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Weekend Confirmed 76 - PAX 2011 live show
by Garnett Lee, Sep 02, 2011 11:00am PDTWeekend Confirmed took the stage in the Unicorn Theater for this special PAX 2011 show. Recorded in front of an awesome crowd, a whole host of distinguished guests joined Xav, Jeff, and Garnett including Andrew Pfister, John Davison, Shane Bettenhausen, Billy Berghammer, Jeff Green, and Luke Smith. They shared their takes on some of the best games around the show including favorites from the PAX 10 indies in a custom Whatcha Been Playin, at PAX, and then answered some questions from the audience for a live version of the Warning.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 76: 09/02/2011
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I would never argue with someone else preferences on the matter, but I will speak to my personal experience.
I have been a gamer almost all my life. I'm always open to new experiences, but at the same time I do have a fairly good idea of the kinds of games I enjoy, and the kinds of games I don't enjoy.
Out of all the games I've purchased in the past 3 years, the only ones that have disappointed me are the ones I purchased purely because of positive reviews. Games like Vanquish, LA Noire, Dead Space 2.... all great games, but just not for me. The thing is, I was never excited about these titles. I only bought them because of how excited other people were about them.
All of my favorite games (the ones I still play constantly) were day-1 purchases. Games like Halo Reach, Mass Effect 2, Bad Company 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.... I never bothered to read any reviews for these titles.
I personally feel that we get so much comprehensive preview coverage that I can tell if a game will be enjoyable for me or not, long before the reviews are released.
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And, Personally, I never ever rely on previews. Thing changes, the press often gives too much "benefit of doubt", and small sample is hardly ever truly representative of a game.
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