Hamsterfist.com Review of N4G.com

Has Hamsterfist lost his mind? Perhaps but here goes a review of the almighty N4G.com. You can tell where this is going right?

excerpt:

"Oh boy, talk about playing with fire. Hamsterfist.com is going to review N4G.com and then post it on N4G. If you can't tell where this is heading, your mom must have dropped you on your head as a child. Do you think Hamsterfist.com would even review N4G if they did not love the site? But don't worry there is more than butt kissing going on here. Believe it or not Hamsterfist came up with a couple of 'issues' they have."

[Wakka_]

N4G = N4Sony. That pretty much covers it.

[Pennywise]

They are handing out tissues in the open zone.

Go figure a gaming site that likes Sony. I wonder why?

[donnaluke2003]

That is not always the case. Maybe there is a larger Sony community here, but it is not outrageously Sony only.

[meepmoopmeep]

EDIT: this place is awesome

[FlipMode]

lol cry harder

[sunnygrg]

N4g is a great source of gaming news minus some occasional/frequent flamebait and hate articles.

And

Wakka =/= Wakka_

[Rob0g0rilla]

5 minutes ago this guy was saying how PS3 fanboys whine.

[u got owned]

I love this place, i get the gaming news and i also have a good time with some of the people comments in here. Its just a good place to have fun and have a few laughs.

[mrv321]

In the sense lots of news articles with biased against Sony are approved?
Because lots of news articles with biased against Microsoft are Approved?

Or is it because lot's of news about 3.0 and PSslim/PSPgo/Games because of gamescon? Because if that's the case look up Micrsoft Gamescon announcements and you'll find that they didn't announce anything big.

Thank you and good night!

[Sunny_D]

I just realized that someone's impersonating wakka... The real wakka is a PS fan, this is an outrage.

[RememberThe357]

I'm here all the time, and I can honestly tell you this is no 10/10 site. Frankly, if it was it would be out of beta. There is still a lot of work to do.

[Baka-akaB]

nvm

[mephixto]

LOL @ Wakka_, Back in 2006 and 2007 before the launch of the PS3 this site was a hell for Sony and PS3 fans, 9 of 10 articles posted were bashing the PS3(I remember one reaching 1000 comments). No open zone, no moderators, no bubbles, people talking nonsense (TheRealDeal, TheLandofSand, etc) funny times :'(

[ultimolu]

Impersonating someone on N4G, ya?

That's pretty sad, ya?

But you're wrong Wakka_. This was 360 land when I first came here. Now the PS3 gets some amazing news, you're now claiming it's Sony land?

My, my, how the tides have turned.

[ShabzS]

it serves its purpose quite well ... news stories, articles, blogs, opnion all get their voice heard... any gaming related story and you can find it here ... and thats about it...

the cumminity here on the other hand arent so great ... the bubble system is a little messed up and miss used for sure... but they atleast have the open zone to filter out the morons right... sure some of them get through here but still... atleast its there...

bias is dependent on perspective i think... a 360 only owner like my self feels surrounded with ps 3 trolls and i'm sure its vice versa for a ps3 only owner... wont bother you if you just realised there is no console war going on

[Marceles]

I agree with u got owned. There's no better place to find gaming news and comedy all in one. Some people take this stuff way too seriously, but that's the funniest part of the whole thing...if they didn't it wouldn't be as funny

[Wakka_]

It's been Sony land since late 2007.

@below, I agree. juuken got banned from Gamespot...lulz. Take a chill pill. Why so serious?

[Nuuskamuikkunen]

Ultimolu is a liar!

The truth is that it was Playstation fans that criticized Sony when they screwed up and rightly so. As they understood 'reason' and were far from being mindless fools.

However, when the Sony extremists that were banned from every other website came here to spout their poison. The normal Playstation fans left for NeoGAF, Joystiq, Kotaku and many more.

This is what happened! The true history of N4G has been rewritten enough.

No more lies!

[HDgamer]

No logical evidence supports your fanboyish conspiracy theory.

[meepmoopmeep]

i'm a PS Fan and i'm still here..

oh wait, i didn't read the "normal" part

:)

[whoelse]

N4G isn't perfect but it's great.

Also entertaining reading people shouting at each other in the comments.

[ultimolu]

Is that so? So 360 fans weren't bashing the PS3 for having no games, being a bluray player and Sony screwed up?

They just held hands and left PS3 fans alone, right? They never did anything wrong.

[Wakka_]

Sony deserved all the hate for their attitude. Stop being butthurt juuken.

[Nuuskamuikkunen]

HDgamer

Perhaps if you read N4G starting from the beginning, you would not appear so ignorant.

ultimolu

If all those that don't worship the PS3 die tommorow, will you finally be happy?

I ask, as it's a bit too obvious that you really hate and despise those people who do not worship Sony.

[TheSadTruth]

"LOL @ Wakka_, Back in 2006 and 2007 before the launch of the PS3 this site was a hell for Sony and PS3 fans, 9 of 10 articles posted were bashing the PS3(I remember one reaching 1000 comments). No open zone, no moderators, no bubbles, people talking nonsense (TheRealDeal, TheLandofSand, etc) funny times :'("

Are you kidding? I've been here since the beginning and this site has always been a Sony propaganda machine. When Sony was getting flack in all corners early on from doing a lot of things badly and wrong, this site kept the spin in their direction.

Every single PS3 exclusive has been deemed a 360 killer and a "AAA" title and even after many flopped, the spin kept coming. Heavenly Sword, Lair, etc.

This site is a joke, has always been and always will be. It's full of little kids that flame each other, the only difference is there are more kids on the Sony fence so the 360 kids get thrown in the open zone.

Hopefully another site is developed similar to this one, but more professional and less kids, and more intelligent discussion. The problem with a site like this coming along is that it might be hard to attract the necessary userbase (adults don't have free time) and without nonstop flaming, significantly less traffic will be generated.

How big of a joke is this site? They haven't even added a quote feature.

[mirroredderorrim]

I'm editing my entire comment since you felt like copying it, I felt like someone would be spamming. Haha.

Anyhow, let's get to it. First, I was not directing my comment at you, 2nd now you're crying? Why?

Because you can't take what I said? It's true. Look deep into the last two years instead of spouting nonsense.
You also don't even know who the b!tch at. Me for what I said? The article? N4G as a site?

Also, taken out of context, however;
"You think I care which side dominates the site? I don't."

That nullifies the wall of tears. I need to stop refreshing this page, I'm getting back to Gaming, bro.

[TheSadTruth]

"Less cry, plz.

We have dealt with PS3 bashing for 2 solid years+ (as long as I have been here)
It was not even about bashing PS3 back then, it was about rubbing it PS3 owners faces that the Xbox 360 was selling like hotcakes, it had better games, the hardware was superior (lol) and that MS stealing exclusives was a good thing(?)

For the 360 fanboy, maybe. But not for the industry. I have seen many titles go to sh!t because of having to adhere to a business plan that has no room for evolution, if it came between market share.

So much crying, so many slim articles. I think it's time for Uncharted on Crushing to sooth my weary bones, after a long day of vigorous work.
I'm going to need the practice for Uncharted 2, ya'know? "

Less crying?

You can't even hide your bias in your own post because you say "we" indicating you mean the site in general represents Sony fans.

You think I care which side dominates the site? I don't. The site would be just as bad if more Halo nerds ran the site and every article was about how great the mediocre Halo 3 was but thankfully it isn't.

The point is the site is sickly biased, there is no intelligent discussion at all, and it's full of ignorant little kids. There has never been PS3 bashing in this site, and there never will be, because the contributors run the site, and dictate the flow of news.

You dealt with PS3 bashing for 2+ years on other sites because the PS3 deserved the bashing. They got their act together and have released good games and guess what, there's no more bashing. It's like you don't even question if Sony can do something wrong, do you see 360 owners complaining about the RROD? They accept it, Microsoft ****ed up horribly with that, and Sony ****ed up horribly with their launch.

Open your eyes man... video games are just video games, they shouldn't control your life.

[ultimolu]

And the button slamming begins when people cannot prove me wrong. Granted, Sony did make mistakes. Where have I ever implied that they didn't make mistakes?

Why don't the 360 faithfuls bash Microsoft for their shoddy hardware practices? Why do they praise the 360 night and day as if God himself made the console?

Believe whatever you want to believe. You're mad because the PS3 is starting to get some recognition despite Sony's mistakes.

A bunch of sad people you are.

[HDgamer]

I ask for proof and you can't provide any, Wow now I really know you're not only delusional but ignorant.

[MiloGarret]

N4G is great in many ways, interesting news, rumors etc all great stuff. Great entertainment in the comment section guaranteed if you can forget about logic and have the memory of a goldfish...

I'd give it a 10/10 but people like this ultimulu/juuken (only an example, there are worse) unfortunately bring it down to a 7. Seriously, get a grip.

BTW, N4G got 10... fistings? Damn, that's rough!

[Nuuskamuikkunen]

Here are 12 random stories to get started. Though you could have found them yourself. I did say "Perhaps if you read N4G starting from the beginning, you would not appear so ignorant" Perhaps you were just lazy instead.

Don't worry I don't expect a response. It's not as if you would admit you were wrong anyway.

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[shadow2797]

The author is obviously a fanboy. I constantly experience muddy textures, pop-in, and framerate issues. The story is generic and the controls are awkward. The characters are good, but they're rather two-dimensional and cliche. It would be nice if there was a little more character development. Also, I saw the twist coming from a mile away.

That said, the gameplay is fun, but I feel like there is too much variety.

;-)

[Pennywise]

I would give it High 8's to a 9.... But honestly, I used to have a list of sites I would go to get my gaming news. It would take a while to make sure I got it all and there was always a chance I missed something.

With N4G I dont have to go anywhere but here. When its news I want, I click the link. Who ever created this site - I thank you.

[meepmoopmeep]

best place for getting news and dumb articles, lol

[u got owned]

@ meepmoopmeep

lololol, exactly.

[Christopher]

Source of news: 9/10
Source of quality debates: 3/10
Source of fanboys: 8/10
Source of idiots: 6/10
Source of non-fanboys: 3/10

[LordMarius]

10/10 of ten because of me

it will 15/10 if we didnt have all the RRoDbox stories ruining the front page

[Light Yagami]

The PS3 fanboys are so easy to troll here. Pretty funny and sad when you think about it.

[Sunny_D]

Well, its hard to troll 360 news when there's barely anything new(s) for the past what? 2 years? Besides, there's stories of the 360 failures such as 54.2% failure rate or how about Mass Effect causing MASS DEFECT. LOL, were you in that article? Nope, because you were ashamed to even defend your xbutt 3sh^tty.

[gambare]

54.2%

[spartan112g]

do you remember Haze?

[gambare]

do you remember too human?

[DavidMacDougall]

Poor kid lol

Everytime he types something he just gets b!tch slapped for it.

[2FootYard]

This site is hilarious. !)/!).

[LordMarius]

All the other sites dont get the whole picture, N4G covers all sides

[Socomer 1979]

Sometimes though, I swear it off when I see nothing but blogs and speculation for weeks to months at a time. that sh!t pisses me off because i hate telling the same joke twice.

[Saaking]

Haha, N4G is overrun with stupid bots. If it were just Sony fanboys it'd be a much better place. Well, then we wouldn't have anyone to piss off so..

[Pennywise]

They have to be paid employees of Microsoft. Someone with free will and an independent choice can not possibly favor a machine that breaks once a month.

"I love my Xbox 360, They've done studies, you know. Forty Eight percent of the time it works every time.

[spartan112g]

Do you remember Haze and Lair?

[d0nT wOrrY]

Do you remember Too Human and Tenchu and Ninja Blade ?
54% :D

[Saaking]

Yes I remember Haze and Lair, what about them?

[Bubble Buddy]

EDGE is going to give it 7 and Gamespot 7.5 for too much variety, wait what o_0

[mirroredderorrim]

There is no score low enough, that describes what Edge would give N4G.

It would be the polar-opposite of infinity.

[MiloGarret]

Umm, zero?

Or un-infinity? Let's make up words!

[PureGamer]

n4g is a bag of **** it was much better back in 07 when there were only a few fanboys.

[mephixto]

Lol that's true

[Ldubbz]

I think we're gonna have to see what metacritic sez first...lol

I definitely agree on N4G's layout and general navigation. It works very well. The comment interface is also very good, though the whole bubble system is obviously flawed (Ive got three left...for now...lol), since someone who is way too bored and takes things a bit too seriously on here can sabotage you (what up girl?!).

but the whole thing about N4G being balanced, you gotta be kidding me. This has been known as a Sony haven for years, though there have been more 360 fans on here since then its still pretty bad. It makes no sense to say that N4G is balanced and then give an example as to when its not, and YOU wrote the article in question. That was no isolated incident.

As for actual news stuff, N4G is pretty good, but also sometimes the news is from the worst of sources, people that dont even know how to string together cohesive sentences and inject their own opinion places where its not necessary. From a pure news standpoint, Joystiq or Kotaku are both better IMO.

N4G is more for entertainment news...funny, I just realized its sorta like Fox News. LOL.

[hamsterfist]

I guess that was my general complaint. That there are those who approve/disapprove the stories without realizing that N4G is more about entertainment news over industry news. There is a HUGE difference between the two, and some do not understand that. Oh well. But this was a love piece as I realized the one site I MUST visit everyday is N4G.

[Ldubbz]

you might be on to something hamsterfist. I definitely feel that one of N4G's bigger problems stems from the fact that people cant always tell what is meant to be more sarcastic or sardonic even from what is straight news.

The approval/disapproval system is definitely not perfect and has been the subject of many a debate. But that is the nature of the site at the heart of it all.

But its of course funny that the blogs or opinion pieces have the most degrees as opposed to the news articles. But then again, news is easily absorbed and "it is what it is." Opinion pieces on the other hand can go back and forth with no real "winner" or conclusion, so its not hard to figure out how and why that is.

I think the biggest mistake anyone can make is using the opinions on N4G as a litmus for what is going on in the rest of the gaming world. This is a pretty sheltered environment, with maybe the same group of 1000 or less people making all of the comments (even less when you factor in multiple accounts), so the varying degrees of opinion are not represented enough, or are ignored in favor of those just like your own.

[Crystallis]

""best place for getting news and dumb articles, lol""

and repeat articles..

[kingme71]

There's plenty of news if you can weed out the noise. It's a great site that saves alot of time jumping around the internet. Yes, there is a more vocal Sony crowd than any other console, but the news is generally well balanced between consoles (though PC gamers get little love).

[NegativeCreep427]

Would this article even have been approved by the moderators if this article was anything but endearing to N4G?

Yeah F'n right. I don't think so.

[kaelix]

Back then when the ps3 and 360 first got released the whole place was run by 360 fanatics now that the ps3 established itself, people are coming to realize the ps3 is indeed superior than the 360.
360 owners started downplaying ps3 owners about
No games- now we have too many
No good graphics- now the 360 can't even come close to the ps3
No good gameplay- we got that also
No sales- The ps3 is doing better than the 360 going by year to year comparison

360 owners started running out of things to cling on to downplay the ps3.

360 owners must be really bad at math when it comes to which console is cheaper, which console has more value, which console has more reliability. When something goes wrong the only thing they can turn to is the warranty their system has and BAM there you have it.

k, done nagging bk to playing games lol

[Nineball2112]

I'm a approvei-nazi!

LOL... Yeah, I pissed him off when I reported that submission he references in the story.

I'm still not sure how in the hell it could be anything OTHER than a badjoystick submission.

It's a SATIRICAL "article". You know... "poking fun at something" satire? Most of the stuff on badjoystiq is taking a "serious" topic and presenting it in a humorous light.

It's not news, not a serious article, not images, screenshots, a review, a preview, a podcast, etc. etc.

I stand by my report!! LOL It belonged in Badjoystiq.

I mean.. c'mon. Just look at the last sentence: "Such is the future as it has been told. All hail President Carrot Top."

o_O

Just trying to follow the rules the best I can... Everyone makes mistakes, and I've made my fair share around here too. But, I think I was correct in this instance. *shrug*

[2FootYard]

Wii is the only good console this gen.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

1/10

[MiloGarret]

yikes, harsh!

[Socomer 1979]

If you do some digging, you know who I really am & how long ive been here.

i provide maybe 100,000 pages of pure entertainment.

I help you all smile just a little with this goofy console war and N4G cant stop me. This site is mine.

TO the Death of the Xbox 360! Hip Hip hoo Rah !

[spartan112g]

but do you remember Haze?

[hamsterfist]

Those claiming bias on here are crazy. Look at the top news stories today. One is about the Mass Effect demo flaming out 360s and another is about how the PS3 slim is too little too late. Face the facts people. Negative stories in general are what become news, not negative news of one console over another.