DJ Mighty Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 i use to find his reviews very funny but lately i havent caught myself laughing at all. I dont know, doesnt do it for me anymore i guess.
EdgeCrusher Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 Ive been kinda disappointed by them lately myself.
JCvgluvr Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 That's how it is with everything. And I do mean everything. Said activity is fun/funny/amusing for a while, then you get used to the format and anticipate that which previously surprised and pleased you. Then said activity becomes less appealing. It isn't the activity's fault... It's yours. But I've heard that amnesia or near-death experiences can make everything new again. Maybe that's what we all should do? *bangs head on wall repeatedly*
Native Jovian Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 But I've heard that amnesia or near-death experiences can make everything new again. Also Alzheimer's.
Sengin Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 I found Velvet Assassin much better than his other recent reviews....but my favorite is still Painkiller.
EdgeCrusher Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 That's how it is with everything. And I do mean everything. Said activity is fun/funny/amusing for a while, then you get used to the format and anticipate that which previously surprised and pleased you. Then said activity becomes less appealing. It isn't the activity's fault...It's yours. But I've heard that amnesia or near-death experiences can make everything new again. Maybe that's what we all should do? *bangs head on wall repeatedly* Then why is it when I introduce it to new people they always say that the later reviews are just not as funny as the first ones? It just seems like quality wise, he has sloped some. That's what pressure to do these does to a person though.
Archaon Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 That's what pressure to do these does to a person though. Seconded. It's one thing to create funny material; it's another thing entirely to create funny material repeatedly in adherence to a strict schedule. Unless you have a lot of talent and a very, very creative mind, you're not always going to have fresh ideas. You won't always feel like writing or be able to come up with clever stuff, but if you're pursuing it as a career then your employers aren't going to care if you felt inspired or not; when that deadline rolls along, they want results, plain and simple. This is why I don't plan on pursuing writing as a career, and why I don't tend to make my articles (comedic or otherwise) very public. I'd like to get the exposure and the feedback, sure, but with exposure comes the expectation that you'll be producing more content, and I know better than anyone that if I try to write something without feeling motivated about it then I'm just going to turn out crap.
Velocifero Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Then why is it when I introduce it to new people they always say that the later reviews are just not as funny as the first ones? It just seems like quality wise, he has sloped some. That's what pressure to do these does to a person though. I've noticed this too. Right around the time they stopped using a unique theme song before the review instead of the standard song. I found those funny too.
Native Jovian Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 Right around the time they stopped using a unique theme song song I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. I haven't watched it in ages because they stopped amusing me at around that point. I find it supremely ironic that he mentions something to the effect of "OH NOES MUSIC GONE OFFICIAL SHARK-JUMPING MOMENT" in his credit-text for that video, because it was more or less true. Didn't help that the official theme song was the most generic rock imaginable.
Schwaltzvald Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Caught me a couple of times, couple of chuckles but nonetheless I don't know what to think of Bionnic commando really. Then again I'm probably the only one on the OCR forums that got Cross Edge so I probably know jack shit about newer titles these days; yes I admit it and I don't see what's so difficult about it where reviewers seem to feel inadequate to comprehend it.
jayc4life Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 I'll admit it was quite funny, he got the feeling of long loading times right down to a tee though, I laughed at that because I know how frustrating it is to get PSP-loading-lag on a next-gen game. Overall, a funny review of a game that I actually was sorta surprised that I liked.
Azure Prower Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 To: zp@escapistmag.com Subject: Duke Nukem Forever I would love to know where you got a copy of it! I have been waiting years for that game. If you could send a link of where you bought it that would be awesome thanks! John Sterling
Neo Samus Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 To: zp@escapistmag.comSubject: Duke Nukem Forever I would love to know where you got a copy of it! I have been waiting years for that game. If you could send a link of where you bought it that would be awesome thanks! John Sterling That was my favorite part right there. I was LOLing so hard when that came up.
The Coop Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 An now that I'm done eating up the remaining two characters, here's the next review... inFamous
chumble spuzz Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 Woo! He said it was good! We're in the big time, now! Cole does kinda look like a potato, though. I'll admit it.
Schwaltzvald Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 Got a couple of good chuckles out of it. But as for the game he reviewed, sounds like a rental for me
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