Edge - Enthusiasm - Gone?

[Ryo]

Well, when Tokuda writes and publishes his review on here, you read it and tell me which you think manages to both explain it to the n00bs and understands the intricacies of the game better: his or Edge's. I know which my money's on.

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

[chrisp]

Every game should be taken singularly, without context affecting an analysis of what is an entirely separate and thereby disparate entity.

[chrisp]

Well, when Tokuda writes and publishes his review on here, you read it and tell me which you think manages to both explain it to the n00bs and understands the intricacies of the game better: his or Edge's. I know which my money's on.

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

No, and therein lies the difference.

[Saurian]

Well, when Tokuda writes and publishes his review on here, you read it and tell me which you think manages to both explain it to the n00bs and understands the intricacies of the game better: his or Edge's. I know which my money's on.

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

Nope

But he REALLY knows his games and has a very close link to the scene which best represents the games he reviews. Edge's reviewers dont have the knowledge, skill or exposure to do the many games they review justice.

[chrisp]

Well, when Tokuda writes and publishes his review on here, you read it and tell me which you think manages to both explain it to the n00bs and understands the intricacies of the game better: his or Edge's. I know which my money's on.

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

Nope

But he REALLY knows his games and has a very close link to the scene which best represents the games he reviews. Edge's reviewers dont have the knowledge, skill or exposure to do the many games they review justice.

Bit of an unfounded generalisation that. And even if it were accurate, which it isn't, what magazine does?

[Saurian]

NTSC-UK

[Treble]

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

Yes, yes and yes. I could give more detail on the process, but I'd have to discuss this with Marcus before I imparted the information.

[macosx!]

I still love Edge but for me the reviews have been pretty much the least liked of the content for a few months now. I was reading it this morning and feeling that the reviews were quite jaded.
In the reviews intro they state that they are having a hard time with some publishers due to their negative response to some of their titles. It's probably justified in the main but the obvious alternative is not to highlight any lacklustre titles.

Personally a magazine that purports to brings us the future of videogaming should only highlight titles that are worthy of our ?40.00 instead of wasting column inches on broken titles. It would make happier punters and happier publishers would it not? I'd rather read about how a game pushed forward the boundaries of gaming in some way rather than highlight basic deficiencies such as instant death ie Indy.

[chrisp]

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

Yes, yes and yes. I could give more detail on the process, but I'd have to discuss this with Marcus before I imparted the information.

So we'll be seeing these reviews and feature within 2 weeks as well then?

[chrisp]

I still love Edge but for me the reviews have been pretty much the least liked of the content for a few months now. I was reading it this morning and feeling that the reviews were quite jaded.
In the reviews intro they state that they are having a hard time with some publishers due to their negative response to some of their titles. It's probably justified in the main but the obvious alternative is not to highlight any lacklustre titles.

Personally a magazine that purports to brings us the future of videogaming should only highlight titles that are worthy of our ?40.00 instead of wasting column inches on broken titles. It would make happier punters and happier publishers would it not? I'd rather read about how a game pushed forward the boundaries of gaming in some way rather than highlight basic deficiencies such as instant death ie Indy.

But that would just be fooling themselves and their readers into thinking everything's okay. And if games aren't featured because Edge don't deem them good enough, wouldn't people want to know what their reasons were...which would bring things full circle and possibly worse than now. What is more, good scores would be utterly worthless without being put into the context of bad scores.

[Andy_T]

i'd say NTSC-UK is more representative of what Edge claims to be i.e. for people who gaming is not just a hobby but a way of life.

since visiting this forum i've been very impressed by the friendliness of the people here and their breadth of knowledge, it's very reassuring and something the Edge forums lacked in comparison.

[marcus]

Treble, you can expand, Ive nothing to hide about the way we go about our reviews.

Tokuda, like most other writers, would have been working towards a deadline for completion of the review. When we review games we tend to discuss who does what beforehand, this way we can identify the people that would be able to play through a game to a deadline, write about it and fine tune it for final publication. Also, we often match peoples interest to the game they review, like for example Tokuda reviewing Xbox Soul Calibur 2 because the man knows his fighters, is skilled at them and has a lot of experience in this field. This way I think we are able to bring you the most informed reviews, reasonably quickly. Ive no idea if thats the principal Edge work towards, but the impression I get from the VF4 Evo review (easily the most disappointing review Ive ever read in their magazine, since Issue 1) is that the writer had neither the time, nor interest in the game in the first place to review it properly.

[Cacophanus]

Laugh it up.

I agreed with most of your other comments, but EDGE's industry coverage is verging on pure fiction.

*edited for legal reasons*

[kona]

Does Tokuda have to write a number of other reviews or maybe even a feature to a tight deadline though? Does he also have a space limit?

Yes, yes and yes. I could give more detail on the process, but I'd have to discuss this with Marcus before I imparted the information.

So we'll be seeing these reviews and feature within 2 weeks as well then?

Yes, as soon as Edge delivers my Hori stick and SC2.

[Treble]

So we'll be seeing these reviews and feature within 2 weeks as well then?

Tell you what: you start PAYING me to write reviews and articles, and I'll start giving you exact dates when things will appear. Deal?