Phrancheyez said:
I have Game Informer and I thoroughly enjoy it. My interpretation of the magazine is that it's for hardcore gamers, I've always felt that based on the types of front page features and full-to-multiple page reviews vs. half-or-less page reviews.
The Nintendo Wii is a casual machine. Some games are kinda fun, but it's a casual Machine. Trying to say that it appeals to hardcore gamers is like reversing that psychology and saying the PS3 is a casual machine because of LBP.
That being said, I'm grateful that Game Informer doesn't waste my time on casual games. They don't completely skip over either Wii or DS either. I'm glad the focus on 360 and PS3 because I'm a hardcore gamer. I don't want to learn about Mario Party 23 or Brain Training or Animal Crossing. In my opinion, some titles you know what they are regardless of a review, like Mario Party titles. If I like Mario Party games, the last thing I'm going to do is read a review about it because they're all the same. Either I'll want to buy it or I won't.
Also, most Wii games aren't that complicated to begin with and don't need 5 page reviews. The games aren't big enough to go far enough in depth to use 5 pages. Games like Gears 2 and Resistance 2 can easily take 5 pages and still not give enough information. This paragraph alone is why this thread is a moot point.
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I still say this hard core/casual stuff is nonsense. It's more about you and how you play. But a game is not so called casual because there is no shooting or blood.
Also most of those so called core games don't have much to them either. Most are story driven. They are repetitive game play based around cut scenes.
