Abriael_GN
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Please join me in laughing at Kotaku's Microsoft Flight Simulator "Review"
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They're an endless source of hilarity since the time of the articles on Japanese toilets.
MiguelItUp
Member
It's honestly hard to believe that they keep stopping lower and lower while being equally comical if not more so with every situation. I really don't understand how they're still around.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Gold Member
Cucktaku strikes again.
Kdad
Member
I finally gave up on all of GO media 2 weeks ago ... I've stuck it out this long for Jalopnik and the occasional Kotaku or Giz story but it just has become unbearable.
Moved to The Drive for cars but looking for a new video game home...don't mind editorial content but the politics and concern post are just too much.
MayauMiao
Member
No. But he did do a thinly veiled dissertation on the evils of capitalism.
Incidentally, here's the response of their editor.
Notice how he tries to blame it on the game. "it clearly doesn't appear in the writer's game, as evidenced by the screenshot."
Here's "the screenshot."
I actually took upon myself to find the location of "the screenshot".
It's not that the mine doesn't appear in the writer's game. It's that the writer can't do basic navigation to save his life.
From his departure airstrip, he needed to plot a 126 degrees course to the mine, east-south-east.
He managed to go off-course by 30 degrees, precisely on a 156 degrees course, or south-south-east, ending up tens of miles off target.
"doesn't appear in the writer's game" my ass.
Imagine if the writer is a pilot and he was hired because of his anti capitalism politics instead of being a competent pilot.
Lucky for everyone, he just writes for Kotaku.
TheGreatWhiteShark
Member
well, at least he restrained himself from writing that microsoft excluded the grasberg mine because they have little children there digging for microsoft's gold.
so it could be worse I guess... it is "kotaku" after all...
so it could be worse I guess... it is "kotaku" after all...
Grand Theft Scratchy
Banned
I haven't read anything from Kotaku in like a decade except for "How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong".
bender
What time is it?
ReadingRambo
Member
Outside of a couple of YouTubers I trust, I stick to steam reviews for the most part. “Games journalism” has been an oxymoron since Gamespot fired Jeff Gerstman.
Iced Arcade
Member
I mean... It is Kotaku
Vaelka
Member
At this point I just wonder what the point of reviews even is?
Reviews don't even sell games, very few people make purchase decisions based on them.
They really just come across like reviewers reviewing for reviewers.
It's like game journalists are just this clique of friends who are all just circlejerking but for some reason they get a lot of money and sponsors to circlejerk.
Reviews don't even sell games, very few people make purchase decisions based on them.
They really just come across like reviewers reviewing for reviewers.
It's like game journalists are just this clique of friends who are all just circlejerking but for some reason they get a lot of money and sponsors to circlejerk.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
"Silly error"
lmao
kiphalfton
Member
Let's be real, the guy probably couldn't get the plane off the ground to begin with.
Boaty McBoatface
Member
Authors full pretentiousness on show here:
Profound!
Profound!
It's good to know that Kotaku's incompetence is consistent from top to the bottom. They must be raking in the cash.No. But he did do a thinly veiled dissertation on the evils of capitalism.
Incidentally, here's the response of their editor.
Notice how he tries to blame it on the game. "it clearly doesn't appear in the writer's game, as evidenced by the screenshot."
Here's "the screenshot."
I actually took upon myself to find the location of "the screenshot".
It's not that the mine doesn't appear in the writer's game. It's that the writer can't do basic navigation to save his life.
From his departure airstrip, he needed to plot a 126 degrees course to the mine, east-south-east.
He managed to go off-course by 30 degrees, precisely on a 156 degrees course, or south-south-east, ending up tens of miles off target.
"doesn't appear in the writer's game" my ass.
The silly error is that Magellan, here, is employed.
Kagey K
Banned
Silly error that they based the entirety of their review upon.
It’s like saying disregard everything I wrote, because it’s all a silly error.
Fucking every day I learn how uncommon common sense is.
He would have done better by flying over everywhere a crime against humanity has been committed and telling MS it shouldn’t be in the game because crimes were committed there.
Balducci30
Member
This seems like a fireable offense no? I mean that’s pretty stupid even by today’s standards
Kagey K
Banned
Seems not, excuses were already given.
“It wasn’t in his game at the time of writing” instead of ”Oh nevermind he’s an idiot.”
So it seems like he gets a free pass and the review will stand.
genesisblock
Member
Ever since these sites have participated in the console wars debacle - the reviews have been steadily declining in favor for clickbaits.
Nowadays, I only read reviews for anticipated games just to see what games "journalism" is at the moment, which usually devolves into spinning politics into it to make it feel important.
Thanks for proving that written reviews need to go the way of the dinosaur. It's about live plays with on hands experience in the front telling us what really need to know: Controls, frame-rate, Stability, bugs and overall experience without some agenda placed into it.
Nowadays, I only read reviews for anticipated games just to see what games "journalism" is at the moment, which usually devolves into spinning politics into it to make it feel important.
Thanks for proving that written reviews need to go the way of the dinosaur. It's about live plays with on hands experience in the front telling us what really need to know: Controls, frame-rate, Stability, bugs and overall experience without some agenda placed into it.
Sleepwalker
Member
"KOTAKU" said:
HonkingTonk
Neo Member
If Kotaku ever played a game of Limbo they would go so low that they would be on the other sidw of the planet.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Kdad
Member
The GMG Union will save him*
*no it wont...its been a blood bath since they unionized
BusierDonkey
Member
Hmm is this "Ušanka" aka Comrade hat? Seems like it...
It was a gift from his wife’s boyfriend. Last year he got a nice purse to carry his balls in.
IncognitoPanda
Member
Imagine making Flight Simulator into a political thing.
I guess farm simulator is really a proletarian statement on the bourgeoisie!
I guess farm simulator is really a proletarian statement on the bourgeoisie!
Kdad
Member
This is the dude writing your video game review
He is currently a research analyst in the Disinformation Action Lab at Data & Society and a research affiliate at UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life.
Research Interests:
Critical Internet Studies, Platformization, STS, Political Economy, Cultural Industries, Infrastructure, Surveillance Studies
William Partin is the COO of Liminal Esports, a game-based education
R&D startup, and Director of Research at Power Play, a boutique
consultancy that services non-endemic clients entering the esports
industry. He is also a PhD candidate in Communication at the
University of North Carolina, where he researches cultural industries'
adaptations to digital platforms as increasingly key intermediaries
for the distribution of cultural content. Priorly, he was a
competitive gamer himself and later worked for the premiere North
American esports team Evil Geniuses, which was acquired by Amazon in
2014. William's writing on games and esports has also been featured
widely in the popular press, including The Atlantic, Variety, and
Rolling Stone.
He is currently a research analyst in the Disinformation Action Lab at Data & Society and a research affiliate at UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life.
Research Interests:
Critical Internet Studies, Platformization, STS, Political Economy, Cultural Industries, Infrastructure, Surveillance Studies
William Partin is the COO of Liminal Esports, a game-based education
R&D startup, and Director of Research at Power Play, a boutique
consultancy that services non-endemic clients entering the esports
industry. He is also a PhD candidate in Communication at the
University of North Carolina, where he researches cultural industries'
adaptations to digital platforms as increasingly key intermediaries
for the distribution of cultural content. Priorly, he was a
competitive gamer himself and later worked for the premiere North
American esports team Evil Geniuses, which was acquired by Amazon in
2014. William's writing on games and esports has also been featured
widely in the popular press, including The Atlantic, Variety, and
Rolling Stone.
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Bl@de
Member
How he 'identifies' on Medium
Will Partin
a featherless biped with broad nails and access to the internet
...internet DEER are confused
I just hope he isn’t a bisexual pedophile ...
thelastword
Banned
Honey Bunny
Member
Haven't been to Kotaku in maybe 8 years. God I love capitalism.
No. But he did do a thinly veiled dissertation on the evils of capitalism.
Incidentally, here's the response of their editor.
Notice how he tries to blame it on the game. "it clearly doesn't appear in the writer's game, as evidenced by the screenshot."
Here's "the screenshot."
I actually took upon myself to find the location of "the screenshot".
It's not that the mine doesn't appear in the writer's game. It's that the writer can't do basic navigation to save his life.
From his departure airstrip, he needed to plot a 126 degrees course to the mine, east-south-east.
He managed to go off-course by 30 degrees, precisely on a 156 degrees course, or south-south-east, ending up tens of miles off target.
"doesn't appear in the writer's game" my ass.
Amazing that they will go to such lengths to avoid holding their hands up and admitting they were bullshitting their audience.
Throw even more bullshit out there and hope to get away with it.
Unprofessional and embarrassing.
LeftThumbstick
Member
Hahahahahaha.
I did my part.
I did my part.
John Day
Member
The review is embarrassing, but the Editor justifying that “the mine didn’t appear in his game but we checked” and the writer justifying it was a “silly error” .
LOL so cringe. What a joke.
What I fear of the future of gaming is idiots like these pushing their bullshit down throats.
LOL so cringe. What a joke.
What I fear of the future of gaming is idiots like these pushing their bullshit down throats.
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SCB3
Member
I'd say gross imcompatence to be honest, seriously don't use these websites anymore for reviews, its so weird that IGN seems to be the least woke out of all the reviewers,
Got to YT or twitch, watch some footage or find independent reviewers, ACG is a pretty good one I watch, SkillUp is supposedly good as well
D
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LaughingStock
Member
What about the lack LGBTQP+ representation? What about the fact that none of the airplanes have BLACK LIVES MATTER painted on them? What about the absence of rendered crowds of BLM peaceful protesters fighting systemic racism?
I expected more of gaming journalists. Do better kotaku!
I expected more of gaming journalists. Do better kotaku!
ricardo_sousa11
Member
Even though I love FS, one of their premium airports is Madeira's airport (Portugal), and being my birthplace (and where I am right now actually), its terribly done, the airport is average at best, but the island and port are completely wrong, this left me incredibly disapointed, considering Madeira is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and its airport is known for its dificult strong winds.
I was hoping they would have given much more attention to detail, specially when I saw that it was one of the premium airports, the main city of the island (Funchal) is quite small and wouldnt have required a lot of effort into making it slightly more realistic.
Aside this personal issue with the game, its an incredible game.
F*ck Kotaku
I was hoping they would have given much more attention to detail, specially when I saw that it was one of the premium airports, the main city of the island (Funchal) is quite small and wouldnt have required a lot of effort into making it slightly more realistic.
Aside this personal issue with the game, its an incredible game.
F*ck Kotaku
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
I just tried to find it and here's the original review:
The ‘roar’ button makes Carrion ten times better
It’s eating him! And then it’s gonna eat me! OH MY GOOOO
www.polygon.com
