Thanks You!

Ok, first of all, to everyone reading the blog and emailing me (shockingly enough) thanks, I appreciate it.

I really can't stand the stereotypical magazine game review, for example

"man, this game is sweet, the tech specs are amazing, and it doesn't remind me of a crappy game like custards revenge or rogue warrior, even though i got the game for free, I'd still consider shelling out the money for the game, oh wait, they let me keep it, thanks infinity ward, you get a 10 out of 10, don't mind that the gaming companies own the gaming magazines and can tell us what to rate"..... wait a minute....

its true, most gaming companies give money to gaming mags, in short, don't read them for the reviews, it's better that way, and they get the game for free, so they don't care what you think.

however, I, play the game, and buy the game, so I'll tell you whats goin on from an aspect of someone who knows $60 ain't cheap nowadays (that's 60 tacos, just sayin)

Recently one customer told me at work that he trusts every single game I tell him is good, which is always a great thing to hear. I don't sing the praises of COD like others. However, another guy told me that he can never trust a single review I give a game. (Both are readers of my blog, and both of you know who you are, I don't hate you that you hate Just Cause for the 360)

Here's the way I look at it, there are probably millions of blogs out there on video games, probably even thousands of blogs written by people who work at gaming stores, but I don't give you the bullshit tech specs 1.21 gigawatts "compare this game to billions of other good games" verbose review, I tell you about the game, and I take maybe 5 to 10 minutes of your time, the same short and sweet review you'd get from me in the store, if you want a fuller review, rent the game and make your own decision.

Mostly though, thanks to everyone who reads this, and understands the difference between magazine/ online gaming reviews, and reviews written by an actual person who actually had to fork over the cash to get the damn game. Let's not forget when other gaming magazine critics were working on their high school paper, or getting a journalism/ english degree, I was helping start a gamers club and playing N64 while rehearsing theatre shows, haha. Priorities.

Basically, thanks for reading, I haven't turned on any money making schemes on this blog because I don't care. My theory is if there are more people who game, and more people who talk about gaming out there, better games will start to be made. Nothing wrong with Infinity Ward and COD, but it's not the game for me, and it's not the game for lots of gamers, so let's keep the reviews balanced. (To date 4 game informer issues have had Halo as the cover, you'll never see something like Saboteur or Borderlands on there, since those companies didn't give money to the gaming mags)

And as always, if you want me to review something specific, let me know. I'm workin through my list as best I can. Keep an eye out for

DS-

Moon

Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver

360-

Batman:AA

Final Fantasy 13 (which releases tonight)

Saboteur

Bayonetta

Dragon Age: Origins

Kane & Lynch 1 &2

and a bunch of others, haha, like I said, I have a list.

The one comment I heard was compare it to other games, like I do very often in the store, which I'll be more than happy to do, but remember, this game is of course different, so it's not EXACTLY the same. Happy Gaming!