Bad PC Gamer writer, writes bad Pc Gamer Review for Shadow Warrior 2

[BodyPolitic]

http://www.pcgamer.com/shadow-warrior-2-review/

It follows a typical sjw rant where in literally the first paragraph he mentions how offended he is by the crass humor. It's almost like he's annoyed he has to write about a game or it's gameplay because obviously that's secondary to how the games humor makes him feel. Going through taking potshots at the even the names of a weapon as negatives.

But hey it's just his opinion right? That's a reviewers job and perogative right? I'd normally agree, except this is the clown who took points off another game Recore for it's lack of fast travel... except it very obviously has has travel that's clearly unlocked in the first 15 mins. This clown, sounds like he doesn't even really like or play games, just studies some youtube clips before picking any percievef insults up and goes to town. James Davenport has shown more than once he doesn't have any business writing professional reviews.

[Kritarion]

7.8 is still a great score. All this "SJW-Nonsense" (more like different taste of Humor, but oh well) and still getting a good score? This seems like a compliment to the gameplay.

[🥃 beraskencur]

I think his words are right. What is wrong is that he's writing for video game community not your regular public newspapers. I'm pretty sure every non-gamer will say things like that.

And there's no such thing SJW. It's just our ♥♥♥♥♥♥ culture. If you read a little history of human civilization you will know.

[BodyPolitic]

Most times I could care less if there's a review that I disagree with, opinions are just that. If there's a large disconnect between the reviewer and the community reaction to a game, well the numbers will show. The main reason I mentioned this was more to do with this guy starting to establish a history of poorly thought or just inaccurate information in his reviews. Stuff I'd just let slide in user review I don't when it comes from a publication, after all he's getting paid to make it

[Alpacalypse]

>be game reviewer, 2016
>don't review games
>review the name of the character and how offensive the humor is to me
>doesn't matter that offensive is subjective, if I don't like it nobody does
gameplay doesn't matter in this video game.
this'd be the ultimate ♥♥♥♥ post if it wasn't frighteningly accurate as to what is going through that idiot's head.

[it's all so tiresome]

Don't pay him any mind, Steam reviews ultimately prove to be the best when it comes to judging how fun a particular game is

[SeriousCCIE]

The problem appears to be that the reviewer didn't learn in school that professional reviewers are supposed to be unbiased, and measure their metrics based on the quality of the product, not cultural expectations for what 'normal' is. Let him work at Citizens Against Nearly Everything and epouse his views there.

Next, we'll find he thought Doom was too satanic and the entrails too intestinal for children, and Duke Nukem was sexist.

What does it take to vote that reviewer off the island?

[ULTRA]

I don't really find most of the dialogue funny but I'm not offended by it like a little ♥♥♥♥♥.

[BrokenSlants]

It's weird that it starts off the first paragraph this way.

I mean... it's supposed to be unabashedly crass and annoying, to the point that people in the game call him out on it consistently. That's the character. You're going to be fine with him cutting people into small bits literally, but offended that he says the f-bomb without remorse in the game?

Lo Wang's repeatedly called an unfeeling idiot. It's hyper-violent in the perspective of an immature sociopath

[Blackwolfe]

Reviews are basically opinions. It's all down to what the reviewer likes or does not like.

As for the humor, the previous Shadow Warrior game was better (and the original was awesome). Sure, SW2 is still funny, but not as funny.

[Amigo]

Цитата допису Blackwolfe:

Reviews are basically opinions. It's all down to what the reviewer likes or does not like.

As for the humor, the previous Shadow Warrior game was better (and the original was awesome). Sure, SW2 is still funny, but not as funny.

Thats the thing. Its not just an opinion. PCG is a public platform. They are using it to express what they think is good or bad in video games.

Its not a private blog of a private person. Thousands of people read that sheet and make their minds based on it.

[Blackwolfe]

Цитата допису Amigo:

Цитата допису Blackwolfe:

Reviews are basically opinions. It's all down to what the reviewer likes or does not like.

As for the humor, the previous Shadow Warrior game was better (and the original was awesome). Sure, SW2 is still funny, but not as funny.

Thats the thing. Its not just an opinion. PCG is a public platform. They are using it to express what they think is good or bad in video games.

Its not a private blog of a private person. Thousands of people read that sheet and make their minds based on it.

So, reviewers can not openly express their opinion because PCG is a public platform? The game still got a pretty good score. PCG has every right to say whatever they please, openly. That includes the reviewers.

I can't say I agree with everything in the review but like with all reviews it's just one factor when deciding to buy a game. If someone chooses to buy or not buy only based on that single review, so be it.

[Hussar]

pc gamer reviews:
Duke nukem forever - 80
Shadow Warrior 2 - 78

[LordBlade]

Цитата допису Blackwolfe:

So, reviewers can not openly express their opinion because PCG is a public platform? The game still got a pretty good score. PCG has every right to say whatever they please, openly. That includes the reviewers.

Technically, everyone's free to say whatever they want. They just have to be aware of the consequences of what they say.

Thing is, reviews are supposed to be unbiased. They're supposed to be an analytical look at a product and how well it delivered what it was supposed to. Whether or not the reviewer personally enjoys it is irrelevant.

Granted, most "professional" reviews are just bought these days anyway. A game company bases how much ad space (the key income of sites and magazines) they will buy on what sort of review scores their games get. If they're not happy with the reviews they're getting, they'll pull their ads, which means the reviewers lose a hell of a lot of money.

I've had editors in the past hand me a game and tell me that I'm to review it and it needs to score a 7 or higher out of 10. Whether or not the game deserves the score is irrelevant, I'm being paid to say good things about the game, because the devs paid for that good press. Now, I will not lie about a game. If I give the game a run through and it's simply not deserving of the score that I'm told to give it, I go to my editor and tell them that. If they want someone else to do it, fine, but I won't give a crap game a good score that it doesn't deserve.

[BodyPolitic]

Цитата допису Kindanoob:

pc gamer reviews:
Duke nukem forever - 80
Shadow Warrior 2 - 78

Oah that's ugly. But who knows probably reviewed by different people. Also the gaming journalist stay with thier nose up Gearbox's ass despite them having like a 50% avg of putting out a decent game.
Regardless, SW 2 is great and shows what's possible when a dev puts the pc platform first. I went back and played SW1 and the graphical upgrade was much starker than I at first believed, it's obvious FWH's put some serious work in improving not just the looks but how well it runs.

Either way, I just wanted this reviewer to be noted, so the next time he comes out with poorly researched review or even one that docks a game for not conforming with his social or moral views people will at least be informed that it's a pattern of his.

[Telly Gomi]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ called it.