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naruball on 11 August 2016
0815user said:
naruball said:

That's not what happened, though. The problem is that:

1. His was the very first and only review and a negative one. Something that clickbait sites tend to do.

2. He released his review for such a massive game so early while every other reviewer is trying to take their time with the game.

3. His review is used for ammunition against the game and it's actually affecting people's perception of it. It could hurt sales considerably seeing how much reviews/negative opinions hurt a legendary series such as Street Fighter. Reviewers have more power than people care to admit.

It goes without saying that he is entitled to his opinion as is eveyone else who doesn't like him or agree with him and his methods. Taking his site down, though, is going too far and is criminal, as far as I know.

Doubt they have much influence these days. Twitch makes their work pretty much useless because it's very easy for people to judge by themselves just by watching a couple of streamers. It's a dying profession and the few who a still clinging to it are fighting for every attention they can get.

This review alone shows just how relevant reviews still are. I've visited several sites and they keep bringing up metacritic to atatck the game. This surely influences others ("I heard it's a shit game"). The same thing happened with The Order and plenty of other games. Yes, streamers also influence the masses but reviewers are pretty fucking relevant whether people want to admit it or not.



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konnichiwa on 11 August 2016
naruball said:
Barozi said:

on Metacritic?

Probably one of very very few, yes.

Yeah, I doubt him being is own boss makes that big of a difference. I just checked metacritic and there are still only two reviews up, one of which is Jim's.

It has a 64 on metacric now and that is thanks to a very postive review from IGN spain who gave it a 90.   Then also onesite gave it a 5 and two other sites gave it a 7.






darkenergy on 11 August 2016

Seems this won't be in the so called "list wars".



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Cloudman on 11 August 2016
naruball said:
Cloudman said:
Dang, I didn't know Jim Sterling had that much of a reputation to be attacked for not having a positive opinion on a recently popular game. Seems I've been proven wrong. Why can't they just accept that not everyone is going to like it..? Ah well. I read the review and from the sound of it, it sounds like a lesser Starbound. NMS is something I didn't really get hyped for and am still not when I read and watch footage on it. That's probably not going to change either. Ah well, glad others are enjoying it though.

That's not what happened, though. The problem is that:

1. His was the very first and only review and a negative one. Something that clickbait sites tend to do.

2. He released his review for such a massive game so early while every other reviewer is trying to take their time with the game.

3. His review is used for ammunition against the game and it's actually affecting people's perception of it. It could hurt sales considerably seeing how much reviews/negative opinions hurt a legendary series such as Street Fighter. Reviewers have more power than people care to admit.

It goes without saying that he is entitled to his opinion as is eveyone else who doesn't like him or agree with him and his methods. Taking his site down, though, is going too far and is criminal, as far as I know.

That would makes sense that his review is the 1st and is posted on a central or various review sites on the game. Though, I didn't expect to get attacked like that. It also makes sense if people use his review to show the more negative aspects of the game, although unlike other user who score it lower to hurt the game, Jim Sterling's reviews hold more weight to them, critiziting games for their faults rather than needlessly hurting them, and I think his thoughts on the game hold weight, whether he played it as long as other reviewers, or just enough to get an idea of the game.



 

              

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IkePoR on 11 August 2016
COKTOE said:
alternine said:
Well it is the internet. Jim sterling is kind of a scumbag though so if course this happens to him.

The only review I have ever watched of his is the one for Starfox Zero, and he did come across as an ass. The way he presents himself has a pompousness to it that goes beyond the humor of some of his contemporaries, and into dick territory.

His show is satirical.  Think The Colbert Report.



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Wyrdness on 11 August 2016
Goodnightmoon said:
0815user said:

Doubt they have much influence these days. Twitch makes their work pretty much null and void because it's very easy for people to judge by themselves just by watching a couple of streamers. It's a dying profession and few who a still clinging to it are fighting for every attention they can get.

I think that's completley false, now with internet critics have more presence than they ever had and they are the key for the success of certain games, specially very good indie games and they also collaborate in the fail of some very high dissapointments. They usually do not mean a lot in the market, but in extreme cases they do and they certainly are not dying, many people read critics reviews, more than ever probably.

Actually I agree with him/her in that their influence has and continues to decline, now it's marketing and streaming that pushes exposure, games like Destiny and Watchdogs that were panned on original release still go on to sell a tonne despite what critics say. The reason is because reviews are no longer the only means of feedback that many people have easy and quick access to, many people now make up their own mind, give it a few gens and this profession will be insignificant to how a game does as their views will only be mainly looked at by people on forums and such.



vivster on 11 August 2016

So if the critics are wrong and the users are wrong, who's right?



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naruball on 12 August 2016
Wyrdness said:
Goodnightmoon said:

I think that's completley false, now with internet critics have more presence than they ever had and they are the key for the success of certain games, specially very good indie games and they also collaborate in the fail of some very high dissapointments. They usually do not mean a lot in the market, but in extreme cases they do and they certainly are not dying, many people read critics reviews, more than ever probably.

Actually I agree with him/her in that their influence has and continues to decline, now it's marketing and streaming that pushes exposure, games like Destiny and Watchdogs that were panned on original release still go on to sell a tonne despite what critics say. The reason is because reviews are no longer the only means of feedback that many people have easy and quick access to, many people now make up their own mind, give it a few gens and this profession will be insignificant to how a game does as their views will only be mainly looked at by people on forums and such.

Bad examples. Neither game was panned by critics, as you say.



Anfebious on 12 August 2016

I'm with Jim on this one. The game looks boring as hell.



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