@ShogunRok I'm glad to hear that. I can assume now that the trailer was posted for the sake of showing the trailer. But it still looks like the author is having a go at it, it just seems out of place.
It's not just PS, I'm seeing it in a lot of other places. I used to hate it on Kotaku and Destructoid, but I've been told that those sites are actually blogs? If that's the case then it's fine, though they seem like pretty well connected blogs, but fair enough. But at the moment I receive updates from PS for my daily news fix and I really only expect to hear opinions in the reviews.
@AlexStinton I'm looking forward to your review. You mention the fact that the site has been plastered in ads (i know the Y-fronts bit is a joke), you might not know the answer to this, but I wonder if this post itself is an ad? I mean, it's purpose seems to have just to been to post the launch trailer which is in itself and advert.
I don't want to be the person who speculates that it was posted to appease the publisher to maintain a relationship, but if you ignore that, it looks like its purpose is to just slag off the game/trailer.
My opinions of course, but this is in the comments section.
@Worlock_ed The Battleborn Reddit is one place where many people are excited for it. But my feelings about this particular post has more to do with the thoughts of comment #18 and #21. It seems that personal opinion is seeping more and more into places where it doesn't really need to be.
But I've said my bit in reply to #18, just how I feel. If you don't like a game, or the look of a game (let's not forget that BB isn't even out yet) or you think the game is gonna bomb, then express it as a personal opinion.
@sub12 THIS is what I am getting back. I mean, opinions are what writing is all about and I'm not saying there's not a place for it on gaming websites, but keep it to specific opinion pieces and blogs, places where it is stated that the views are that of the author. Reviews can be applied here too, but personally I have always preferred the style of a review that is a shared opinion of that site/publication. Of course it's hard to do this nowadays as many contributes are contractors working outside of an office, often in their own homes so it's hard to communicate, especially when games have embargoes.
But when my RSS pops up with an article from PS which really only needs to be "here's the Battleborn Launch Trailer, it;s out on this date" but also includes a "sigh" and a gif of the mother from Arrested Development rolling her eyes, it gives me the impression that that's the opinion of not just PS, but Gamer Network in general.
i know that BB won't be everyone's cup of tea, in fact I can see from Sammy's Twitter that he has the knives out for it, that's the place for it. And the review if the full game does turn out to be pants.
@get2sammyb So is this a hint that the game is getting a poor review on PS ahead of launch next Tuesday? Played the beta solidly the other week and I couldn't be more excited to play the full thing.
As offensive as the time is for us in Europe, commentators in the US claim Microsoft shot themselves in the foot for having their Xbone reveal at 10 in the morning stateside while folk were at work. It's hard to find a middle ground when it comes to these things.
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Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@ShogunRok I'm glad to hear that. I can assume now that the trailer was posted for the sake of showing the trailer. But it still looks like the author is having a go at it, it just seems out of place.
It's not just PS, I'm seeing it in a lot of other places. I used to hate it on Kotaku and Destructoid, but I've been told that those sites are actually blogs? If that's the case then it's fine, though they seem like pretty well connected blogs, but fair enough. But at the moment I receive updates from PS for my daily news fix and I really only expect to hear opinions in the reviews.
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@AlexStinton I'm looking forward to your review. You mention the fact that the site has been plastered in ads (i know the Y-fronts bit is a joke), you might not know the answer to this, but I wonder if this post itself is an ad? I mean, it's purpose seems to have just to been to post the launch trailer which is in itself and advert.
I don't want to be the person who speculates that it was posted to appease the publisher to maintain a relationship, but if you ignore that, it looks like its purpose is to just slag off the game/trailer.
My opinions of course, but this is in the comments section.
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@Worlock_ed The Battleborn Reddit is one place where many people are excited for it. But my feelings about this particular post has more to do with the thoughts of comment #18 and #21. It seems that personal opinion is seeping more and more into places where it doesn't really need to be.
But I've said my bit in reply to #18, just how I feel. If you don't like a game, or the look of a game (let's not forget that BB isn't even out yet) or you think the game is gonna bomb, then express it as a personal opinion.
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@sub12 THIS is what I am getting back. I mean, opinions are what writing is all about and I'm not saying there's not a place for it on gaming websites, but keep it to specific opinion pieces and blogs, places where it is stated that the views are that of the author. Reviews can be applied here too, but personally I have always preferred the style of a review that is a shared opinion of that site/publication. Of course it's hard to do this nowadays as many contributes are contractors working outside of an office, often in their own homes so it's hard to communicate, especially when games have embargoes.
But when my RSS pops up with an article from PS which really only needs to be "here's the Battleborn Launch Trailer, it;s out on this date" but also includes a "sigh" and a gif of the mother from Arrested Development rolling her eyes, it gives me the impression that that's the opinion of not just PS, but Gamer Network in general.
i know that BB won't be everyone's cup of tea, in fact I can see from Sammy's Twitter that he has the knives out for it, that's the place for it. And the review if the full game does turn out to be pants.
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@AyeHaley If you say so
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@get2sammyb Or is it just "cool" all of a sudden to be down on Battleborn because Overwatch is also coming out within a few weeks too?
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
@get2sammyb So is this a hint that the game is getting a poor review on PS ahead of launch next Tuesday? Played the beta solidly the other week and I couldn't be more excited to play the full thing.
Re: And Here's Battleborn's PS4 Launch Trailer
Not sure why the need for an annoying gif in this post, Battleborn looks the sh*t (note the "the").
Language - get2sammyb
Re: Prepare Yourself for Scheduled PSN Maintenance Next Week
People never read to the part where it says that online gaming will not be effected. They just see "maintenance" and start raging.
Re: Weirdness: Be Careful When Playing Dark Souls II with a DualShock 4
The British Cop Skin pack is for Killzone
Re: E3 2013: You'll Be Able to Watch Sony's Press Conference on Your Vita
As offensive as the time is for us in Europe, commentators in the US claim Microsoft shot themselves in the foot for having their Xbone reveal at 10 in the morning stateside while folk were at work. It's hard to find a middle ground when it comes to these things.