Topic: Gamespy's top 25 list (Read 14455 times)

FPF_TraceyG · « **Reply #80 on:** September 16, 2003, 03:27:02 am »

Capitalism at work again, Gamespy's Top 25 who payed us the most list.
Well, I guess everyone has the right to aspire towards mediocrity if they wish.

The No.1 all time game in the entire history of the human race is actually a strategy game, which very few people ever master and has been ported to computer in a multitude of forms. That game of course is CHESS, but you wont see that on any corporate top 25 list because its not patentable.

As for SFC being a niche game because its too hard, that actually says more about the average IQ level of the corporate game reviewer than anything else and has very little to do with the product. Doom was fun when it first came out, but 40 million carbon copies of it bore me to tears, the novelty of better graphics wears off after 5 minutes.

SFC Bennie · « **Reply #81 on:** September 16, 2003, 03:36:51 am »

Quote:

Yes all games should be Doom/Quake/Castle Wofie et. all.

I have one word for our buddies at Gamespy: LOSERS

Thanks,

Dave

Dave, ya big galoot, you just made my day.

Scott Bennie

762 · « **Reply #84 on:** September 16, 2003, 01:09:02 pm »

Dave, learn how to spell!

It's l4m3rz

David Ferrell · « **Reply #85 on:** September 16, 2003, 01:27:11 pm »

Sorry I'll have to brush up on my elite typing skillz.

Thanks,

Dave

FFZ · « **Reply #86 on:** September 16, 2003, 02:14:02 pm »

A game system that came from a boardgame over 25 years old, and is STILL popular, with beautiful graphics, and it's over rated?

This guy should go back to playing mario bros, maybe he can actually win at that.

Aenigma · « **Reply #87 on:** September 16, 2003, 04:04:42 pm »

Hey, old NES Mario Bros is cool!

I do not agree with Gamespy too. They misunderstood the word realisitic. SFC is a good approximation of space combat as it happens in the series, but what the director shows are only the action scenes, not the time when quantums are reloaded into their bays or phasers banks/arrays/emitters are recharging. Besides any space combat game shows as much, if not less, realism (id est laws of physics are completely obeyed) as any SFC game.

When they say that there are no moments of military tactics or strategic brilliance, i invite them to join a serious campaign and see how much strategy and tactics are in the game, despite the series' lack of it at most times.

I know for sure that, if Activision hadn't rushed SFC3 and cooperate(d/s) more when it comes to patching the game, it would have appealed to a substantially larger public, because negative news often scares people, or stops them playing after a couple of months. I never played SFC, SFC2, or SFC2:OP, but i dare say that the SFC-games are good games (with some minor flaws though, like being unable to lock my power distribution sliders

), and have a strong fanbase.

Oh, by the way, Dave, it's 1337 or 133t not elite

Aenigma

Alexander1701 · « **Reply #89 on:** September 16, 2003, 07:59:49 pm »

Please, please, Aenigma.

L337 would have been acceptable also =P

Alexander

NannerSlug · « **Reply #90 on:** September 16, 2003, 08:24:38 pm »

l33t h4><0rz pwnz j00!

Dambreville · « **Reply #92 on:** September 17, 2003, 10:44:33 am »

New Special Feature! Gamespy's Dumbest Moment. Creating the Special Feature "Overrated Games" and having no idea what they are talking about or even a good 25 to list.

Just a bunch of cry babies who want to create talk and hype. Well you did it, and you just lost a ton of credibility and readers. Nice job!

Do they get paid for that? Someone needs to be fired...

D. Boon's Ghost · « **Reply #93 on:** September 18, 2003, 10:35:04 am »

I was very interested in the reaction here to Gamespy's piece, so much so that I logged back on to this message board after a couple of months of inactivity.

For the most part I am pretty impressed by the reaction by most of the posters in this thread. Considering that Gamespy's one glaring criticism towards SFC was in fact an observation of the games community, that being the rabid 'fanboys', I would say that the reaction here is downright pleasant.

The thing that made me post, though, was Mr. Ferrell's comments. I, too, find them rather laughable considering Black9 will certainly be targeting the very same gamers that probably have owned Doom/Quake/Wolf at one time or another.
I wonder what will happen when that soon-to-be game reviewer, the 'loser' that he is, gets handed Black9 as his next write-up for Gamespy.

Losers perhaps, but Gamespy influences a large number of casual gamers with their reviews. From the casual gamers point of view, in my casual opinion, I believe the over-rated dub of SFC is warranted.

Captain KoraH · « **Reply #94 on:** September 18, 2003, 11:44:02 am »

Well everybody is entitled to an opinion. I'm reserving judgement on Black9 until I can see the game. I think it's cool for Taldren to branch out into a different genre. And just because Dave doesn't think every game should be a Doom clone doesn't also mean he has anything against Doom or Doom clones. It means exactly what it says, that every game shouldn't be a Doom clone. And if you think it means Dave hates Doom and Wolf and UT, then you're making that up because I don't see any words to that effect in Dave's post. I'm glad some people come out of retirement to make their opinions known, but I think they should put more thought into what they say, especially if it's the only thing they've said in a long time.

TalonClaw · « **Reply #95 on:** September 18, 2003, 12:21:35 pm »

At least they got the Derek Smart BC 3000 one right.

http://www.gamespy.com/articles/september03/25overrated/index8.shtml

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #97 on:** September 19, 2003, 11:30:47 am »

Hey people,

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=4135&tid=1161962

In case you all haven't done it yet, here's where you should tell GS what you think of the inclusion of SFC in the list. A few well deserved pages of thoughtful rebuttal from the "Fanboys" (and girls) here wouldn't hurt the SFC cause.
A word of suggestion, if I may. Give them your opinion, but resist quoting others. So as not to create anything out of context or have misquotes that may haunt some undeserving soul.

Dogmatix! · « **Reply #99 on:** September 19, 2003, 12:00:10 pm »

That was a funny read, Crimmy...heheh...

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