Poll: G4TV/X-play is now a joke to me

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Evilbunny

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Axolotl said:
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Better than GTA IV? I think not.
Fable 2 is vastly better than GTA 4.

Why are people getting so annoyed about this? They have a different taste in games from you, why treat it like an insult.
I disagre, but you're entitled to your opinion.

And I don't know what you mean. I'm not taking it as an insult, I just don't agree with them.
 

Lord Beautiful

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I don't care anymore. I stopped taking them seriously when they gave Too Human a 4/5 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed a 2/5.
 

Aries_Split

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Okay, so if anybody follows GOTY titles from different sites, then you will see that X-play gave Fable 2 Game of the Year! Okay, okay, fable 2 is an alright game but it is not GOTY material! Where's MGS 4? Fallout 3? Gears 2? LBP? Resistance 2? GTA 4? They gave best RPG to Fallout 3, and gave Fable 2 GOTY? Wait... Isn't Fable 2 an RPG? It doesn't make any sense at all, anyways what do you think of their decision?
Well, at first, I'd like to point out that should Fable 2 had won Best RPG and Game of the Year, you would complain about that, so I'm going to chalk this one up to no-winning on the side of X-Play.

But frankly, this is "X-Play is wrong, my opinion is right, you guys all blow." So... Either we agree with you, or we're wrong. Frankly, I don't see much discussion from this thread, or anything remotely related to a decent exchange of information, or even discourse.

So, you want my opinion? Fable 2 didn't deserve Game of the Year. From the titles I've played, I would reserve that distinction for none other than Mirror's Edge, with honorable mention to both Fallout 3 and Saints Row 2.
*Applauds excitedly*
 

Brockyman

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There GOTY award was based on their opinions. G-foria is the awards show that the fans vote for, and honestly, I heard bitching about that too (b/c Halo 3 won).

I'm sick of this G-D flame war. It's all based on opinion. I think Fallout 3 was the best game of the year. I liked Fable 2. I hated MGS4. LBP is a good game but better then Fall3 or Fab2, no way.

But see, that's my OPINION! You have a different one, and so does the XPlay staff.

Get over it!
 

Lord Beautiful

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I haven't played Fable 2 but I'll definitely rent it now. Fable 1 was "meh" with some of the dumbest "plot twists" I've ever seen in a game.
But now I know what to expect from Molyneaux. He's not a bad guy, just a bit overeager. Like a little kid that is given a genie that wishes for things in slightly the wrong way.
"And for my third wish, Genie, I'd like a hot virgin who is madly in love with me!"
"Your wish is my command, Master!"
*POOF*
...
"Say, Genie. Why did you give me a guy?"
"I would tell you, but frankly, I'm free from your command now! Tough break, *****!"
*zoom Zoom ZOOM*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Damn you, Genie!"

And that was the last little Peter saw of Genie. From then on, he promised to grant gamer's wishes, but twist them a bit. If he has to deal with a persistent, yet oddly sexy male virgin stalker, you have to deal with disappointing games. Tough break, *****.

What the Hell have I been smoking?
 

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Aries_Split said:
NewClassic said:
Russia208 said:
Okay, so if anybody follows GOTY titles from different sites, then you will see that X-play gave Fable 2 Game of the Year! Okay, okay, fable 2 is an alright game but it is not GOTY material! Where's MGS 4? Fallout 3? Gears 2? LBP? Resistance 2? GTA 4? They gave best RPG to Fallout 3, and gave Fable 2 GOTY? Wait... Isn't Fable 2 an RPG? It doesn't make any sense at all, anyways what do you think of their decision?
Well, at first, I'd like to point out that should Fable 2 had won Best RPG and Game of the Year, you would complain about that, so I'm going to chalk this one up to no-winning on the side of X-Play.

But frankly, this is "X-Play is wrong, my opinion is right, you guys all blow." So... Either we agree with you, or we're wrong. Frankly, I don't see much discussion from this thread, or anything remotely related to a decent exchange of information, or even discourse.

So, you want my opinion? Fable 2 didn't deserve Game of the Year. From the titles I've played, I would reserve that distinction for none other than Mirror's Edge, with honorable mention to both Fallout 3 and Saints Row 2.
*Applauds excitedly*
You said it alot better then I did...

I disagree w/ your "game of the year", but there is no reason we can't be civil about it. It's video games for Christ's sake!
 

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I don't care anymore. I stopped taking them seriously when they gave Too Human a 4/5 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed a 2/5.
Did they seriously do that? OMG they gave it a 2/5?? STFU (hehe) was one hell of an effort, not neessarily great but at least you did not fall asleep trying to play the demo unlike Too Boring-errr Too Human.
 

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shadow skill said:
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I don't care anymore. I stopped taking them seriously when they gave Too Human a 4/5 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed a 2/5.
Did they seriously do that? OMG they gave it a 2/5?? STFU (hehe) was one hell of an effort, not neessarily great but at least you did not fall asleep trying to play the demo unlike Too Boring-errr Too Human.
They did indeed do that. Before they did that, I did listen to their opinions on games. I didn't completely go by their opinion, but if a game was acclaimed by them and numerous other reviewers, it strengthened my resolve to grab that game. Now, if I watch X-Play, I'm only doing it because nothing else is on and perhaps they have decent gameplay footage. I pay no heed to their reviews anymore.
 

shadow skill

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-Zen- said:
shadow skill said:
-Zen- said:
I don't care anymore. I stopped taking them seriously when they gave Too Human a 4/5 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed a 2/5.
Did they seriously do that? OMG they gave it a 2/5?? STFU (hehe) was one hell of an effort, not neessarily great but at least you did not fall asleep trying to play the demo unlike Too Boring-errr Too Human.
They did indeed do that. Before they did that, I did listen to their opinions on games. I didn't completely go by their opinion, but if a game was acclaimed by them and numerous other reviewers, it strengthened my resolve to grab that game. Now, if I watch X-Play, I'm only doing it because nothing else is on and perhaps they have decent gameplay footage. I pay no heed to their reviews anymore.
What a travesty, I feel sorry for anyone who bought Too Human beause of X-play and ended up hating it.
 

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Syntax Error said:
Adam made his point in his "debate" with Kevin Pereira in one episode of AOTS.
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Adam vs. Kevin Pereira [http://loot-ninja.com/2008/12/14/adam-vs-kevin-discussion-of-goty/]
 

jboking

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I think we should all stop giving a shit about what others think of our games or our year in gaming. It's great to talk with other gamers about it, but when your just being 'talked to' that discussion loses its flair and will quickly degrade into pure hatred for whoever is doing the talking. Instead of a 'G4 sucks thread' maybe we can just do a 'whats your game of the year' sort of thing.
 

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Gildedtongue said:
X-Play has been a joke since they changed it from Extended Play... which is a joke compared to Gamespot TV (Man, I'm old).

Seriously, after ZDTV became TechTV, there was certainly a time of real change, not all for the better (I liked Silicon Spin and Audiophile), but the main focus of the channel remained the same, a smart, yet geeky look at technology in general. Then the new merger, where anyone who wasn't downing their Ritalin pills with Red Bull needed to be shown the door, by throwing them out the window.

But, to go back to the OP, honestly, I really have stopped looking at those award shows. The last time there was good, honest, awards seemed to be the old days of PC Gamer (back with the spined magazines that a full year's worth would be tall enough to call a chair.)
I remember those PC gamers. That was what basically introduced me to PC gaming.
 

Captain Urahara

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I felt that Fable 2 was a great game, but it did not deserve GOTY. Adam stated that although Fallout 3 was better as an RPG, Fable 2 was a better game overall. The problem is that how can a game be better overall if it can't even excel in the category is was made for?

When Fable 2 was announced as GOTY I lost much of my respect for X-Play. I was not one of the people who ran to their forums complaining but I am dissappointed. I have to say that either MGS4 or Fallout 3 should have gotten GOTY. No I do not have a PS3 but I played MGS4 and loved it every bit. And if you look at my gamertag then Fallout 3 will not show up, but I played it on a friends account and loved it(he didn't want to let me or anyone else borrow it >.>). Truthfully, X-Play let me down this year.
 

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I voted who gives a shit, it's all so generated and arbitrary anyways, it's like giving a professional wrestler an award for best punches, it's fake as hell. X-Play and G4 are not relevant anymore, and I doubt the show, and possibly the network, will be around for another 2 years.
 

SneakyBawls

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......anyone else remember when this channel was TechTV and was way more enjoyable to watch. Ya know before half the day's scheduling was COPS.....Leo LaPorte you are missed...