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Reviews are purely subjective and you have to remember that those reviewing the game do not view the world in the same way as you as their life experiences are totally different. I often disagree with reviews, especially scores, but reading a well written and thought out review, like Brad's for instance, can often help me get a general idea of how I will react to the game based on the elements fleshed out in the review. I think in one of the first Bombcasts or "Arrow Pointing Down Podcasts," in February or March of 2008, Jeff explains their philosophy behind the reviews as just a way to explain how the game works and helping you judge for yourself.

NES: Legend of Zelda

SNES: Chrono Trigger

Sega Genesis: Sonic 2

N64: Golden Eye 007

Sega Saturn: Command and Conquer

Playstation: Final Fantasy 7

PS2: Champions of Norrath

Gamecube: Super Smash Bros Melee

Sega Dreamcast: NFL 2K

Xbox: Whacked!

Baldur's Gate

@AhmadMetallic said:

The catch: Postal is the dirty-looking prostitute that lets you do anything to her and not have to think, feel or actually invest into her beyond fucking her in weird ass ways. While Call of Duty is your fuckbuddy, Borderlands 2 is your crush and Mass Effect is your girlfriend, Postal is the hooker that lets you just let go and do the unimaginable fun shit. Yet people just won't step out of their pretentious "comedy has to be intelligent all the time and games have to have a story and be polished all the time" bubble and enjoy the stupid shit just as they enjoy Ricky Gervais' 'smart' jokes and Uncharted 2's combat.

This sounds so unappealing. I hate COD, never had the desire to be with a prostitute, and don't find Ricky Gervais funny at all.

I would vote for Clementine as best new character. She has been the reason I want to keep playing Walking Dead. Dust, Lee, and Wei Shen were also great characters.

Also, I would vote against Tiny Tina. She might be one of the worst character of the year. I think most people would agree that writing was not Borderlands 2's strong point and Tina might be the weakest part. If anything, Handsome Jack was much more compelling.

As for the worst new character of the year, I would vote for Diana Allers.

Here are my thoughts:

I like it, but I am not completely sold on it. The game mode in the beta is fun, but the map isn't fantastic. If you are unfamiliar with the map, you will find yourself surrounded by enemies and you will die often. I was a little disappointed that the environment isn't as destructive as BF3, which was what I expected with it being built on the Frostbite 2 engine. I'm totally confused about the nation stuff. I was under the impression it would be teams of nations against each other, such as Canada vs. Sweden, but the national units are basically different versions of the main classes. I was teamed up with South Korean and American units while I was playing a Canadian. There is an emphasis on team-work, but it is on a small scale. You are paired, randomly unless you join with a friend, with another person as a fireteam. You can spawn on them or back at your base spawn. I was also disappointed that there are not support classes like a medic, which is what I play in BF3. I know I keep bringing up BF3 and it is a totally different game, but there are so many things influenced by it that I have a hard time not comparing the two.

There is a working Battlelog, which is a straight copy from the BF3 battlelog, with the usual stats and unlocks, except they added a global map that shows each nation of the world (not just the nations in the game) on a leaderbord.

As with normal Beta stuff, there are connection and stability issues with the game, which is to be expected. For some reason, after two matches, I always get kicked from the server.

It will be interesting to see the full game and the other multiplayer modes that are included. I would not play the one in the Beta full time if I had a choice. Like I said, I am not completely sold on it yet. I don't know why I should buy this game when I already have BF3 Premium.

Watching this only makes me anxious to see what Microsoft and Sony will do in the next year.

I was hoping that they might explain why I should buy this and what makes it better than the current generation of consoles.

@Darth_Mercer said:

Give me Bombcast or give me death!

A Bombcast! A Bombcast! My kingdom for a Bombcast!

Call of Duty and Warcraft (strategy or mmorpg) are the two biggest that I can think of that I haven't tried.