Waiting to the the last of the major game reviewers to release their reviews, and all for what? A poorly written review and BS posturing. Seriously GS, give it up, you're no longer considered the main course. Gamespot throughout its illustrious history has never known just what to make of the RPG genre. Let us harken back to the days of their infamous Chrono Cross review shall we? The grossly unprofessional nature of the review speaks for itself.
What does this have to do with Lark Anderson and his review of Persona? Not much save for illustrating that not a whole lot has changed in the quality of reviews of RPG titles in the years since. His review of Persona is...well, to put it bluntly, wrong.
Where oh where do I begin in deconstructing this hack job? Well for starters, I thought it was interesting that ol' Lark was the same guy who reviewed Chrono Trigger for the DS. Curious and curiouser.
So I guess one game's new levels and expansive soundtrack is a plus in one review while minimized in the other game, eh?
Oh and get this, "innovative, engaging combat system."
Seriously? Really? Look Lark, CT was amusing back in the day, but to shower such lavish praise on a combat system that is as deep as a coloring book in 2009 is unintentional comedy. While in Persona, being able to engage the enemy in conversation, the development of the Personae, the use of firearms, or plain old physical combat doesn't qualify as a "innovative, engaging combat system?" Wow, just wow.
New levels and multiple endings are oh so wonderful in one game, but register as little more than an afterthought in the other game, yeah, got it. Oh, and CT's 14 endings? Most of them were utter nonsense, as in being there just for being there.
I'm really beginning to think that Lark didn't spend more than a half-hour with this game, seriously. I think he was struggling to meet a deadline from falling behind on his assignment. Lark, nothing personal, but next time you review a game, try to aim for some objectivity and consistency.
A three-strikes law for file-sharing.
And in other news, VPN subsciption services go up 1000%. Honestly, WTF is this crap:
......so far restricted to only a few categories of simple litigation such as traffic regulation—fails to guarantee the right to a fair trial. It does not include any contradictory debate or public hearing; the ruling is made without any prior judicial investigation."
Thank goodness we in the U.S. have Fourth Amendment protection.
So.....anyone else want access to my personal data? WTF Sears, allow you to completely track what I do online for $10?! Damn, I missed out on this deal! I wanted to be apart of the SHC Community so much! Damn the FTC for getting in the way of this hot deal.
Now THIS is government interference I can deal with.
