Hello all. Anyone remember me? Well for those of my friends who moved from Gamespot to Giantbomb i now understand completely. Is it because i have grown up and become more aware of the industry? Or maybe i have changed my views and how i perceive people? Whatever it is i just cannot stand being on Gamespot anymore except from checking their news (which is usually hours behind everyone else).
 
I very much plan to make this my new home for blogging, gaming and general gaming community. But it has really raised a question in my mind, why have i turned on Gamespot a site i used to love so much? I think there are a few reasons.
 
Let us start with the core of the website. Games. I very much find Gamespot reviews to be taken from one angle. They just think in last generation where as now with so many factors and thought going into games, they can no longer ignore what gaming has become. An art, computing science, a form of entertainment that extends well beyond what it once was. For example Fat Princess. IGN gave it a fantastic 9.0 and Giantbomb here gave it a solid 4/5 where gamespot gave it 7.5. For me Fat Princess is just fantastic and it did have launch issues but look at from a perspective of design. The art, fun style and humor behind the game, plus the most important, 'the fun factor', makes this game one of my favourites on PSN. Now most of you musty be thinking "Just your opinion", which is very true. But Gamespot just don't seem to make reviews which make sense to me. Continually missing the point of a game and tearing it apart for very small reason. I just can't agree with their features or reviews anymore.

Now the second biggest part of the website. Its community. I first joined Gamespot in 2005 when i was 15 and was very narrow minded and made a lot of friends. But now when i look at the, i suppose closest friends i made they continue to, well i suppose annoy me. They make blogs, comments and posts that are just not thought out. They take it from one angle and have very little understanding of how other people might interrupt whatever the topic is.
 
It is hard for me to exactly determine exactly what it is but i believe it is this very childish and narrow minded approach that i seem to find so frustrating on Gamespot. Maybe some of you can relate? I just think i can no longer be on a website where majority of users think "i got THA PLATINUM in UncHARTed 2" is actually acceptable writing or 'cool' with most replies being "i gotz 15 PlATInums n00B!!".
 
Now i'm not saying that everyone i met on the site was like that. I found some great blogs, people and did actually make friends, but when 94% of the people are little s**ts who don't think before they say anything you really lose heart in the whole thing. For me it has run its course and am wanting to find a new home here at Giantbomb. Welcomed? I hope so :)
 
Stuart

Welcome back mate. I understand perfectly, there's been quite a few people here signing up in recent weeks for similar reasons. Anyway, welcome to the site proper and enjoy your stay. It's changed quite a fair bit since you left, it's much improved now as far as it's feature set.
 
If you unsure about how to do anything, feel free to ask. You should also add at least one moderator. Hamz is a good one, he happens to be a fellow Scot also.  

I would probably be better to create another blog and post it on the main board. Keep Gamespot talk out of it though.