Why is this hack considered a credible video game journalist?
Because cunts like you keep bringing him up and stopping him from fading into angry, fat, socially justified obscurity.
>>341604350
>Video game journalist
>Credible
Pick one
He's intelligent and knows better than all of /v/
>>341604542
t. faGGot
>>341604350
by whom?
>However, we must ask a pertinent question when faced with such unblemished transcendence. Can Overwatch be improved upon? Can you, in fact, enhance perfection itself?
>Yes you can. That is the answer, and I made this discovery by doing something literally anybody could do – I played Blizzard’s crème de la masterpiece with a controller.
>Friends, lovers, fans of all that I do, hear me now! Overwatch with a controller is better than Overwatch with a mouse and keyboard.
>Here’s why.
HE'S BACK AT IT AGAIN
https://youtu.be/Kqv34KlLs9o
Mostly because he goes around muckraking for shitty Unity games.
But really, it feels like bottom-of-the-barrel digging, he finds shitty devs who give people shit and brings them to light. Which makes those devs give him shit. And then he can claim people who were previously irrelevant assholes are now slightly more relevant assholes.
>>341604350
He is a bit maddening to me because he is simultaneously cringey as fuck, but the only vaguely mainstream talking head i ever see making the important arguements many more peopel should be making
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpIlShZ2tEI&index=32&list=PLlRceUcRZcK0E1Id3NHchFaxikvCvAVQe
this is the perfect example of what i mean. The cringe factor is off the charts, but damn if im not happy someone is arguing for turn based combat.
>>341604748
please tell me you are making that shit up and he's not really that cancerous
>>341604350
Can you guess who?
>>341604750
He makes a fair point though. Nintendo is definitely entitled to choose not to have a female playable character in their game - it's theirs to create, and it's their decision no matter what people dithering on the internet are screaming for. He is being critical of their reasoning, which based on the examples given is pretty fucking stupid. Just saying "we didn't want to" would have been far better.
He's fatter than his fans, he speaks with the fedora tipping pseudo-intellectual style they identify with.
>>341605209
>He currently lives with his wife and his wife's son
O boy
>>341604748
>unblemished transcendence0
>crème de la masterpiece
This cannot be real.
I thought journalists knew English, at least.
>>341604350
He isn't.
>>341604350
Wait, he's a journalist? I thought that ended when escapist canned him.
He got cucked so hard it made him gay
>>341604620
The people who throw their money away into his patreon.
>>341604350
>credible
He's really, really not.
He just gives sensational insight to the big bad corporate shenanigans
>>341604350
I like him but I'm still mad at him for technically inspiring FNAF and creating that autistic fandom.
>>341605503
So 4092 people.
That's fucking nothing.
>well, his subscribers!
368k people, still small fish in a very fucking big pond.
>>341605152
>>341605321
It's satire and apparently good satire since it made you guys bite.
Anyway, he's an annoying faggot. He makes some good points but I can't stand his voice or the way he writes. Plus he isn't fucking relevant - he has ~330k YouTube subscribers. Fucking Angry Joe has over 2 million. My fucking high school has more subscribers than Jim.
>>341605392
I don't like Sterling, but Defy Media owns the Escapist, and they can anyone that gets too expensive. I'm honestly surprised Yatzee is still there.
>>341605209
...okay, so what? Dude's dating in his thirties, the amount of childless women in that age bracket is not terribly large.
>>341605209
>>341605609
oh wow, what a pussywhipped beta faggot
>>341605609
/thread desu senpai
>>341605740
>settling for the abandoned trailertrash
spotted the cuck
Dude scan NeoGAF for whatever narrative or talking point they are pushing then makes a video on it.
People who partake in video games are widely cuck faggot retards who like, agree with and listen to this and other moronic shit for brained cunts.
Who'd have thought wanting games to become mainstream would lead to this.
>>341604750
Kinda funny that a game "critic" thinks that finding some contrived excuse for a non-creative decision IS "creativity".
>Personality-based journalism
This is cancer. These people do not understand the industry; they are simply consumers with opinions.
>>341605678
Still more money and subscribers than he deserves.
>>341605740
>is not terribly large.
WE'RE ACCEPTING THE CONDITIONING! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGHGAHUGAHU!
>>341604350
not one living soul on the planet is considered a credible video game journalist
>>341606079
I'm sure you're married to a virgin 18 year old, buddy
>>341606126
Steve Hogarty
>>341606162
Nah but i know the majority of dating women, even into their 30s aren't single mothers.
He has some good opinions, from time to time.
But damn he's really annoying. His voice, his attitude, his "skits".
I used to watch him but he just became too annoying for me.
>hack
He's honest about games, his feelings about them and how he plays them. He also sees theough industry bullshit like nobody's buisness.
He's not so much a "hack" more like "one of the best journalists in the biz".Now watch retards call me Jim.
>>341606330
Fuck off Jim
Because the profession "video game journalist" has been degraded to the point anyone with an opinion is.
You don't need to work on a professional magazine or portal, let alone have an actual journalism degree, just make your "reviews" and push your unfunny personality and inside jokes. If your opinion is respected by enough 10 year olds you call yourself a critic.
He was okay until he went full SJW, probably influenced by his landwhale wife who needs diversity for her lower parts.
>>341604750
>>341605067
>giving jim sterling clicks
Fucking
Kill
Yousefl
>>341606240
Now I feel like I have to take a shower.
>>341606240
Literally a cuck. He might have outdid Anthony Burch.
post yfw you're not Jim Sterling
>>341606330
If you're not Jim, you're a fucking plebbitor.
Either way, your kind doesn't belong here.
Because he has leftist views.
>>341606915
>ywn be jim sterling OR anthony burch
https://youtube.com/watch?v=x_LZgjrjOtY
>>341606994
reality has a liberal bias
>>341606287
I just don't understand how dating a single mom is some sort of cardinal sin. If you like somebody, fucking go for it. If you aren't comfortable with the idea of dating a single mom, bully for you. Just don't be a whiny pussy chasing some vague idea of "purity".
>>341604542
This. Video game """"""""""""""journalism"""""""""""""""" is a joke.
>>341607097
Reality is letting other people fuck your wife?
>>341604750
>If we were going to have a female character why no just have it be the established zelda
>Link can't be a chick because he's a guy being reincarnated.
Perfectly valid and I would welcome Zelda as a playable character just to see the SJWs cry because it's not what they wanted despite there being a legitimate narrative reason to never have a female link.
>>341604750
He's right, saying they didn't want to make a female Link because of the 'balance of the Triforce' is clearly something they just pulled out of their ass.
>>341605869
He was the only professional reviewer to call out FFXIII for being the piece of trash it was. Earns him at least some points in my book.
>>341605209
Abused and doesn't mature so he ends up a giant faggot.
Like pottery.
>>341604750
>wouldn't hurt for Dark Souls to have an easy mode
Those games legitimately aren't hard, though. The only game I had trouble with was Dark Souls 2 and that was because they fucked up the controls and made them more sluggish (I can't be the only person who thinks this).
The bosses can be hard, yeah, but every game worth shit has tough boss fights.
>>341604350
Politics aside, this is how I imagine the average /v/ user looks
>>341607495
>If we were going to have a female character why no just have it be the established zelda
But then they explained themselves why they wouldn't do that. They say it's simpler to have Zelda as the protaganist instead of a female Link, then they say why that wouldn't actually be simpler .
Don't talk to me or my wife's son ever again.
>>341604350
He's not taken seriously by anyone who has a modicum of knowledge about any subject he's ever talked about.
It's the same kind of sad teenagers that flock to MovieBob's bullshit, best to simply ignore it.
>>341605869
Mario Kart 7 was fucking awesome, though. Even if it didn't do anything new it still deserves more than a 5.
>>341608212
"Then what would we do with Link?" is not a valid reason why it wouldn't be simpler. Hell, they could have them both playable as different sides to the same story like the Witcher 3 did with Ciri and Geralt. It's not a valid excuse, it's a lazy one. They could have and should have just said they didn't want to, or it wasn't part of their creative vision.
>>341608372
>MovieBob
Does he still make stuff? He kind of disappeared after being fired. I wonder if he lives off food stamps.
Jim is a fucking genius.
By maintaining a 'comical' persona of self-inflated importance he publicly jerk off to himself and insult people as much as he wants, safe in the knowledge we he can just 'drop the act' and pretend to be sincere and humble when it's convenient to him.
I'm not mad, I'm jealous. He's got the perfect defence to his critics. I honestly wish I thought of that.
>>341608820
>I wonder if he lives off food stamps.
I wish.
https://www.patreon.com/moviebob1?
>>341608034
>>wouldn't hurt for Dark Souls to have an easy mode
>>"Why don't all games change to fit exclusively MY tastes, why?!"
Agreed that DS isn't really that hard, especially if you've ever touched a game before the PS2 came out, but the "difficulty" is specifically the biggest draw for a massive amount of fans. Taking it away, or even giving an option for easier content, would massively piss off the fanbase they already have.
>>341608993
>he makes more money than an average hardworking man in a blue collar job
That's depressing.
>>341609029
DS just plays differently to everything else on the market. That's really where the difficulty comes from.
>>341606994
Fuck off
>>341606240
She looks like a female version of him.
>>341604350
I like Jim when he's talking exclusively about video games. When he tries to drag his own politics into the discussion, he's fucking insufferable, but those episodes are few and far between.
>>341604750
In all seriousness though, really? He's actually getting critical over Nintendo's new game not featuring a baseless rumour thrown around after a 30 second teaser trailer a couple years back?
>>341605209
>wife's son
>>341609029
Why does an option you are not forced to take or even acknowledge rustle so many jimmies?
>>341607097
How so?
Terrible reviews, can bring up good points about
>the industry
>>341609029
To be exact he says he thinks a niche game shouldn't try change to appeal to a to a mainstream audience, which obviously is still hypocritical.
I'll given the benefit of the doubt and say he doesn't think mass-market appeal should come at the *expense* of the niche fan base. Which an easy mode doesn't in any direct fashion.
>>341605995
Didn't he do the same thing with Fallout where they DIDN'T code companion responses when you fuck around with more than one person and he heralded it as Bethesda championing polygamy?
>>341604350
someone please mail him a fedora
>>341605209
It has his name in the first line nig.
Also i'm shocked this is real. This nigga's life is a /pol/ meme.
>>341609441
>people use this image unironically
>someone was buttblasted enough to make that image
>>341609626
Because Dark Souls has an easy mode if you use all of the tools available to you.
>>341606915
>ywn be Jim Sterling, Anthony Burch or anyone at Bioware.
>>341604350
He says funny things.
>>341609441
Cringe
Anyone else remember 2005-6 youtube? When it first came out.
Literally everything was free, any movie before 1990 you bet your ASS it's free on youtube. No 4.99 shit.
Game reviews by passionate fans everywhere.
Then came the iJustines and pewdipies and shit, suddenly you don't know who was doing reviews for the love of vidya or just for money.
That's where we are still.
So this thread is for people who don't make a living off youtube ads but do a killer gaming channel.
I'll start with 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIRt6O64s-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v8GhCixeQA
>>341604750
>Vanquish was shit
Holy fuck what?
Because most gamers that spend time on the internet look like him so they can relate
>>341604750
I am almost certain that they have the ability to come up with an NPC role for Link. So there is really no need to bash them for that.
The question is though, why the fuck should they come up with an NPC role for Link when they really do not need one for this game?
Fuck. He is being really stupid this time around. to start off with the source for the supposed rumours of being able to play as a female character in the new Zelda game, was born from baseless rumours that spurred more rumours that spurred even more rumours. It's been one giant circle of rumours without any actual credible anchor to it and yet he is making a giant deal out of it.
Lastly. Link is actually carefully crafted to appeal girls to begin with. He is already a character used to court the female audience. And successfully too at that.
>>341604350
>Why is this hack considered a credible video game journalist?
Same reason why the rest of them are. Nepotism, connections, starting and commenting on controversy.
>>341604350
because real journalism is a joke what makes you think games journalism is gonna be any better ?
Because he's "Cynical" and speaks with an accent.
Thataboutit.
>>341605209
>his wife's son
is this joke?
>>341609626
Because it lessens the impact of the bosses, and would probably impact the online negatively
>>341604350
>Why is this hack considered a credible video game journalist?
He isn't. But people like you can't ignore him, which literally gives him the credit to continue with his bullshit.
>>341604750
>Vanquish was shit
Is he for real? Is this guy a big parody?
>>341610745
>I am almost certain that they have the ability to come up with an NPC role for Link.
But that's exactly what he's saying, if they wanted to they could do it, but the reason they're not is simply that they don't want to do that. So they should just say that instead of making excuses that no one believes.
>>341610889
>real journalism is a joke
Myopic American worldview confirmed.
>>341611208
>but the reason they're not is simply that they don't want to do that. So they should just say that instead of making excuses that no one believes.
But they fucking have said that. They just explained why they don't want to.
Do you think their explanation doesn't make sense to you? Well tough luck, it's why they don't want to. Is that not enough?
Are you not allowed to have plain reasons for not wanting things anymore? No matter if they're personal reasons or not.
>>341604750
Jim DOES know that the real reason is probably that the Link in this game is one from a previous Zelda game, right? He wakes up after 100 years in a coma or something, and unlike all prior games he's outright called Link in the voice acting.
Why would Nintendo spoil a twist for their one major upcoming game in an interview?
>>341609626
Because you can fucking summon.
Why the fuck would they need an excuse to make Link a dude? Link has always been a fucking dude. They shouldn't give you a gender option for a series stable just because a bunch of angry sandy cunts pretend to play the games.
>>341611660
B-but no! They're sexist!
>>341611554
>Are you not allowed to have plain reasons for not wanting things anymore?
No one's arguing that, it's just that trying to make a reason seem more taxing than it is does no one any favors.
>>341611998
If you're pressed for an answer it's typical to elaborate and back up your opinions.
You can't just answer interviews with plain and blank Yes and No or Like and Don't Like answers. They are by no means alone in this. For fucks sake the other examples he cited were also developers giving explanations. Why are they somehow more valid?
In the end they didn't want to. So they didn't. And they clearly don't like the idea of female Link because it doesn't mesh with their view of the franchise. That should be enough.
What would Sterling say if asked why Zelda isn't a boy?
Why the fuck isn't Zelda a boy? She's been a girl in every damn game. Isn't that kind of dull by now?
Fucking sexist pigs keeping Zelda female. It's high time for her t finally be a man.
>>341609441
>Being this mad libcuck
>>341604750
>i dont give a fuck if you want link to be a guy
>i aint mad
>i just made a whole video about it
this guys opinions just change every two fucking seconds
>>341605213
If they had said that the shitstorm would have been even bigger. He's answer was stupid because he wasn't prepared for it. I'm sure he doesn't pay attention to the idiots complaining about not being able to play as female link, even when Hyrule Warriors has more playable women than men.
>>341612639
>i aint mad
His opinion didn't change, he just lied about not being ass-blasted about it.
>>341607615
>proffensional reviewer
JUST
>>341612498
You're right, Nintendo would be way more progressive by putting in a cute gay couple than a female protaganist
>>341612724
>even when Hyrule Warriors has more playable women than men.
And yet people at kotaku have taken potshots at Nintendo for this as well. Claiming that it was just done to appeal to men and that it's somehow negative.
There is no winning here. If your playable characters aren't women then it's sexist because they aren't women. But if they are women then it's all of a sudden sexist because men like women.
>>341612950
>winning with SJWs
Never will happen
>>341604750
id understand if people got angry at a game like skyrim if it were restricted to one gender, as it is a game with no 100% 'this is who the protagonist is' protagonist. But link is an established character and has been for years. why would they expect a female character for this game anyway? and what would it add rather than just changing links invisible dick into an invisible vagina?
>>341612731
>they don't need a female link that's fine
>now listen to me say why they should of had a female link
i think they did
>>341610097
>Literally everything was free, any movie before 1990 you bet your ASS it's free on youtube. No 4.99 shit.
Yeah, in 12 10-minute parts.
What is the purpose of "gaming journalism" you can literally pirate most games, or have a >friend who already bought it.
The similarity is striking
>>341613565
Not quite as easy as it once was with this new DRM nonsense. Unless you know a friend who has the game and is nice enough to let you use their account for a bit most big releases from the beginning of this year onwards are still un-pirateable
>>341604350
Jim at one point was pretty dam good at calling out shit developers who tried to shill their shit on steam. If he had stayed with this focus, kept his fucking toxic left wing agenda out of his videos, and expanded maybe into more main stream video games I think he could of been credible.
As it stands this guy is a hack. Most of his videos consists of political innuendos and references to the establishment that are anything but subtle. I hate this fat piece of shit. Not just because of what he stands for as an American, but because he can't keep his fucking content on video games.
>>341609789
YES.
Which is extra ridiculous when you remembered he made a point of stressing Nintendo's patch to remove gay marriage from tomodachi life was because it was the result of an unintended glitch, and not them cutting out content for export.
Here however he just praises them for doing a sloppy job
>>341604350
I don't know who this fatso is, but I can't for the life of me take anybody serious that's this fat.
you morons keep putting these internet personalities on a pedestal by making threads like this and having discussions about them
>>341604350
Who?
>>341614265
his fans already worship him like some kind of opinionated god
>>341605209
>wife's son
>>341609441
Alt right is the future, baby. Don't hate us for stylin' all over you leftist betas. Thousands more jumping on the air right train every day, courtesy of the intolerance and cannibalism of the left.
Check out stefan molyneux
Red ice radio
Milo yiannopolous
Vox day
Choo-choo
>>341605740
Cuckfag
>>341614172
This.
Video game celebrities always stressing how they try to challenging the negative stereotypes around nerd culture, so how about they lose some fucking weight huh?
>>341609538
Oh Jesus Fucking Christ, I literally thought that was him at first.
>>341604350
because he's brutally honest and doesn't put up with shit
>>341614776
shh, dont give it attention. or it will feel validated. that's how they work
>>341615031
The 1st human to have "successfully" reproduced by budding.
Sadly it caused an irreversible damage to the brain of both.
>>341615085
Shit doesn't of course include getting cucked
You might joke about the "wife's son" thing, but I feel for the little who's forced to live with his "parents". He's bound to become a psychopath.
>>341615219
he actually cucks her all the time apparently.
LITERAL KEK
>>341615237
>psychopath
What? No one's saying Jim's a psychopath?
>>341615259
How much pussy do the ecelebs get anyway?
I don't think Internet famous translates is rockstar famous but you just know people like Pwenypie are probably knee deep in trim.
>>341615542
He gets hundreds of thousands of views on all his videos so its likely he could use his social status as leverage.
>>341615365
I'm talking about his wife's son.
>>341615786
Okay, that makes sense.
>>341615542
>but you just know people like Pwenypie are probably knee deep in trim
He's hot, he'd be knee deep in trim even if he was a nobody.
Fame doesn't get you pussy, it gets you groupies and an STD. Money is what gets you real pussy and almost all ecelebs have fuck all money.
No, after that shit with him, moviebob, and that kid I refuse to even watch his content. He is by definition a bad person.
>>341615628
Yeah but he's fat and looks like a walking std
>>341610097
I'd say cr1tikal belongs on here but he got "too popular". Now we have to hate him on principal.
>>341616171
>he's hot
Oh I guess, he is I never really thought about it.
Honestly I always find men tend to be above the same in levels of attractiveness to one another. Even the heartthrobs, maybe you have to be gay to pick it up?
>>341612498
Zelda is a boy you idiot.
