Patrick Williams: Can I Have My Money Back?

[Sportsforever]

Quote: Originally Posted by Birdman18

biggest point i can make to that, is we are in a recession here in the US... some people dont have great paying jobs.. some people could barely afford their consoles... so $60 to me, could mean a whole lot more than $60 to you. you might live comfortably, but some of us arent so lucky...

If $60 means that much to someone, IMO they shouldn't be buying video games or they should be renting before they purchase. Just my opinion though...

[Sportsforever]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Let's see, the things he touches on in this article, in order, are... - Dull presentation - The commentary is repetitive - Lack of new replays and cut scenes - Hard to read batter card - Throws in that he likes 2K Beats It takes the author until the NINTH paragraph to even mention the game play. NINTH! And outside of a brief paragraph discussing pitching and the fact that it "takes too long to do" he summarizes the game play as... A few sentences on the pitching interface and then the above quote is all he has to say about the entire gameplay package in this game. That's it?! I'm sorry, but this could possibly be the worst article I have ever seen posted on this site. I've said it a hundred times on this site, everyone complained last year that the gameplay was what need to be fixed from 2K7. So 2K goes out and does that and now every tears the other aspects of the games to shreds. Brutal.

I agree that this is one of the worst articles I have seen written on here. It's not even a review so much as "I feel like I was robbed of my $60 because the game is boring..." diatribe. He completely lost me when he said the new pitching mechanic "takes too long...". On the one hand we are crucifying the game for not feeling like a baseball game, but then we want to rush through things like pitching? If anything, the pitching this year is as fast or faster than last year. I'm not going to say his complaints are valid, and it was his $60 so he can complain if he wants, but this whole thing seemed more like one of the many whiney threads that have been started rather than an article for a sports gaming site.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by maverick3176

Is it OS or is it 2K baseball...think about it. Why are they "picking on" this game. The article hit on it so well. With all that he didnt even mention frame rate. But anyway, I dont think ANYONE should get their money back. At this point 2K baseball makes bad game more consistly than good games., so anyone who bought it without getting a review or without reading the boards was foolish. You could smell this coming a mile away. That is why many paid $460 to have more choices

Why do we need to read reviews and boards to make our decision? Do you read movie reviews, CD reviews before you make a decision to buy something? If i tried that philosophy, I'd miss out on a lot of great movies and music just because of one person's opinion. And that's all reviews are, opinions, not fact. Same with this article, opinion, not fact.

[CS10029]

I don't see why his article should be posted for the site to see./ Why nnot post some of the things Ive said.

[ILLCHILL]

Hmmm, I'm gonna have to say the only thing that was 'dull and boring' was this article. Goodness not only the content, but the way it was written. Blah

That being said, he makes ssoooommmee good points but nothing ground-breaking. I agree with the other guy, who the hell stole your money? Just rent the damn thing next time.

[goheat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

If $60 means that much to someone, IMO they shouldn't be buying video games or they should be renting before they purchase. Just my opinion though...

Amen. And Go Gators!

[gta95]

$60 is a lot of money to spend on a video game. Factor in the price of the console, TV, electricity, and time. Gaming comes out to be an expensive hobby. When I spend $60, I expect atleast a halfway decent game.

[aka_HorseChoker]

Quote: Originally Posted by CS10029

While appreciate them doing an article. Its a little lame how much effort has been put towards bashing this game.

You ever come to think that maybe they are bashing the game because,you know,it isn't very good. Of course if it were an EA Sports game,you would have agreed with every point the guy made.