Check it:
http://advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=10277
Think about it. Rather than being savvy consumers, gamers are instead led by the nose to games that are hyped through the actions and scores of reviewers. Reviewers are taken in by the hype and inflate numbers and praise of games that oftentimes do not deserve them. And the sales skyrocket. I refer to this as the Phantom Menace Effect. Remember that? The days when we were all hotly anticipating the Star Wars prequels? The originals had already been elevated to legend and beyond. When we heard of forthcoming prequels, we knew it would be fantastic despite knowing nothing about it. The proto-Internet hype machine and endless news buzz fed this early impression, making it all but reality. When the movie debuted, it received both high praise and lines queued around movie theatres. Everyone who emerged from the theaters sang the movie's praises. It was not until months later that we collectively realized that the movie sucked.
Wyckyg and Cliffyb just want your hard-earned cash as fast as possible. They'll schlock some script together, throw on a story penned by MArk Reign, and have him call all the video game magazines to say that GOW is the greatest piece of art/literature/film ever made. And then, a few months down the road, even the fanboys will realize just how much GOW sucked.
Let's start listing all the times cliffyb has hyed the "story" in GOW. It's kindof lying--is it not? Liars are not good artists. Did shakepsare hype his plays?
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