*applause*

Also, I’m finishing the review for the worst game I’ve ever played today. Should be up in the next few days. Stay tuned to see me shit all over a game!

John I love you.

I agree, I only ever look at headlines and pulse on wire, because the actual articles, 9 times out of 10, simply aren’t worth reading. When I read destructoid, I laughed at the occasional article that simply had no effort put in, because sure, the material isn’t really that interesting, and nobody really cares what they’re writing, right? It’s all about the link, or pictures, or whatever. Now every time I go there there are several articles that fit that description, which is pretty fucking sad, I remember when dtoid was “different” :(

In any case, keep doing what you’re doing, because what you’re doing is great, and I love you for it.

“What are you doing today?” and “Bullshit”

Now your catchphrases.

Also, good rant.

Negative gamer lives again!

This is why Wire.vg is my homepage and why I always check Nukezilla’s take on a story before reading any other sites’; this is why I am eternally gutted that nearly all of the good video game magazines have been killed off by legions of worthless blogs.
Sigh. One day (once I’ve learnt how to write an article which doesn’t end with “fuck it all, everything’s shite”) I would love to be a video game journalist. Whenever we were asked at school what we wanted to be when we were older, what sort of career we would like to have, I would always say I wanted to report on and write about video games. Of course I was told it was a stupid idea and that it wasn’t worth spending five minutes on, but I stuck with it. Then the blog culture exploded and I gave up, unable to stay afloat in the flood of tedius “top ten cosplayers’ arses” articles. But if I’m not the alone in being maddened by this bollocks then maybe it will be worth giving it another shot.

What am I doing today? Finishing off my fourth scratch-built guitar and eating far too much steak at my grandmother’s birthday meal. Plus of course, shaking my fist at idiots on the internet.

John, you know I love you and Nukezilla as much as a man can love an internet friend. But you come off horribly in this video. You points (which are good and valid and accurate) are overshadowed by the rant.

I know you and the Nukezilla team work very hard to produce good content, and you do not get the attention you deserve; but speaking in absolutes and boiling down all game journalists is beneath you.

As a critic of the critics, you already have a hard time making other people take you seriously. Because they don’t see a problem with the way they conduct themselves, and their loyal readers don’t care (they basically become enablers).

It is important for you to not be so crass, it is important for you to not be so nerd-ragey, it is important for you to be articulate and not present yourself in the manner you did today.

Rants are for forum trolls, they are for people who cannot express their opinion in an articulate manner. It is not for you and what you believe in.

@darkwhitehair: I agree with your points, but I disagree that the way I spoke missed my intention. These videos only ever make it out as far as this post and sometimes my Tumblr, and as such I feel I don’t need to wrap up the ideas in anything nice or even all that polite. I don’t have to hold back for fear of coming off as a tool, because for the past year I’ve been making these videos (and the NZCasts), you guys have gotten to know me. And I’m talking to you guys, not the gaming world.

I could make the same argument in a form far more like what I think you’re hoping for, as an editorial. But I enjoy the fact I can be dumb, rude and am forced to keep things short. I also enjoy that as a video, the production is very different. Also, as I said in the video, it just feels good to have a rant sometimes.

Besides, there’s already at least a thousand too many long editorials about games journalism as it is, and I’m not really saying anything new.

I agree it is important for me to collect my thoughts better when talking to more people, but — and this is just my opinion — this is my vlog for a Sunday afternoon and I think it’s suitable.

Saying that, I am always open to feedback and do take it on board, and I appreciate it. Thanks :)

[Insert Dr. Who reference about needing people to keep me on track and stop me going too far sometimes]

No. You don’t have to collect your thoughts or have any point to your vblog. You’re not a professional (yet) and don’t get paid for your work or opinions. Amateur status gives you some leniency in this regard. However, who can we complain to? If a website is crap, sending an email saying they’re crap will go nowhere, posting it on facebook is useless, and there’s no regulatory governing body covering videogames or websites. So who can we complain to? Who Wardrox?? Help us in our time of need!

@nahsuda04: Email the people in charge politly. If you don’t get a reply then they probably don’t care, and you just have to give up on them. It’s why Negative Gamer became Nukezilla. Rather than complaining to people who don’t care, we’d rather try leading by example.

That is by far the most respectable thing a man can do. “It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile, be yourself, no matter what they say…”

Is it just me or has Nukezilla become more like what I figured Negative Gamer would have been. That said, tell it like it is John.

Then why not change the banner to Nukezilla – Leading by example. Although I do agree that the games we love could be better.

It seems that there are three driving forces behind reviews:
1.take this free stuff and give us a good review
2.your boss tells you he got free stuff so give them a good review
3.we gave you free stuff, no sweat, but if you want more stuff then give us a good review.
Integrity is hard to find. So just draw attention to the errors or glitches in the game. People will judge something based on its flaws. Regardless of whether you give it a good score. Example: Why would I play any game rated 80% if you need a constant internet connection to play it? That in my opinion is a deal breaker.