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danielrbischoff



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:37 pm    Post subject: Super Secret Tip Reply with quote
For those of you who just CAN'T LET GO, I discovered a way to check a game's letter grade. Click on the profile of the review author and check the section that lists his or her reviews.

Voila.
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Longo_2_guns
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I actually knew that.

Speaking of not letting it go...

BRING BACK THE BLACK!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Longo_2_guns wrote:
BRING BACK THE BLACK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwIvBNsSywQ
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I don't think it's a case of not being able to let go. It's more that the letter grades set GR apart, just like the white on black design, the car splash screen and the simple page design. It wasn't broke but someone tried to fix it and in the process made it more like the IGNs and Gamespots of the world.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yep, oh goody, GR has become even more of an 'IGN with some black'.
GR has used the A-F rating system since before broadband internet became the common use, changing it was a fucking stupid idea.
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OUR MONKEY SHINE


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
maca2kx wrote:
I don't think it's a case of not being able to let go. It's more that the letter grades set GR apart.


Yeah, but at the same time the letter grades set GR apart...if you're looking at a list of grades by various websites for a game; IGN give 8.3; Gamespot 9.1...then you see GR: B+, you can imagine the average joe going, "what the fuck does that mean?!"

It has its pros and cons.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
MattAY wrote:
It has its pros and cons.

Pros: It's awesome and original.

Cons: Other people are stupid and hate new ideas.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pros: The haters shut the hell up.

Cons: The gaming industry & society doesn't consider us a proper game website.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
MattAY wrote:
Cons: The gaming industry & society doesn't consider us a proper game website.

This is the one everyone seems to overlook.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
When did it become about the money, man? It should be about the art!

<sips coffee and twirls mustache>
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
To think, you won't be viewed positively by the amazing writers, the pinnacles of journalistic integrity, and overall flawless and pristine people at sites such as Kotaku, Destructoid, the Escapist, Game Spot, IGN, and magazines such as Game Informer? Dear me!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not the peers. It's the publishers and developers we depend on for review copies, opportunities and such. :-/

I'm sorry I even brought this up.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh, yeah. I guess that does make more sense.

Still, I stand by my snide remark!
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