Game Critics

A new part in this series would be fascinating. As social discourse has skewed cultural discourse, reviews have become grounds for tribalism, and sites like IGN absolutely feed that fact for engagement. I don't think they'd post reviews beyond a score these days otherwise.

On another note, that final point is what I believe ultimately defines whether a critic is 'good' or not. Discussion of flaws should be contextualised in the greater discussion, rather than being their own points, unless they are particularly egregious. When I was a film critic, I had a publicist tell me the reason they always invited me to screenings and gave me interview access, despite the fact I worked for a small site that covered a wide range of topics, was because my articles reacted to the work without getting emotional. That Mario review does the opposite in the worst way. The guy lets his frustrations shape the review, then ends with a reaction to the work that reflects the zeitgeist (all Mario = good Mario) rather than his actual opinion. And he got paid for it, presumably. It's not only lazy work, it's entirely without value.

3D World is way the fuck better than 3D Land; what are you even on about?

I hope someday dunkey's soul will be rescued from the Gombo Dimenson

Middle School Conner is now College Conner

The meltdown game critics had when this video dropped was so embarrassing, and also was a wake up call to not trust game critics

I honestly like the Prince of Persia movie, it's entertaining. And the ending is fulfilling, not a complete dogshit waste of time.

Have you watched Man Of Steel?

Wait watch Ranma 1/2 first before you disregard Rumiko Takahashi’s work 😭😭 Inuyasha is ok, but Ranma 1/2 is special

My favorite thing about Dunkey is how concise he is. This topic could easily have been an hour long, carefully dissecting the topic and building a case with evidence. Instead we get snappy editing, one liners and good writing that gets the core of the argument accross in under 10 minutes. Perfect

Seeing all the same game journalism companies that seethed at this video now give Animal Well glowing reviews is the best full circle moment.

I dont understand peoples hesitancy to rate things lower than 7/10. Its not just critics, but even among my friends. if i say a movie or game was a 6/10 they assume i mean its complete garbage when i really mean its above average.

I keep coming back to this video. So good. Dunkey spitting facts

More true now than ever

7:59 game id?

Remember ign score for evolve.

1:08 If you can get a job at IGN for being a twitch streamer than I would argue the entire system is fucked

I stopper listening after he said Big Rig Racing was bad

Act man could use a rewatch of this

I think stuff like Nitrorad is a good example of how a review can be much more helpful when you drop the arbitrary rating systems, and instead focus on everything good it has to offer and all the flaws that hold it back in detail, so that a viewer actually knows if they want to try a game out based on their personal taste.

I know that sounds obvious, but a lot of people have games that they absolutely adore that don’t “have a little something for everyone” but still recommend to everyone regardless.

tell me game review sites/critics are funded by gaming companies without telling me they're funded by gaming companies 👍

crash is really tempers you. Especially platinum. Especially gold relic on the high road