Joystiq reviewer gets attacked on amazon

A couple of weeks ago a Joystiq reviewer bashed conduit 2 to death and awarded the game a 1/5. In his review he gave out a link to his book the Ruby Dragon. HVS thought it would be funny to bash his book once they all have fully read it.HVS fans may have also rewarded the book a 1/5 score too in retaliation against the reviewers's review.Do you think HVS's attack against the reviewer was justified?

http://ca.kotaku.com/5804089/author-of-negative-conduit-2-review-becomes-target-of-studios-ire-his-novel-attacked-on-amazon#comments

Haven't played the Conduit 2, nor do I plan to, but this gets a smile out of me for some reason.

Very mature HVS.... very...

thats pathetic of them. It is only an opinion. Some people just do not get it but whatever. The score was kinda on the low end though

You don't see developers or companies going out there and trying to get people fired because they gave a low score for your crappy game despite buying a ton of ad space there

thats pathetic of them. It is only an opinion. Some people just do not get it but whatever. The score was kinda on the low end though even if it is a bad game a 1....

You don't see developers or companies going out there and trying to get people fired because they gave a low review for your crappy game despite buying a ton of ad space there

fueled-system

Still the reviewer shouldn't have linked his book. Anyway like I said before the HVS employees planned to read the book before bashing it unlike some parts of their fanbase that were anger at the reviewer.They had every right to attack an unfinished review on the game.

thats pathetic of them. It is only an opinion. Some people just do not get it but whatever. The score was kinda on the low end though

You don't see developers or companies going out there and trying to get people fired because they gave a low score for your crappy game despite buying a ton of ad space there

fueled-system

Ever heard of a guy called... Oh..

Was it justified? Not at all. The guy did his job and then they just did something petty to get revenge. That's something Anon would do. MrSelf-Destruct

Still it was not good that the guy had to compare the game to an N64 game and shove a link of his book down people faces.I actually thought what HVS did was kinda immature and funny too even though they actually promised to review the book fairly unlike some parts of their fanbase.His review sounded like a poor troll attempt and hebarely even touched the multiplayer.

Thats actually kinda funny :P

Conduit 2 isn't 1/5 bad, more like 3/5. Very average game.

Thats actually kinda funny :P

Conduit 2 isn't 1/5 bad, more like 3/5. Very average game.

ChubbyGuy40

The reviewer deserved it even though HVS and some parts of their fanbase should have backed off from giving the book 1/5 scores.

[QUOTE="MrSelf-Destruct"]Was it justified? Not at all. The guy did his job and then they just did something petty to get revenge. That's something Anon would do. super600

Still it was not good that the guy had to compare the game to an N64 game and shove a link of his book down people faces.I actually thought what HVS did was kinda immature and funny too even though they actually promised to review the book fairly unlike some parts of their fanbase.

Whether they hated his review or not, it's not very professional to target his book leaving bad reviews. Looks very juvenile and bad on them.

Was it justified? Not at all. The guy did his job and then they just did something petty to get revenge. That's something Anon would do. [QUOTE="super600"]

[QUOTE="MrSelf-Destruct"]Was it justified? Not at all. The guy did his job and then they just did something petty to get revenge. That's something Anon would do. MrSelf-Destruct

Still it was not good that the guy had to compare the game to an N64 game and shove a link of his book down people faces.I actually thought what HVS did was kinda immature and funny too even though they actually promised to review the book fairly unlike some parts of their fanbase.

Actually I heard the review was unfinished and the guy barely touched the multiplayer.

Quality reviews are not what I think of when I think of Joystiq, but this is still a childish and unprofessional move by HVS.

Slashkice

Yeah! I agree. I also heard some of the reviews on Amazon could be from the actual HVS fanbase.

Very mature HVS.... very...

Shirokishi_

This Murdock guy has it all wrong:

"The issue is not that it's a cute back and forth between a major video game developer and a lowly reviewer, but moreso that a major company attacked the livelihood of the reviewer because they didn't like the review, and they're acting like that's ok"

HVS is not major company, and *****y reviews like this affect the livelihood of 100 developers.

This is classic and good on them!

See, the reviewer gave them a 1/5 to buck a trend and get people to read his review by causing a 'shock factor'. Happens with all games, at least one reviewer does it.

This guys mistake is to release a book on a site where you can rate it and leave comments. He should have seen it coming and fair play to them. If the reviewer thinks his bad review won't damage the commercial success of the Conduit then he shouldn't worry about the impact on his own book.

well, I think its perfectly fair. if joystiq gets to make biased, derisive, BS reviews on a daily basis, I think they deserve a taste of their own medicine every once in a while.

Wow, HVS! Butthurt much?nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

Thats actually kinda funny :P

Conduit 2 isn't 1/5 bad, more like 3/5. Very average game.

super600

The reviewer deserved it even though HVS and some parts of their fanbase should have backed off from giving the book 1/5 scores.

nobody deserves this.

Its childish,petty and makes HVS look like a bunch of utter idiots.

[QUOTE="super600"]

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

Thats actually kinda funny :P

Conduit 2 isn't 1/5 bad, more like 3/5. Very average game.

razgriz_101

The reviewer deserved it even though HVS and some parts of their fanbase should have backed off from giving the book 1/5 scores.

nobody deserves this.

Its childish,petty and makes HVS look like a bunch of utter idiots.

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]Wow, HVS! Butthurt much?Mozelleple112

Yup, they're salty big time.

[QUOTE="super600"]

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

Thats actually kinda funny :P

Conduit 2 isn't 1/5 bad, more like 3/5. Very average game.

razgriz_101

The reviewer deserved it even though HVS and some parts of their fanbase should have backed off from giving the book 1/5 scores.

nobody deserves this.

Its childish,petty and makes HVS look like a bunch of utter idiots.

Nobody deserves this except the developers of games right? Double standards much?

He should of thought a little before trashing someones hard work lest his hard work gets trashed.

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[QUOTE="super600"]

The reviewer deserved it even though HVS and some parts of their fanbase should have backed off from giving the book 1/5 scores.

1080pOnly

nobody deserves this.

Its childish,petty and makes HVS look like a bunch of utter idiots.

Nobody deserves this except the developers of games right? Double standards much?

He should of thought a little before trashing someones hard work lest his hard work gets trashed.

it works both ways.The more mature thing would have been not to retaliate in such a manner.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="super600"]

The reviewer deserved it even though HVS and some parts of their fanbase should have backed off from giving the book 1/5 scores.

1080pOnly

nobody deserves this.

Its childish,petty and makes HVS look like a bunch of utter idiots.

Nobody deserves this except the developers of games right? Double standards much?

He should of thought a little before trashing someones hard work lest his hard work gets trashed.

Yes, but he is a reviewer, if he doesnt like the game and finds in flawed he gives it a bad review its his job. He trashed a game? well maybe its his OPINION?

the company doesnt need to start crying that someone doesnt like a pretty poor game. its childish and petty. the guy should sue them for it.

You don't see developers or companies going out there and trying to get people fired because they gave a low score for your crappy game despite buying a ton of ad space there

fueled-system

That's what he gets for trying to hock his book in a game review.

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[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

nobody deserves this.

Its childish,petty and makes HVS look like a bunch of utter idiots.

razgriz_101

Nobody deserves this except the developers of games right? Double standards much?

He should of thought a little before trashing someones hard work lest his hard work gets trashed.

it works both ways.The more mature thing would have been not to retaliate in such a manner.

Maturity doesn't express your anger and considering he hasn't done anything 'illegal' how were they supposed to hit back at him?

He completely trashed their game, completely. He didn't need to, it wasn't that bad. They lost money because of him. They got some revenge. All's fair in love and war...or in this case business.

reviewer, if he doesnt like the game and finds in flawed he gives it a bad review its his job. He trashed a game? well maybe its his OPINION?

the company doesnt need to start crying that someone doesnt like a pretty poor game. its childish and petty. the guy should sue them for it.

noxboxlive

And therein lies the double standard again. They 'reviewed' his book in the same fair and unbiased way that he 'reviewed' their game. Tit for tat.

So what if it's childish, it's damn funny and having worked in the games industry myself I can envision them in the office doing it.

What you have to understand is even if the game is bad, people have spent a long time making it and put in a lot of effort. When a so-called independant reviewer rates your game, against the average by a big margin just to get people to look at his article and then sell his book...man thats a ***** thing to do.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

Nobody deserves this except the developers of games right? Double standards much?

He should of thought a little before trashing someones hard work lest his hard work gets trashed.

1080pOnly

it works both ways.The more mature thing would have been not to retaliate in such a manner.

Maturity doesn't express your anger and considering he hasn't done anything 'illegal' how were they supposed to hit back at him?

He completely trashed their game, completely. He didn't need to, it wasn't that bad. They lost money because of him. They got some revenge. All's fair in love and war...or in this case business.

you just walk away and laugh it off and say the simple words haters gonna hate.

I just find replying like such is irrational and immature, something one shouldnt expect from a developer.For one they would have been much better getting in contact with Joystiq and requesting a re-review with a diffrent reviewer and/or playing the Eidos card.

I remember that review. It was pretty great.

You would think that High Voltage would have something better to do... like addressing the numerous complaints raised by Joystiq's and many others' reviews.

Why would you advertise something of yours in a review. That seems very unprofessinal.

He only deserves it if his review wasn't honest. Otherwise it's just intimidation of a journalist, which is bad ...

At first I was feeling a bit defensive and thinking how pathetic HVS was for this and they are. But the Joystiq review wasn't just bad, it was unprofessional. It was written like a SWs post. If someone writes a post like that, they instantly get accused of being a fanboy.

There wasn't any constructive criticisms. He didn't just point things out as bad, he just ripped into it. Theres no need to word a review like that, auther needs to grow up. It makes Joystiq look like an unprofessional site. It's a site seriously worth ignoring if that's how they write reviews.

The developer should be above this. Their tit for tat is pathetic but they're both unprofessional if you ask me.

I can't recall a GS review written like.

Why he would give a link to his book on the first place on a Review of a video game?

That's bad, but yeah, it was also very inmature on HSV.

Why was this douche advertising his book in a review? Sounds like he wanted this stuff to happen.

It was wrong on both parts. the guy should not have advertised his book, and HVS should have tried and been more mature.

Why would you advertise something of yours in a review. That seems very unprofessinal.

finalfantasy94

Agree, plus his review seem pretty over the top. But what HVS did, which somewhat amusing, was pretty childish and unprofessional.

Well I read the review and it's pretty harsh, but that doesn't justify HVS's actions. It's actually extremely pathetic.

Looking at the Amazon page for the reviewer's book, it seems like there's also some 5 star reviews from people who are trying to balance the score. I can't help but think this is a below average novel anyways and its averaged rating reflects that.

[QUOTE="Shirokishi_"]

Very mature HVS.... very...

SaltyMeatballs

This Murdock guy has it all wrong:

"The issue is not that it's a cute back and forth between a major video game developer and a lowly reviewer, but moreso that a major company attacked the livelihood of the reviewer because they didn't like the review, and they're acting like that's ok"

HVS is not major company, and *****y reviews like this affect the livelihood of 100 developers.

Is this sheep or Conduit fanboys? I can't possibly imagine there's any such thing as a Conduit fanboytomarlyn

It's mostly angry Conduit 2 fans and some of the developers from HVS.

Everybody is taking this way too seriously. Its a user review on amazon, its not like they are paying the New York's Times book reviewer to give his book a bad review. I see it as a silly immature tongue and cheek prank. Like putting your co-workers stapler in jello. Honestly who takes amazon user reviews seriously anyways.

Everybody is taking this way too seriously. Its a user review on amazon, its not like they are paying the New York's Times book reviewer to give his book a bad review. I see it as a silly immature tongue and cheek prank. Like putting your co-workers stapler in jello. Honestly who takes amazon user reviews seriously anyways.

uglyhippos

Like I said before there have been rumors that the C2 fanbase also wrote some reviews about that guy's book.

I saw that a few days ago on Joystiq. Pretty pathetic of the devs and/or fans of the devs/games.

I saw that a few days ago on Joystiq. Pretty pathetic of the devs and/or fans of the devs/games.

catfishmoon23

I agree! I wish they both did this in a mature way.