New Games Journalism
June 26th 2007 02:52
One of the best examples of video game journalism is the seminal article, 'Bow Nigger', by Ian Shanahan.
Read the article!
It's his 'review' of Jedi Knight II, but it's not your average review... New Games Journalism uses subjective writing to implicitly give you an opinion about the games. No talk about graphics, or sound, or hours of play. That information, while useful, doesn't give you the raw energy that someone's experience can.
From the article:
I strongly recommend that you read the article, as it's a great example of a review that makes you want to play the game so badly, without mentioning anything really about the game.
Read the article!
It's his 'review' of Jedi Knight II, but it's not your average review... New Games Journalism uses subjective writing to implicitly give you an opinion about the games. No talk about graphics, or sound, or hours of play. That information, while useful, doesn't give you the raw energy that someone's experience can.
From the article:
""Bow" he types.
Hmm. Problem. For all of the excellent sword-play animations, Raven seem to have omitted any of the more mundane actions you could envisage your avatar performing. There is no 'bow' button.
What my socially retarded friend is being so insistent about is something else, and that's a form of 'physical' expression that grew up out of the enthusiasm of some of the more ardent Star Wars fans who play JKII online. Some people take their fiction VERY seriously and wannabe Jedi Knights are among the most serious. The faithful, in order to be more true to the 'Jedi Code of Honour', crouch before each other and duck their 'heads' down as a mark of respect before enjoining battle. Some people think that's silly.
I thought it was silly, the first time I saw it. Then I saw everybody was doing it. And then I felt silly not doing it. It's strange how much weight the actions of your peers can bring to bear, even when your social medium is only a bunch of really fast maths on a German server."
Hmm. Problem. For all of the excellent sword-play animations, Raven seem to have omitted any of the more mundane actions you could envisage your avatar performing. There is no 'bow' button.
What my socially retarded friend is being so insistent about is something else, and that's a form of 'physical' expression that grew up out of the enthusiasm of some of the more ardent Star Wars fans who play JKII online. Some people take their fiction VERY seriously and wannabe Jedi Knights are among the most serious. The faithful, in order to be more true to the 'Jedi Code of Honour', crouch before each other and duck their 'heads' down as a mark of respect before enjoining battle. Some people think that's silly.
I thought it was silly, the first time I saw it. Then I saw everybody was doing it. And then I felt silly not doing it. It's strange how much weight the actions of your peers can bring to bear, even when your social medium is only a bunch of really fast maths on a German server."
I strongly recommend that you read the article, as it's a great example of a review that makes you want to play the game so badly, without mentioning anything really about the game.
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