So apparently Jeff Gerstmann is a "crap reviewer"...

I like how he called the reviewers who didn't attach their names to the reviews wimps and yet he goes by Mr. Mouse, and what a silly game he chose to get all worked up over. Granted I only watched the quicklook, but nothing about that game looked fun or interesting.

Jeff > most of the rest of the internet.

i like i game because i find the base mechanics of shooting things and occasionally doing some jumping puzzles quite enjoyable. therefore it deserves at least 80% and any criticism levelled against it is complete rubbish. 

I don't know why, but that websites name reminded me of www.zombo.com

I've never heard of Xentax before, I think Jeff should review the website, just to spite him.

The world  needs more ApeEscape.

One day in Internet Land, I came across a poorly written article that I didn't agree with so I decided to make a forum post telling people to go read it and give the poorly written article more traffic. Thinking back, I'm not sure why I did it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

@PixelPrinny: And then you came into that topic to a make post that you thought was clever...but wasn't.

@PixelPrinny said:

One day in Internet Land, I came across a poorly written article that I didn't agree with so I decided to make a forum post telling people to go read it and give the poorly written article more traffic. Thinking back, I'm not sure why I did it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

@Superman64 said:

@PixelPrinny: And then you came into that topic to a make post that you thought was clever...but wasn't.

Hmmmm, you know, I think it was rather clever.Especially when the OP acts butt-hurt about it.

How has this not been locked yet?

@Tennmuerti said:

@PixelPrinny said:

One day in Internet Land, I came across a poorly written article that I didn't agree with so I decided to make a forum post telling people to go read it and give the poorly written article more traffic. Thinking back, I'm not sure why I did it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

@Superman64 said:

@PixelPrinny: And then you came into that topic to a make post that you thought was clever...but wasn't.

Hmmmm, you know, I think it was rather clever.Especially when the OP acts butt-hurt about it.

OP has nothing to say

Someone random on the internet talking out of their ass? You don't say.

@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:

@Tennmuerti said:

@PixelPrinny said:

One day in Internet Land, I came across a poorly written article that I didn't agree with so I decided to make a forum post telling people to go read it and give the poorly written article more traffic. Thinking back, I'm not sure why I did it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

@Superman64 said:

@PixelPrinny: And then you came into that topic to a make post that you thought was clever...but wasn't.

Hmmmm, you know, I think it was rather clever.Especially when the OP acts butt-hurt about it.

OP has nothing to say

So basically...if I respond to people who are making unnecessary jabs at me for making a topic...I'm being "butt hurt"? So I'm not allowed to defend myself, eh?

Stop giving this guy traffic.

I read this as Jeff Gertsman literally reviews crap.  I would assume the grades would be based upon several factors such as color, consistency, smell, volume, and the all important presentation of the fecal matter.

I don't think I've ever seen such an attempt to get one game the somewhat respect it deserves. It's not even the Zelda 8.8 reaction where everyone wanted it to be a 9, this guy just wants people to know that Duke isn't a great game nor is it a bad one. The "bad" reviewers are those who gave the review too low a score or too high a score. These people are freaking retarded.

Xentax.com?

I heard somewhere that Jeff Gerstmann is for jerks.

If one thinks a 5-star scale translates directly to the extremely inaccurate "70 is average" metacritic scale, he's a fucking idiot.

Isn't xentax some sort of medicinal drug?

Where is the Hydroxycut of "+20-year-old" unknown video game blogs of developing stuff for an old system?

@iAmJohn said:

1. Who?
2. Who cares?

This.

links to a site that no one cares about ... whatever. not clicking on your link dude.

I checked their Facebook... WUT.

@MrKlorox said:

If one thinks a 5-star scale translates directly to the extremely inaccurate "70 is average" metacritic scale, he's a fucking idiot.

Yeah I like how in the last image on the page, he denotes whether it was a 100 point scale or a 5 star scale, but doesn't address this at all in any of the text! He just claims that anyone who doesn't give 50-85% on any game is crap.

Internet.

wow someone on the internet has a different opinion than me...  
 
If someone says something stupid, don't talk about him...

Actually, just about everyone on that list IS A CRAP REVIEWER. They all do an excellent job of reviewing and exposing crap games. So, to be on that list is an honor, not a shame. Ironically, the guy that posted it is a paid shill for the gaming industry. Go figure.

Ha ha ha, his whole blog is based on the assertion that there is an objective way to critique a video game. Oh, that was a good little giggle.

He also points out the people who he thinks scored it too high so its not about him loving duke.

@Unknown_Pleasures said:

He also points out the people who he thinks scored it too high so its not about him loving duke.

Exactly but no one reads that part of it, because they are just as bad as the guy who wrote that article.

Never heard of this guy or the site, I could care any less.

@Unknown_Pleasures said:

He also points out the people who he thinks scored it too high so its not about him loving duke.

Exactly but no one reads that part of it, because they are just as bad as the guy who wrote that article.

Glad the standard response has been what it was.  Also- I'd like to point out that his actual argument is as follows: 
 
Everything in life naturally conforms to the normal distribution.  Where opinions are involved, distributions that aren't normal means that the ends of the curves are full of liars.   
 
 
 
He's such a fucking retard-  Wow.

Xentax sounds like a drug. A depressant from the sound of it.

@BoG said:

Ha ha ha, his whole blog is based on the assertion that there is an objective way to critique a video game. Oh, that was a good little giggle.

But isn't there at least something approaching an objective way to critique games?

i need to seek out this MEGamers & Hardgame2 site that gave DNF a 80+.

BURN HIM AT THE STAKE, HE USED FOUL WITCHES BLACK MAGIC TO SLANDER OUR GOD! (sarcasm) 

*Duke finishes defusing a bomb planted in the Sears Tower*

Duke Nukem (to himself): Duke 1, Giant Bomb 0

Vinny: Who? Oh, that came out?

The fuck is Xentax? <-Thread over.

Who cares. I'm playing DNF (PC) and I'm enjoying it. I'd say its a solid 70 but no higher. It's still enjoyable to me at least despite some big problems i have with it. If Jeff doesn't like it who cares it's not his cup of tea. However I do think people are giving it more shit then it deserves, but then again it might be worse on consoles who knows. Doesn't mean they're bad reviewers, just an opinion to go on.

I immediately saw the flaw in his logic: 
"Overall we would agree that the game deserves somewhere between 65% and 70% as a score, as it matches up with that range of other fair shooters of late." 
 
NOPE.  I don't think we do, and he doesn't substantiate that either. That was enough for to not pay any more attention. The rest of it is just statistics that he BS'ed with "math logic". 
Seriously? When did the community agree that this game was 65% - 70%? When did we all collectively say "this game is pretty OK"? Jumping puzzles, no thank you. 
 
However, Jeff's review is a second opinion for purchasers. And just like any opinion, so is this Xentax guy's opinion. I am free to ignore it.

I think we should do away with scores all together and just have written reviews, that way people would have to read the review and hear the good, bad, and ugly about a video game rather than just looking at the score and jumping to conclusions without reading the review. Anyone who has gone to System Wars and seen someone say "Game X got an 8.5 instead of a 9.0! lol flop! The game sucks!" knows what I'm talking about.

Lol what a retarded post. I could do this with any game...  
 
Game X deserves Y score, so any reviewer than gives it <Y or >Y is an idiot. 

Yeah. It's not like Jeff is one of the most respected reviewers/journalists out there or anything...

This article was written by Mr. Mouse also known by his birth name Jim Redner