So, what's with Gamespot's love fest with RDR?

Perhaps you could maybe... try the game for yourself..?:roll:

I know it's a pretty absurd idea, but really you should.

It demolishes ever single 2D platformer this generation

foxhound_fox

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It demolishes ever single 2D platformer this generation

jg4xchamp

SMG2 doesn't even come close IMO, but I'm reasonable and I can understand how you could argue that, so that one may just come down to opinion, although there's no denying RDR blows it out of the water in terms of narrative and scale.

But DKC, really? The 8.5? The game that could have easily been passed off as a 1200MSP game on XBLA? The thing is, I'm not sure if you have played it, but if you have I don't even see how you could even think that. DKC is just a simple platformer, really nothing to special and nothing people are going to remember for long. RDR is simply amazing, and there's a reason why it sweeping so many awards and won so many GOTY's whereas no popular gaming sites are putting up DKC for even a nomination.

ColdP1zza

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It demolishes ever single 2D platformer this generation

starwarsjunky

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Red Dead was a great game, but IMO ME2 was much better

Animal-Mother

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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]No. Super Meat Boy exists, and it's level design/controls are sublime on a level Retro wished they had with Donkey Kong.

DKCReturns is good, but it's not even in Super Meat Boy's league as a 2-D platformer. Not in level design, especially not in controls(that game may legit be the only time I've ever been hella impressed by controls), and most defnitely not in content and variety. I'll bet a house on you agreeing if you play Super Meat Boy. A house damn it.

jg4xchamp

i think rockstar gives good money to gaming sites

Harisemo

Same thing happened with Assassin's Creed II: Ubisoft threating at sites who wouldn't score their game as a 9+... lame if you ask me, specially when the game they're delivering is actually good!

Red Dead Redemption is a great game. I think a lot of fanboys are upset because they wanted an exclusive game to get GoTY like last year. That wasn't going to happen. Even if RDR didn't get GoTY, Mass Effect 2 probably would have. Starcraft 2 has a shot as well.

Congrats to RDR!!! I FINALY get a chance to say that! It wasn't my favorite game this year, but it was still superb and it's win was well deserved. I'm just happy Vanquish got a lot of nominations :D

when u get to the ending and how it all went down u will see

Gamespot has had a love affair with Rockstar for quite some time now. tagyhag

yeah take this for an instance http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/special-achievement/index.html?page=25

Mass effect 2 got 50% overall votes but noooo bcz gamespot thought that we are from other planet (NOTE: VIEW MY PROFILE AND MY 2ND BLOG (WHICH I WROTE PREVIOUS YEAR WHEN GTA CW RULED) SHOWS THAT LINKS MAY HAVE BEEN UPDATED BUT GAMESPOT DID THE SAME AS THEY DID inTHE PREVIOUS YEAR. R* OWNS GS

I don't think DKC is anything special.ColdP1zza

No. Super Meat Boy exists, and it's level design/controls are sublime on a level Retro wished they had with Donkey Kong.

DKCReturns is good, but it's not even in Super Meat Boy's league as a 2-D platformer. Not in level design, especially not in controls(that game may legit be the only time I've ever been hella impressed by controls), and most defnitely not in content and variety. I'll bet a house on you agreeing if you play Super Meat Boy. A house damn it.

jg4xchamp

when u get to the ending and how it all went down u will see

SILVER_X_AMMO

I mean is this game really THAT good? In my opinion it won so many rewards that it was just ridiculous. I mean best PS3 and 360 game?? With all of the good exclusives that came out this year for each platform and they ended up picking the same multiplat?? I'm sorry but I can't see this game being that good. I haven't played it but that's mostly because it looked boring when I watched my friend play for a couple hours. Sorry but no GOTY should have simplistic "fetch x number of beaver hides" quests.

starwarsgeek112

You have not played it yet.... read what you just wrote and then go play the game.

Why do people speak on something they have not played or tried?

i 100% agree with this.. smb is pure gaming awesomenessdarkstar0155

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Ah, the "My opinion is fact, so you are wrong." argument. Care to explain why it isn't anything special? Because I can go on and on about all the varied level design, genious platforming elements, Miyamoto moments that make you go "wow" (and this is a Retro game) and just the overall level of polish that beats out almost every other game made this gen... aside from perhaps Mario Galaxy 1/2 and NSMB Wii.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]No. Super Meat Boy exists, and it's level design/controls are sublime on a level Retro wished they had with Donkey Kong.

DKCReturns is good, but it's not even in Super Meat Boy's league as a 2-D platformer. Not in level design, especially not in controls(that game may legit be the only time I've ever been hella impressed by controls), and most defnitely not in content and variety. I'll bet a house on you agreeing if you play Super Meat Boy. A house damn it.

foxhound_fox

when u get to the ending and how it all went down u will see

SILVER_X_AMMO

"Wow" moments in DKC? Hmm I wonder why GS gave RDR the "Oh Snap" emblem whereas DKC didn't?

Also, SMB IMO is the best platformer this year, and had great level design and every major critic would agree. Also according to the rules of SW we use GS's reviews. Now lets see whats better, SMB's "Incredible level design" or DKC's "Clever level design"? Also the analog stick is very accurate, oh wait a minute. Which game was said to have "precise controls" and won the sharp controls emblem whereas DKC did not?

And as for the ending of RDR, from the looks of things you just plain didn't understand the narrative. The ending was absolutely perfect for the narrative of the game, something that both SMG2 and DKC lack altogether and every major critic would agree.

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SMG2 doesn't even come close IMO, but I'm reasonable and I can understand how you could argue that, so that one may just come down to opinion, although there's no denying RDR blows it out of the water in terms of narrative and scale.

But DKC, really? The 8.5? The game that could have easily been passed off as a 1200MSP game on XBLA? The thing is, I'm not sure if you have played it, but if you have I don't even see how you could even think that. DKC is just a simple platformer, really nothing to special and nothing people are going to remember for long. RDR is simply amazing, and there's a reason why it sweeping so many awards and won so many GOTY's whereas no popular gaming sites are putting up DKC for even a nomination.

jg4xchamp

If the writing flaws were so obvious would you care to point them out?

And if the narrative was bad and so was the writing then why did it garner such high praise for its story, writing, and narrative with every major critic?

"Wow" moments in DKC? Hmm I wonder why GS gave RDR the "Oh Snap" emblem whereas DKC didn't?

Also, SMB IMO is the best platformer this year, and had great level design and every major critic would agree. Also according to the rules of SW we use GS's reviews. Now lets see whats better, SMB's "Incredible level design" or DKC's "Clever level design"? Also the analog stick is very accurate, oh wait a minute. Which game was said to have "precise controls" and won the sharp controls emblem whereas DKC did not?

And as for the ending of RDR, from the looks of things you just plain didn't understand the narrative. The ending was absolutely perfect for the narrative of the game, something that both SMG2 and DKC lack altogether and every major critic would agree.

ColdP1zza