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Sessler Something November 11th, 2013

PS4 Launch Week! The Launch Lineups, New Console Scarcity and Indie Innovation - SESSLER'S ...SOMETHING

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AgitatedOcelot3819d ago

So it sounds like he got to go to the review event after all doesn't it? Unless by going to New York he meant hanging out on the sidewalk outside interviewing people as they came out. In which case maybe Adam finally got a review unit?

Fireseed3819d ago

Getting the unit wasn't his issue, it was him not wanting to have to review the game in front of Sony PR reps at the event and not being allowed to capture his own footage.

xPhearR3dx3819d ago

Not sure why the disagree's. This is exactly what he was talking about. Reviewing a next-gen console and games within a controlled environment

AgitatedOcelot3819d ago

I just read in another post Sessler got an engraved media unit like everyone else. So it looks like Sony proved that wrong and went the extra mile for all the press involved.

MidnytRain3819d ago

Fireseed

Meant to hit agree...

MadLad3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

@Phear

Because the new thing to do to be cool on N4G is to dislike Sessler.

xPhearR3dx3818d ago

@SlapHappyJesus

Apparently. Which is pretty sad considering Sessler is one of most down to earth unbiased guys in the gaming industry. Yet, he brings up a very legit concern that happens to be pointed towards Sony and all of a sudden N4G is in full defense mode.

Is Sessler's concern worth mentioning? Of course, for a big company to launch a new generation of hardware and say you have to come into their controlled environment to review their product, then throw free games and an engraved PS4 with your name on it. Raises some serious red flags.

I don't think the PS4 is in any trouble in terms of software or hardware, and Sony has proven their system is worthy. So why do all this? That's my question. Unless some horrible news about the PS4 breaks out here in a few days, there's no reason for Sony to not let the media outlets review and capture their own footage.

bleedsoe9mm3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

they called it a review event but lets get real no reviews that are coming out of it are going to be trustworthy , controlled environment , sony reps watching , no online . if ms does the same next week i'll say the same thing .
gameplay and innovation , sessler has been calling for it since the consoles were announced

come_bom3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

@Fireseed

Don't bother explaining. Sony fanboys are morons... actually, all fanboys are morons.

ShinMaster3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

But he wasn't being forced to review games based solely on his experience at the event.

Other journalists have said that despite it being called a "Review Event" it was treated mostly as a preview.

Sony wasn't trying to control reviews, ya fanboys.

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Mr Pumblechook3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

@xPhearR3dx. Both Sony and Microsoft are holding press events for their new consoles. If Jeff Gertsman of Giant Bomb , one of the most respected journalist in the industry didn't have a problem with it why does Sessler?

Also media from all over the world including from magazines and news networks, newspapers and TV channels including the BBC didn't have a problem with writing unbiased reviews but Sessler and Fat Gamer do?!

Their problem was that Microsoft treat them like royalty and they were unhappy that Sony treated them the same as other journos. They behaved like entitled prep kids and they disgraced themselves. Sony should have banned them from the event- yet instead they gave them engraved PS4s! I used to really like Sessler but his bias attitude has showed him to be the shill that he is.

HighResHero3819d ago

Is this the one where everyone forgets about last week?

BX813819d ago

Forget about what? I forget.

C-H-E-F3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

This is the one where I say to myself, psssssh because you act like last week didn't happen doesn't mean it did happen. Def. on my bad side, it's a shame I used to enjoy Sessler weird, loud talking, stuttering, exciting, gamer-centric self hmph OH WELL, there will be another.

HighResHero3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

I could easily forget about last week if he genuinely tries to be more unbiased.
If not, I would settle for a little more transparency considering his words influence people's decisions, even if he doesn't realize it.

MidnytRain3819d ago

The alternative is ignoring a decent reviewer. Not like we need more of that around here.

AgitatedOcelot3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

I dunno. I think I'm going to wait and see what he says now that he apparently has a review unit, before completely indicting the guy.

Yeah his comments on the resolution issue don't sit well with me. But it sounds like Sony really went out of their way to treat the press very well at the New York event. He can have a chance to redeem himself for the resolutiongate video if he's going to do some fair unbiased reporting on the PS3 event this week.

If not, The gaming public is not going to be merciful so I say wait and see.

HighResHero3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

I can forgive him I'm not sure if I will ever completely trust him. That last part goes for many reviewers regardless of how popular they are.
Veiled fanboyism is also kinda insulting to our intelligence as well and can be annoying. We'll see how this works out maybe some of it was a misunderstanding ;)

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Bathyj3819d ago

God, I hate a beard without a mustache.

NegativeCreep4273819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

After looking at the above screen capture, is it just me or does Adam Sessler have a real big f'n head? His head is about as long as his shoulders.

With that beard he kind of looks like a cross-breed between Mini Me and Gollum.

_FantasmA_3818d ago

I want to just punch him the face. I'm a pacifist, but this guys needs a backhand or something to put him in his place.

RiPPn3818d ago

He looks Amish, just give him one of those Amish hats and some farming clothing.

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mkis0071h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows901h ago(Edited 1h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot13m ago(Edited 11m ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0075m ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Leeroyw1h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno1h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak1h ago(Edited 56m ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy8526m ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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