Worst Gaming Articles of 2005
Normally, I don't consider SomethingAwful to be a particularly insightful source on any topic, let alone gaming journalism. Though the rest of the site is crude, I found their "Worst Gaming Articles of 2005" feature to bring up some good points. Take GameSpot's preview for Black and White 2, which celebrated the game as an amazing achievement before it was even released.
The SomethingAwful commentary reads:
Roger Ebert doesn't go to the set of "King Kong" and get the vapors over dolly shots. Leonard Maltin didn't ride a trained seal around the ocean during the filming of "Into the Blue" and start hooting "I smell Oscarrrrr!" over a bullhorn. Even cover articles full of huge pictures and adjective-laden text in Entertainment Weekly don't dare to claim that the movie is going to be great.Anyway, for equal parts comedy and insight, I'd say these are worthy of a read:
The Five Worst Gaming Articles of 2005
The Five Worst Gaming Articles of 2005 (The Final Battle)
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Ah yeah. :) I am the proud co-founder/owner of the site that hosts the top two. :)
Very proud. :)
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January 10, 2006 11:38 AM
You're the owner of the site that hosts the top two? That's awesome!
I didn't mean any offense by posting these articles--for example, I go to GameSpot all the time for information when I'm reading up on a game.
Posted by: Jonathan Zabel | January 10, 2006 01:08 PM
No offense taken. I think Tim is/was a great addition to the site. Who cares about good or bad when you can transcend both and be: interesting?
Posted by: vincent | January 10, 2006 02:56 PM