Uploaded March 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Reviews have been a part of gaming culture for a while, but game journalism may have some trouble-spots. Can we really rate games the same way we would a movie or a car, when each person has such a different experience when playing them? Skill level and choices made in the game can lead players down different paths, and thus different views on the experience. Plus, what's important when rating a game? Resolution? Difficulty? Experience? So can we ever really trust reviews?! Watch the episode and find out!

Assets:
0:49 GameSpot Reviews : Grand Theft Auto V
youtube.com/watch?v=ABiPHyaKgTw
0:57 Why are you even here?
youtube.com/watch?v=qupWwqD53Nc
2:14 Paranormal Activity 2 | in theater audience reactions (2010)
youtube.com/watch?v=DCA-W_Ps5dM
2:16 On Cinema : S2, Ep. 202): 'A Good Day to Die Hard' and 'Escape from Planet Earth'
youtube.com/watch?v=1M2yXVn2GGA
2:24 Five Person Evel Knievel Stunt In GTA 5
youtube.com/watch?v=amppcCJOKTs
2:36 Top 5 Minecraft Creations : Castles
youtube.com/watch?v=bTgmEB0IHcY
2:47 The Walking Dead: Adventures of Mute Lee, Part 1 - Only ... Answers
youtube.com/watch?v=lsJZWCgeIQw
3:18 PAINKILLER DEATHSTREAK
newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/09/100809fa_fact_baker?currentPage=all
3:29 God Hand Review
ign.com/articles/2006/10/10/god-hand-review?page=2
3:33 Why God Hand is so Awesome
youtube.com/watch?v=6s544sFja5k
3:43 Paid Reviews: Critics or Conmen? Gaming's Ad-verse Situation
youtube.com/watch?v=BwD2GgWKIrs
3:50 10 Games With The Best Textures This Generation
gamingbolt.com/10-games-with-the-best-textures-this-generation
3:51 The Top 10 Upcoming Games of 2014 with the Best Graphics
n4g.com/news/1446159/the-top-10-upcoming-games-of-2014-with-the-best-graphics
3:52 South Park: The Stick of Truth
gamelengths.com/games/playtimes/South+Park%3A+The+Stick+of+Truth
4:13 South Park: The Stick of Truth Review
youtube.com/watch?v=sYQtrS9CEeI
4:16 Thief - Review
youtube.com/watch?v=EGy7M34vm-M
4:18 Titanfall - Review
youtube.com/watch?v=2owgQzltQT0
4:44 Minecraft Amazing Creations (Feat. The Voxel Box)
youtube.com/watch?v=-ntZFS6XbJk
4:54 The evolution of Minecraft
youtube.com/watch?v=t0eqSgkDuW0
5:20 The Disconnect: When Gamers Disagree With Critics
metacritic.com/feature/game-critic-scores-vs-user-reviews
6:32 Momofuku Inc.: The Most Important Restaurant in America Right Now
youtube.com/watch?v=AvZVKAScGls

Music:
3170 Lakes - Chooga
Freedom Weekends - Statue of Diveo
Spectrum (Subdiffusion Mix) - Foniqz
freemusicarchive.org/music/foniqz/d2_ep/spectrum_subdiffusion_mix
Oh Damn! - CJVSO
soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn
Alice y Bob - Javier Rubio and Parsec
archive.org/details/escala19_vvaa_escala_no_uniforme
Taxicab Sunsets by Blue Suede Through
jamendo.com/en/track/770330/taxicab-sunsets

And thanks to Iain Andrews for the use of his photos in the background: enwandrews.tumblr.com

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