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Angry Joe on The Division

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  • BurntvetBurntvet Member RarePosts: 3,465
    Gorwe said:
    Honestly?

    His 5 / 10 is like a godsend for this game. When I saw the screen flickering and tearing and what not...

    AUTOMATICAL 2 / 10

    The Div is a released game that costs SIXTY DOLLARS to play! Those technical issues can't really be excused in an indie game, let alone Ubi monstrosity level of a game.

    Overall from what I saw...it looks like an overhyped, overpriced beta at this point.
    $60 in the US, $80 CAN in Canada.

    And with 2 day 1 DLCs.

    Price + Day 1 DLCs are biggest problem for this kind of thing.

  • AlumicardAlumicard Member UncommonPosts: 388
    Most reviewers always hate awesome stuff like Batman vs Superman
    Are you talking about the movie? If so then the promise is great but the execution is bad at best while counting plot holes as positives.


    From the rest of the thread I think it's kind of funny that many of you mentioned AJ only and ignored my OP. Granted, AJ is way... WAY more popular but I was hoping for an unbiased reply and the review was only there for a wider point of view. Seems to me I should get a yt channel with 1m+ followers before posting here. TRGR! Texas Ranger Gaming Review... y'all like like that?
  • ElRenmazuoElRenmazuo Member RarePosts: 5,361
    Alumicard said:
    Most reviewers always hate awesome stuff like Batman vs Superman
    Are you talking about the movie? If so then the promise is great but the execution is bad at best while counting plot holes as positives.

    I can understand the hate over the plot holes, they should have kept most of the deleted scenes which explains a lot of the stuff even if it made the movie a little longer.  But I loved it because I understood everything since I know the DC universe well.  Batmans nightmare was not really a nightmare but a vision sent to him probably from martian manhunter from the future when future flash contacted him in the movie.  Lex knew Darkseid is coming because he made contact with Steppenwolf one of Darkseids general when he was inside the ship while they were fighting doomsday and right before he got arrested.  They revealed that scene actually,

  • rapatpamprapatpamp Member UncommonPosts: 144
    Kyleran said:
    Good review, a bit long but seems like a fair assessment by a person who isn't blinded by the next new shiny.

    Amazing how many gamers seem to enjoy "average" games.
    Here's the thing, what you call average another would call great.

    Reviews are opinions and nothing more.

    As more and more players base their purchases on reviews they will miss out on great games and buy duds. Last year I made 2 purchases based on reviews and was disappointed on both. Witcher 3 @ MGSV.

    Both were terrible in my opinion. Now how many people will tell me I'm wrong?

    Again reviews are like buttholes we all have one.
  • H0urg1assH0urg1ass Member EpicPosts: 2,380
    rapatpamp said:
    Kyleran said:
    Good review, a bit long but seems like a fair assessment by a person who isn't blinded by the next new shiny.

    Amazing how many gamers seem to enjoy "average" games.
    Here's the thing, what you call average another would call great.

    Reviews are opinions and nothing more.
    Reviews are opinions, very true.  The best you can hope for is that someone with far more money and time to play games on their hand has opinions that line up with yours most of the time.

    That's why I like Angry Joe.  I trust his opinions because, after buying several games he gave great reviews, I discovered that we both like the same games.  He can afford to buy everything that comes out and he has the time to play it since it's his job.  He can write off every game he buys as a business expense.  Me, on the other hand, I'd prefer to spend my money on good games, and our likes and dislikes really line up well.

    You hated Witcher 3 and MGSV?  Do you hate fun?  Sheeesh, one of those was one of the best games to come out in half a decade aside from The Last of Us.  But then again, that's just an opinion. 
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    Gorwe said:
    Honestly?

    His 5 / 10 is like a godsend for this game. When I saw the screen flickering and tearing and what not...
    Invasion!!!!!!! oh no its fine... invasion!!!!!! lol that made my day.




  • rapatpamprapatpamp Member UncommonPosts: 144
    H0urg1ass said:
    rapatpamp said:
    Kyleran said:
    Good review, a bit long but seems like a fair assessment by a person who isn't blinded by the next new shiny.

    Amazing how many gamers seem to enjoy "average" games.
    Here's the thing, what you call average another would call great.

    Reviews are opinions and nothing more.
    Reviews are opinions, very true.  The best you can hope for is that someone with far more money and time to play games on their hand has opinions that line up with yours most of the time.

    That's why I like Angry Joe.  I trust his opinions because, after buying several games he gave great reviews, I discovered that we both like the same games.  He can afford to buy everything that comes out and he has the time to play it since it's his job.  He can write off every game he buys as a business expense.  Me, on the other hand, I'd prefer to spend my money on good games, and our likes and dislikes really line up well.

    You hated Witcher 3 and MGSV?  Do you hate fun?  Sheeesh, one of those was one of the best games to come out in half a decade aside from The Last of Us.  But then again, that's just an opinion. 
    No I love fun but they just weren't for me.

    I really wanted to like Witcher 3 but just can't "get into it" gameplay wise. Not saying it's terrible but not for me.

    MGSV on the other hand I can go on all day about it's issues.

    Anyway you're right just opinions :)
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    Gorwe said:
    Honestly?

    His 5 / 10 is like a godsend for this game. When I saw the screen flickering and tearing and what not...
    Invasion!!!!!!! oh no its fine... invasion!!!!!! lol that made my day.
    That part was pretty funny.  I've never seen that happen on consoles.  



  • GhavriggGhavrigg Member RarePosts: 1,308
    edited March 2016
    H0urg1ass said:
    rapatpamp said:
    Kyleran said:
    Good review, a bit long but seems like a fair assessment by a person who isn't blinded by the next new shiny.

    Amazing how many gamers seem to enjoy "average" games.
    Here's the thing, what you call average another would call great.

    Reviews are opinions and nothing more.
    Reviews are opinions, very true.  The best you can hope for is that someone with far more money and time to play games on their hand has opinions that line up with yours most of the time.

    That's why I like Angry Joe.  I trust his opinions because, after buying several games he gave great reviews, I discovered that we both like the same games.  He can afford to buy everything that comes out and he has the time to play it since it's his job.  He can write off every game he buys as a business expense.  Me, on the other hand, I'd prefer to spend my money on good games, and our likes and dislikes really line up well.

    You hated Witcher 3 and MGSV?  Do you hate fun?  Sheeesh, one of those was one of the best games to come out in half a decade aside from The Last of Us.  But then again, that's just an opinion. 
    I find it funny how my views differ from your. I tried Witcher 3, and became bored quite quickly and never finished. Didn't even bother with MGSV because I knew I'd likely get bored similarly. I also didn't think The Last of Us was all that great either. Found it to be over-hyped and kinda forgettable. I even got the remastered copy included with my PS4, and I decided to use the paper with the code as filter for my joints (no offense to ND, but it just didn't capture my attention like the Uncharted series). lol

    So, I don't think Angry Joe and I are gonna mesh too well. Think I'll continue to give him a pass. 
  • corvascorvas Member UncommonPosts: 151
    edited March 2016
    Most of the time i agree with Angry Joe, but on The Division i am not, think he didnt even reach max lvl and I like this game alot.

    ... a beanie drop from a boss .... it might be an extra drop but you always get at least 2 or 3 purple drops and at lvl 30 you can get a High-End (Yellow) drop, so he didnt play for that long in my opinion to make a good review on this game.

    Edited:
    Mostly i watch his review after i played those games he reviews, not to get the wrong idea about it and so i can form my own opinion without someone pushing me in the wrong direction
    Post edited by corvas on
  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    Haha too funny for every "Angry Joe" there are ten positive reviews.  It's amazing people actually think he does reviews to form a legit opinion.  All he is after is making a click bait and the sheep will follow.  It's not by chance the ones who are agreeing with his review have actually never played The Division and these are exactly the type of shallow minded sheep he is aiming for...on every review he does.  
  • josko9josko9 Member RarePosts: 577
    Angry Joe is not the best reviewer there is, but as it happens he's the most popular one. With The Division he actually nailed it. 

    However I still have very bad memories of him when he reviewed ESO in BETA. I mean it would be all fine if he'd said that he reviewed it in beta, but he hasn't mentioned it even once. Apart from all that he even lied about half the things, just because he didn't understand the concept/or didn't bother to understand it. Either way all of his complains about ESO were fixed in a month, and he still hasn't done a second review.

    The way I see it, Angry Joe is no better than all other reviewers. He gives positive ratings based on the amount of cash he receives. I seriously don't understand why do people actually fall for the 9-10 reviews. Fallout 4 is at best 7/10, yet it received #2 most GOTY awards behind The Witcher 3. The difference in quality between the games can't be even compared, it's such a huge difference. I've literally played better games than Fallout 4 and they were barely rated at 6-7/10. 
  • wyldmagikwyldmagik Member UncommonPosts: 516
    lol AJ caters for his viewers/subs only when it comes to his content. I see many fanboi followers posting here, lets be honest in that he loves to cause that feeling of that he is about to explode mid review. Personally I do not need someone else to tell me if a game is playable/alright/excellent or even out right retarded, he just thrives and fills his job hours with plenty of salty bollocks to satisfy the negatives of the world. He could do so much better as he has a good overall channel appearance and quality of the videos ( minus the game slagging which lets face it is damn often ).




  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    AJ's reviews, like most other reviews, should just be viewed as an opinion and used as part of the process on whether or not you think a game is for you or not, personally i think he pretty much nailed it, but again he scored it higher than i would have, but thats due to personal preferences, and thats something you have to bear in mind, and why 'numerical' values assigned to games can be misleading, far better to just explain what things you like, and what things you don't, and of course its not like people all like and dislike the same things, or even to the same degree, personally, i think its a mediocre game with very little to commend it, its certainly not the game that was originally advertised, which is a shame, but perhaps inevitable given who made it, they do have a bit of previous. :p
  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,164
    edited March 2016
    I watched that review and it did look bad they way he  points out all the bad stuff. I think I would be similarly inclined if I faced that type of game play and the game does look average all said and done.

    Also he did not lie about ESO it was released in a terrible state and it deserved the poor review it got even if it improved after that they should not have released the game in the state it was in if they were not prepared for the poor reviews and there is no reason for Joe to go back and review it.

  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    Phry said:
    AJ's reviews, like most other reviews, should just be viewed as an opinion and used as part of the process on whether or not you think a game is for you or not, personally i think he pretty much nailed it, but again he scored it higher than i would have, but thats due to personal preferences, and thats something you have to bear in mind, and why 'numerical' values assigned to games can be misleading, far better to just explain what things you like, and what things you don't, and of course its not like people all like and dislike the same things, or even to the same degree, personally, i think its a mediocre game with very little to commend it, its certainly not the game that was originally advertised, which is a shame, but perhaps inevitable given who made it, they do have a bit of previous. :p
    Again he makes reviews for click bait for sheep like you to follow.  For every "Angre Joe" review there are 10-20 positive reviews.  For every sheep who claims what you are claiming there are a 10000 who disagree who have actually played the game not just the beta. 

    A few fun facts that shows how the game is doing for the shallow minded sheep who want to believe AJs review is more then click bait.

    -You still are put in queue during peak times

    -Matchmaking is instant a matter a fact there is a glitch where you can matchmake and have 20+ in a group at NO point is there a pause in adding people through matchmaking.  

    So you guys enjoy being the shallow minded sheep AJ is exploiting because with all the content free and paid they have planned just for this year you guys will be crying for a long time about a video game you don't play.  

  • AsboAsbo Member UncommonPosts: 812
    If people keep paying for this shit then companies will keep chucking it out, so if you don't like this kind of thing like me then don't buy it, simple really problem solved.

    Asbo

  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    edited March 2016
    Asbo said:
    If people keep paying for this shit then companies will keep chucking it out, so if you don't like this kind of thing like me then don't buy it, simple really problem solved.
    [mod edit].  You see millions of people rather play video games they enjoy instead of cry about video games they don't play play like you and so many others on this site.  It's very clear why sites like this have about .00001% of gamers on it.  

    The actual solution is don't get your panties so bunched up about things you don't enjoy try focusing on things you do enjoy and don't be ignorant and try to tell others what they should enjoy or how to spend their own money. 
    Post edited by Vaross on
  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    Phry said:
    AJ's reviews, like most other reviews, should just be viewed as an opinion and used as part of the process on whether or not you think a game is for you or not, personally i think he pretty much nailed it, but again he scored it higher than i would have, but thats due to personal preferences, and thats something you have to bear in mind, and why 'numerical' values assigned to games can be misleading, far better to just explain what things you like, and what things you don't, and of course its not like people all like and dislike the same things, or even to the same degree, personally, i think its a mediocre game with very little to commend it, its certainly not the game that was originally advertised, which is a shame, but perhaps inevitable given who made it, they do have a bit of previous. :p
    Again he makes reviews for click bait for sheep like you to follow.  For every "Angre Joe" review there are 10-20 positive reviews.  For every sheep who claims what you are claiming there are a 10000 who disagree who have actually played the game not just the beta. 

    A few fun facts that shows how the game is doing for the shallow minded sheep who want to believe AJs review is more then click bait.

    -You still are put in queue during peak times

    -Matchmaking is instant a matter a fact there is a glitch where you can matchmake and have 20+ in a group at NO point is there a pause in adding people through matchmaking.  

    So you guys enjoy being the shallow minded sheep AJ is exploiting because with all the content free and paid they have planned just for this year you guys will be crying for a long time about a video game you don't play.  

    I would be foolish indeed if i relied solely on the review of just one youtuber, as it happens, i watched several.
    Unit Lost, agree or disagree with them, but its an unbiased opinion, which is what most are looking for.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUSZH3CWd8  
    Total Biscuit, one of the biggest youtube critics out there, and also by reputation, totally unbiased.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Vgl448Ccg

    So before you start accusing people of being shallow minded sheep because they don't like the same games you do, bear in mind that people like different things, and disliking something you like, doesn't make them wrong, or intellectually challenged. :p
  • heerobyaheerobya Member UncommonPosts: 465
    Phry said:
    So before you start accusing people of being shallow minded sheep because they don't like the same games you do, bear in mind that people like different things, and disliking something you like, doesn't make them wrong, or intellectually challenged. :p
    The superiority complex on this site is WAY too strong for this beautiful message to have any impact @Phry ;

    An intelligent man can objectively critique a thing. A wise man will understand perspective. A great man will know that anyone who thinks they are above others, in reality has only proven how far they still need to rise before they can achieve the acceptance they so desperately seek.

    I know that The Division is a flawed game, doesn't mean I didn't have an absolute blast roaming the Dark Zone last night with 3 buddies - even if I didn't get any HE drops.

    I played the beta and really wasn't impressed. I read some of the initial reviews, wasn't really impressed. Then I logged onto my XB1 and saw that every single one of my friends was online playing The Division, so I finally gave in - I know my friends, I know what they like, I enjoy playing with them... that was enough, and I'm glad I dropped the $60 bucks to see if the game could grow on me, and to see if I'd enjoy it for more than a week.

    I do. It is going to be hard to balance new Division content and new Destiny content this month and going forward, but these are good problems to have! Games (plural) I want to play, but don't have the time!
  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    Phry said:
    Phry said:
    AJ's reviews, like most other reviews, should just be viewed as an opinion and used as part of the process on whether or not you think a game is for you or not, personally i think he pretty much nailed it, but again he scored it higher than i would have, but thats due to personal preferences, and thats something you have to bear in mind, and why 'numerical' values assigned to games can be misleading, far better to just explain what things you like, and what things you don't, and of course its not like people all like and dislike the same things, or even to the same degree, personally, i think its a mediocre game with very little to commend it, its certainly not the game that was originally advertised, which is a shame, but perhaps inevitable given who made it, they do have a bit of previous. :p
    Again he makes reviews for click bait for sheep like you to follow.  For every "Angre Joe" review there are 10-20 positive reviews.  For every sheep who claims what you are claiming there are a 10000 who disagree who have actually played the game not just the beta. 

    A few fun facts that shows how the game is doing for the shallow minded sheep who want to believe AJs review is more then click bait.

    -You still are put in queue during peak times

    -Matchmaking is instant a matter a fact there is a glitch where you can matchmake and have 20+ in a group at NO point is there a pause in adding people through matchmaking.  

    So you guys enjoy being the shallow minded sheep AJ is exploiting because with all the content free and paid they have planned just for this year you guys will be crying for a long time about a video game you don't play.  

    I would be foolish indeed if i relied solely on the review of just one youtuber, as it happens, i watched several.
    Unit Lost, agree or disagree with them, but its an unbiased opinion, which is what most are looking for.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUSZH3CWd8  
    Total Biscuit, one of the biggest youtube critics out there, and also by reputation, totally unbiased.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Vgl448Ccg

    So before you start accusing people of being shallow minded sheep because they don't like the same games you do, bear in mind that people like different things, and disliking something you like, doesn't make them wrong, or intellectually challenged. :p
    Again bshallow minded sheep who don't play the game looking for only negative reviews can find negative reviews on any game ever made.  But when the positive reviews outweigh the negative reviews 10/1 there is clear distinction who are the shallow minded sheep.  

    I'm only accusing those who are looking at only negative reviews who have not played the game since release as shallow minded.  If a person needs to watch AJ or other reviews that are negative and not respect THE MAJORITY of the POSITVE reviews then yes they are shallow minded sheep who want
     To be part of the "cool kids" that this site is famous for.

     I guess they need some acceptance in their life and they get it here.  It's not by chance it's usually the same ones (I've seen you QQing on many topics here) always QQing about games and things they don't play or don't  like here.  Again there is a reason this site has about .00001% of gamers who come here it's a cesspool of bitter, angry people who need attention and need to feel accepted by QQing and complaining all day about video games they don't play and other topics they don't use.  
  • d_20d_20 Member RarePosts: 1,878
    edited March 2016
    I like Angry Joe and trust that he spends a lot of time playing the games he reviews to give an honest opinion. I could do without a lot of the yelling, but that's his style.


  • rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
    edited March 2016
    The thing I like about Angry Joe is that if he has a negative issue or criticism of a certain part of a game he will almost always show a specific video snippet about what he is talking about to back up what he is saying.  He doesn't just say a part or feature of a game sucks or is broken/bugged, he shows and explains to you why he feels that way.  Also in his dev interviews he isn't afraid to ask the hard questions that most video game reviewers/interviewers simply will not.  He has even been forthcoming about certain devs or studios that offered him "incentives" to talk good about their games which often leads to him slamming their game even more.  Plus I think some people here on this site are still a little butt hurt about the MMOs he reviewed and the scores he gave them.  About three MMOs come to mind.

    "If I offended you, you needed it" -Corey Taylor

  • GrumpyHobbitGrumpyHobbit Member RarePosts: 1,220
    I bought game and while it is 'ok' there is little depth to it and no lasting game upon completion. I would hardly call it an MMO as I think I have actually interacted with less then 10 people and at no point was there any actual interaction, we just happened to be doing the same mission. No 'hello' or 'goodbye'.

    I struggle to say it is an RPG either as what choices there are are very minor and not really carrying any weight. The story is nice and I like some of the Echo stuff for background stories but on the whole it isn't really deep. 

    It is a nice shooter but is lifeless when compared to most shooters I have played.

    I certainly won't be going all rabid in either the positive or negative column for it like some here are doing. 
  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    Phry said:
    Phry said:
    AJ's reviews, like most other reviews, should just be viewed as an opinion and used as part of the process on whether or not you think a game is for you or not, personally i think he pretty much nailed it, but again he scored it higher than i would have, but thats due to personal preferences, and thats something you have to bear in mind, and why 'numerical' values assigned to games can be misleading, far better to just explain what things you like, and what things you don't, and of course its not like people all like and dislike the same things, or even to the same degree, personally, i think its a mediocre game with very little to commend it, its certainly not the game that was originally advertised, which is a shame, but perhaps inevitable given who made it, they do have a bit of previous. :p
    Again he makes reviews for click bait for sheep like you to follow.  For every "Angre Joe" review there are 10-20 positive reviews.  For every sheep who claims what you are claiming there are a 10000 who disagree who have actually played the game not just the beta. 

    A few fun facts that shows how the game is doing for the shallow minded sheep who want to believe AJs review is more then click bait.

    -You still are put in queue during peak times

    -Matchmaking is instant a matter a fact there is a glitch where you can matchmake and have 20+ in a group at NO point is there a pause in adding people through matchmaking.  

    So you guys enjoy being the shallow minded sheep AJ is exploiting because with all the content free and paid they have planned just for this year you guys will be crying for a long time about a video game you don't play.  

    I would be foolish indeed if i relied solely on the review of just one youtuber, as it happens, i watched several.
    Unit Lost, agree or disagree with them, but its an unbiased opinion, which is what most are looking for.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUSZH3CWd8  
    Total Biscuit, one of the biggest youtube critics out there, and also by reputation, totally unbiased.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Vgl448Ccg

    So before you start accusing people of being shallow minded sheep because they don't like the same games you do, bear in mind that people like different things, and disliking something you like, doesn't make them wrong, or intellectually challenged. :p
    Again bshallow minded sheep who don't play the game looking for only negative reviews can find negative reviews on any game ever made.  But when the positive reviews outweigh the negative reviews 10/1 there is clear distinction who are the shallow minded sheep.  

    I'm only accusing those who are looking at only negative reviews who have not played the game since release as shallow minded.  If a person needs to watch AJ or other reviews that are negative and not respect THE MAJORITY of the POSITVE reviews then yes they are shallow minded sheep who want
     To be part of the "cool kids" that this site is famous for.

     I guess they need some acceptance in their life and they get it here.  It's not by chance it's usually the same ones (I've seen you QQing on many topics here) always QQing about games and things they don't play or don't  like here.  Again there is a reason this site has about .00001% of gamers who come here it's a cesspool of bitter, angry people who need attention and need to feel accepted by QQing and complaining all day about video games they don't play and other topics they don't use.  
    People use resources like Youtube so that they can find out whether a game is right for them, the whole point is that using them, they can make an informed decision on whether a game is something they would enjoy playing or not, if it isn't then they save money that could otherwise be spent on a game that they would enjoy far more, thats the whole point, and unlike this site, youtube videos can be rated up or down, and also shows total number of views, for instance, Total Biscuits video has over 400,000 views, of which it had 16,000 positive votes and 589 negative ones, obviously not everyone can be bothered to vote, but of all those views, less than 600 disagreed with it enough to downvote it. But the point of those videos is that it gives people information on a game, so that they aren't forced to take a gamble on game purchases, and if that means that they 'dodge a bullet' on a game that they wouldn't have enjoyed playing, then thats a good thing, the other factor that you seem to overlook, is that your claim that the majority of the reviews are positive, is just your opinion, you haven't after all linked any of these multitudinous reviews that give at least some substance to your claim, not that it really matters, the whole point is that the reviews are all opinion pieces, on which whether you disagree with them or not, are used to base your own buying decisions.
    If anything the mindless sheep are the ones who go out and buy a game based solely on advertising hype.
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