.)

He's a tech journlist, not a game reviewer.

KingOfKonging

That has to be a joke...

He said he hated reading through a bunch of text bubbles...But the only time there is text bubbles is in the 5 minute introduction...

[QUOTE="KingOfKonging"]

That makes sense though, he's a tech journalist. Technically, Galaxy is very unimpressive (the Wii doesn't have the technical muscle of the other two.)

He's a tech journlist, not a game reviewer.

ExilRock

Yes, if you're a tech person... not if you're a video game reviewer.

Galaxy is not technically impressive, if you're a tech analyst or are only concerned about technical aspects of a game then Galaxy is not going to impress. If you actually care about playing video games for what they are then Galaxy will blow you away.

I like how he says "Don't Believe the Hype", like he thinks his opinion is somehow more valuble than the 50+ review sites that praised the game.

It's his opinion, nothing more, nothing less.

Why listen to some nerd ranting about a game where there's more masterpieces than a museum with the Mona Lisa, the Stature of David, and Pablo Picasso paintings? He'll never appreciate art when he's more impressed by how many pixels are in a game.hiphops_savior

[QUOTE="hiphops_savior"]Why listen to some nerd ranting about a game where there's more masterpieces than a museum with the Mona Lisa, the Stature of David, and Pablo Picasso paintings? He'll never appreciate art when he's more impressed by how many pixels are in a game.ExilRock

If he's a tech analyst, of course he didn't.

Dude, he's a ploygon counter.

I stopped reading after the sentence containing "...lack of beauty."

Some blogger trying to get attention.

I don't even want to read. You posted that he thinks SMS is the best Mario game..

It's hard to take someone seriously when they claim sunshine was the high point of the mario franchise.goblaa

He has an opinion.

That being said, I think it's a very bad one. He complained about the graphics which have almost unanimously been called great from an artistic standpoint, excluding the Variety review where they had the gall to compare the graphics to Ratchet and Clank Future. He alos complained about the story, which was never a big factor in Mario games. Furthermore, his only complaint about the gameplay was that it didn't utilize the Wii remote.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]It's hard to take someone seriously when they claim sunshine was the high point of the mario franchise.QuasidodoJr

Don't get me wrong, I looooved sunshine. But you would have to be fully baked to ignore the wonky eratic camera, the awful level design, and the flat presentation.

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="goblaa"]It's hard to take someone seriously when they claim sunshine was the high point of the mario franchise.goblaa

Don't get me wrong, I looooved sunshine. But you would have to be fully baked to ignore the wonky eratic camera, the awful level design, and the flat presentation.

That review is pitiful.Solid_Snake1221

That makes sense though, he's a tech journalist. Technically, Galaxy is very unimpressive (the Wii doesn't have the technical muscle of the other two.)

He's a tech journalist, not a game reviewer.

No one is claiming Galaxy looks like Gears of War or is a technical showpiece.. It's not that kind of game.

KingOfKonging

That's no excuse at all. Artistically, it's really impressive and it's got awesome gameplay...

[QUOTE="goblaa"]It's hard to take someone seriously when they claim sunshine was the high point of the mario franchise.QuasidodoJr

Have a lol after the link...

http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9823074-17.html

The best part of it all... he thinks SMS is the best Mario game to date... lmao

ExilRock

Opinions are automatically wrong because of sheep now?

lmao.

My point is-- No matter how "Good" critics think a game is, there will always be people who dislike it. Hell, I'll be the first to admit Oblivion was a great game, but I hated it.

SMG's a tad more deserving than a 7/10, but I suppose it helps balance out the outrageous 9.5/10, 10/10, and 11/10's it's gotten. I still stand by my belief that it's a solid 8.0-8.5 game.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]It's hard to take someone seriously when they claim sunshine was the high point of the mario franchise.QuasidodoJr

Dude are you his brother or something? Why are you being so defensive? And you are really being a hypocrite, the people in this forum are allowed their opinion just as much as he is. And anytime you blog something, you know you want people to read it, so you should be open to people agreeing and disagreeing with you.

I have yet to play the game myself, so I don't know if its good or not (been playing too much Medal of Honor Heroes 2). But I did have to laugh when he compared the game to RE4.....