I honestly cant remember the alst time Vinny reveiwed a game, (or if he has every even done one at all) is it that hes more the tech guy? Just saying if they had 4 reviewers instead of 3, maybe well be able to get more reviews faster.
How come they dont have Vinny review games?
That's not his job? That could be why he doesn't do many reviews. Although I'm not doubting more Vinny reviews wouldn't be fucking awesome. Because they so would be.
Pretty sure he's like the tech dude, he does the coding for videos, he does the filming for interviews, and things like that.
Vinny reviewing more games would be cool, but you know what we really need right? Yeah we need drew to review something yo.
He's not a writer. He's the video guy. Dave, Andy and Vinny have all done reviews at some point, but I'm sure they all took a bit fair bit of editing from the three professional writers in the team, to get them up to professional standard. I guess those guys only review games that the Jeff, Brad and Ryan have no interest in, or when there is a huge influx of games.
Does it really matter if he does reviews? I mean he usally tells his thoughts on games over the podcast and/or quicklooks.
I asked Ryan what Vinny does around the office on Twitter, and Ryan said:
"@MexicanHatBoy Vinny does everything. Seriously, the guy's a beast."
followed by Vinny saying:
"@MexicanHatBoy I mostly send pictures of Barbra Streisand to Ryan all day. Sometimes Gregory Hines. http://bit.ly/15kBf2"
So there you go. He has no time for reviews in between sending pictures of Barbra Streisand to Ryan.
" he does tang and thats more than enough for a decent salary. "Lolwut? Ryan does TANG...
" @Hitchenson said:Ah, gotcha'" @TwoOneFive said:I think he meant he edits the video. "" he does tang and thats more than enough for a decent salary. "Lolwut? Ryan does TANG... "
Vinny's the tech guy as many have said. But I think it's cool they even let him review things, and I think it's a positive thing for the staff and the site.
I'm sure that if Drew for example would be really into a game and wants to write a short review on it they'd let him and go over the wording etcetc. I'm sure it's not a bad experience for anyone.
Occasional reviews from others isn't bad at all. I('d) enjoy it.
" @MexicanHatBoy said:" Anyone else think the guy singing on the I Love Mondays intro sounds a tad like Vinny? "I hope you're being sarcastic. If not, please, never have children. "
That's a pretty incredible response to a very easy to answer question. I thought it was Vinny for a while, I wasn't aware that simply asking the question was enough to line me up for sterilisation.
Out of interest, did you used to be known as MattyAtty on MSN?
"That's a pretty incredible response to a very easy to answer question. I thought it was Vinny for a while, I wasn't aware that simply asking the question was enough to line me up for sterilisation.It was an over exaggerated response. I do that sometimes. Get used to it, or I WILL sterilize you.Out of interest, did you used to be known as MattyAtty on MSN?"
And yeah, I used to go by the name Mattyatty. I still do on some sites that I signed up for a long while ago. Why? Who are you? And why are you stalking me?
" @MexicanHatBoy said:"That's a pretty incredible response to a very easy to answer question. I thought it was Vinny for a while, I wasn't aware that simply asking the question was enough to line me up for sterilisation.It was an over exaggerated response. I do that sometimes. Get used to it, or I WILL sterilize you. And yeah, I used to go by the name Mattyatty. I still do on some sites that I signed up for a long while ago. Why? Who are you? And why are you stalking me? "Out of interest, did you used to be known as MattyAtty on MSN?"
You're a very aggressive person, has anyone ever told you that? And when can we expect a return from The Daily Video Gamer? Ahh, memories.
In the interests of being on topic, I just watched VInny's Fable 2 review and it was very, very thorough, so some more would definitely be appreciated :)
Again, read the Fracture review, because it's rad.
" MattyFTM:When's the Daily Video Gamer making a return? "@MexicanHatBoy said:
"You're a very aggressive person, has anyone ever told you that? And when can we expect a return from The Daily Video Gamer? Ahh, memories."WTF? Who are you people? Chris? Tom? Or one of the other many people involved in my past video game website making adventures? And are you stalking me, or is the internet just a lot smaller than I thought?
" @marquis3000 said:More importantly, wheres that break out inspired game you were working on? I'm looking forward to playing it." MattyFTM:When's the Daily Video Gamer making a return? "@MexicanHatBoy said:"You're a very aggressive person, has anyone ever told you that? And when can we expect a return from The Daily Video Gamer? Ahh, memories."WTF? Who are you people? Chris? Tom? Or one of the other many people involved in my past video game website making adventures? And are you stalking me, or is the internet just a lot smaller than I thought? "
" @MattyFTM said:Man, the memories are flooding back. I gave up on all that game/website developing stuff ages ago, when I realized I was the only person who cared about it. Apparently I wasn't the only one. Wow, it seems like ages ago." @marquis3000 said:More importantly, wheres that break out inspired game you were working on? I'm looking forward to playing it. "" MattyFTM:When's the Daily Video Gamer making a return? "@MexicanHatBoy said:"You're a very aggressive person, has anyone ever told you that? And when can we expect a return from The Daily Video Gamer? Ahh, memories."WTF? Who are you people? Chris? Tom? Or one of the other many people involved in my past video game website making adventures? And are you stalking me, or is the internet just a lot smaller than I thought? "
" @marquis3000 said:" @MattyFTM said:Man, the memories are flooding back. I gave up on all that game/website developing stuff ages ago, when I realized I was the only person who cared about it. Apparently I wasn't the only one. Wow, it seems like ages ago. "" @marquis3000 said:More importantly, wheres that break out inspired game you were working on? I'm looking forward to playing it. "" MattyFTM:When's the Daily Video Gamer making a return? "@MexicanHatBoy said:"You're a very aggressive person, has anyone ever told you that? And when can we expect a return from The Daily Video Gamer? Ahh, memories."WTF? Who are you people? Chris? Tom? Or one of the other many people involved in my past video game website making adventures? And are you stalking me, or is the internet just a lot smaller than I thought? "
Aye it does. I still remember when you got your A-Level grades. How's Chris Gillon these days by the way?
"Aye it does. I still remember when you got your A-Level grades. How's Chris these days by the way? "I'll send you a PM tomorrow. For two reasons:
- I'm tired and need to go to bed
- We should stop hijacking this forum thread to talk about personal stuff.
" @MexicanHatBoy said:"Aye it does. I still remember when you got your A-Level grades. How's Chris these days by the way? "I'll send you a PM tomorrow. For two reasons:"
- I'm tired and need to go to bed
- We should stop hijacking this forum thread to talk about personal stuff.
I quite agree, was gonna say the same thing in my edit.
Getting back on topic, I read the review that @iAmJohn recommended and yeah, it was great. I love this part:
"since humans over three years old rarely find themselves baffled when you vanish behind cover" :D
" Vinny has done about 10 reviews.I wouldnt say that he doesent review games... "
I think the thing is he hasn't done them with the same frequency as the other Giant Bomb guys, even though his opinions are just as welcome. He does do them, but some of uus would just like to see more.
"Vinny just shows off his guns and increases morale around the office. "
LOL. Well stated.
" Vinny reviewing more games would be cool, but you know what we really need right? Yeah we need drew to review something yo. "http://www.giantbomb.com/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii/61-21175/reviews/
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