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7 is Rhythm Heaven/Paradise. 8 is The Sims 3.

I quite liked the ratings-less system Kotaku used then abandoned for several months before eventually switching back despite getting angry every time someone complained about the new review system (man, that's a mouthful), where they listen and wrote about all of the pros and cons of a game. It made for some disjointed reviews at times, but at least you could get an idea of whether or not you'd like a game within thirty seconds.

I check GJAIF too, so this discussion old news to me. Basically, seven being the average is ridiculous, but then so is the vast majority of gaming journalism. I haven't played any of those games. This tells me nothing. I quite like the idea of a score at the end of a review (hey, it works for movies). People just need to stop using seven as the average score and scoring out of a hundred (man, I hate that so much). I quite like the 10/10 scale. Some sites use the five-star system common in movie reviews, but nine times out of ten they use half stars as well, and then it just looks pretentious.

I don't know how you can dislike an article that includes this gem:

The camera loves you, Ashley. (The hair looks good.)

But then where does the movie come in? It was a reference to the latest episode of Community, where Abed predicted that The Cape would get six seasons and a movie (it was funny in context).

So much for six seasons and a movie. No one will get this reference.

A third season has already been confirmed.

This seems like a great time to bump up this thread, what with the latest episode being so good. Trust Community to do a good clip show! And I loved all of the references to The Cape.

What tipped you off? Happy birthday.

I approve of that purchase. One of the best games of all time.

Every day's a bank holiday when you're an unemployed loser like me! Well, if you ignore the fact that the banks are usually open, anyway. At the rate I'm going, I'll probably end up spending Easter making Pokémon. But that's okay, because Easter isn't exactly one of the more interesting holidays.

I'm not sure if you're implying that ReZ can avoid seeing his face by not looking in mirrors or suggesting that he commit suicide.

I think you may be taking what he said a bit too seriously, Danny.

Serebii's an entrepreneur. He doesn't get days off.

Haha, it took me a while to get the joke, too (this all happened yesterday - my memory isn't that good!). Just scroll up and read the posts ReZ quoted, Danny.

Like Jonnas said, nostalgia is a powerful drug.

Reads like a review written by someone who desperately wants another good FPS on the Wii to me. Can't wait to find out why! I'm not sure any game is worth playing for its visuals alone, but maybe games like Okami or Mirror's Edge would qualify. You know, games with original art styles. Certainly not this game, when there are so many better-looking games out on both the PS3 and Xbox 360. Not sure how gameplay would operate well (no bugs? Good flow? Innovative?), but other than that it's a fair statement, I guess. So it's generic. So is the story, apparently. Aaand it's repetitive (so much for the gameplay operating well, I guess). Why are they recommending this game again? This really should be followed with "and only own a Wii for some reason". So to sum up: the game is worth playing for its graphics alone (blatant lie), the story sucks, the characters are uninteresting, the gameplay is repetitive and the game doesn't offer anything you haven't already seen before in every other FPS on the market. But hey, at least the multiplayer is good. 7.5/10! Though to be fair, I'm guessing most of the people who were looking forward to the game did so because of the multiplayer.

It was mostly a joke about how you mangled Ingrid Bergman's last name, but I liked the double meaning in the word 'birds'. But maybe you got that.

Let me guess... you like birds?

Flink has probably just logged in on your account (or you forgot to log out) and blocked anyone who dared advise you to break up with him. Can you see the other three posts on this page about how you should find yourself a new man? Edit: What a way to start a new page.

Yes, but to be fair, people have been telling you to get a new boyfriend for years now.

You're always promising gay sex, ReZ, but you never follow through with it.

Does the "more orgasmy" part have anything to do with the "beware of homosexuals" part?

Yeah, I know it makes sense, but it's still a shame. I don't really see the point, as I'm not sure why you'd want/need two copies of the same game, but I guess it's just supposed to be a bonus.