Future Completes The Set...

[Ajay1986]

I honestly think its very good that they are revamping it, I hope the old team burns in hell.

A little harsh but pretty fair actually.

[rmoxon]

All official magazines are crap, not just becuase they are bias, but becuase they are wrote by people who don't seem to know what they are on about. For instance, I think the people who write for the Official Playstation 2 Magazine actually belive that Killzone is a good game and a great technical acomplishment. NOM seemed pretty acurate with its scores to me actually (besides PN 03!!!) but the fact that it spoke to the reader as if they were eleven years old really pissed me off.

So yeah... they still need to burn in hell....

[eastyy]

Offical ps2 magazine remember seeing a review of virtua fighter 4


One of there bad points was "no fireball moves" i thought that was a bit idiotic

[muse hunter]

So yeah... they still need to burn in hell....

be careful for what you wish for, i can see there being a thread tomorrow 'NoM head quarters spontaneously catch fire'

[Concept]

eastyy -

It's obligatory, but the simple solution to writing like that is to stay away from videogame print media, bar the usual suspects (of which, let's face it, there are only two).

Quite depressing when you consider 90% of the market is pretty terrible.

I suppose that's why places like this have become that much more vital to gaming information/communication/impressions/discussions etc.

[eastyy]

I stopped buying mags a while back (though i do get pc magazines for the dvd i dont have broadband for the mods/patches etc)

The internet i can get all the opinions on games i need.

Oh in any mags was there any reviews for psyvarier?

[Kongster]

The official Nintendo mag's review of Fighter's Destiny on the N64 made me laugh.

Especialy the bit which said something like: "Fighter's Destiny has arrived to send the likes of Virtua Fighter and Tekken on to the ropes"

[Smurf]

NMS back in the day was actuaally pretty good as the editorial stance wasn't so blatantly kiss ass. Bad games got bad scores. They were on the other hand often childish in things like their Q and A section though it was sort of funny.

[Kaladron]

Call me mad but I actually like NOM. Most of the writers are quite funny and the free gifts are pretty good. Their editorial style changed about a year ago and the mag isn't too bad now. They cover imports and often have informative interviews with the Nintendo lot.

My heart goes out to the existing staff, they've really tried to make a great mag and now they'll be out of work.

[sj33]

Stopped buying mags on re regular basis back when CVG went **** in '99. I did pick up Dreamcast mags every now and again, and do sometimes pick up the occasional issue of GamesTM. But nothing more.

I think 1998 SSM was the best example of how an official mag should do things.

[Kubrick]

I think 1998 SSM was the best example of how an official mag should do things.

Agreed, probably the best one there's been. The official DC mag was shameful by comparison. The Official PlayStation mag was also pretty good I reckon and didn't have much in the way of childish console-bashing (that seems to be more of a Nintendo mag thing)

[Dogg Thang]

SSM? Sega Saturn Magazine? If so, I totally agree - that was the pinnacle of games mags.

[sj33]

Still remember the suspect 9/10 rating my OPSM for Phantom Menace mind, when every other publication rated the game 3/10 max. They also has a 3 month exclusive review. Suspect one, that.

[Kubrick]

Aye, some reviews were definitely "bought". I've still got a big stack of OPSMs in the loft somewhere...I'll dig them out for a laugh sometime.

[Widegoat]

I stopped buying mags when Zero went tits up. Anyone remember Alan P Thorpe, the fictional DJ?

Offical / unoffical specific system mags were bad then I thought. I've not bought one for ages, but multiformat seems to a way of encourging a less bias viewpoint. Even unoffical specific system mags unduly champion the system they focus on to re-enforce to the reader that they purchased the right machine (and thereby magazine).