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Do you own PC Gamer? If not, get it!

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Kovalis Darkfire, Apr 3, 2003.

  1. Kovalis Darkfire Gems: 13/31
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    Remove all ads!
    [​IMG] Pc Gamer is the very best pc games magazine worldwide for all manner of pc games; rpg, action, strategy... check out their website at www.pcgamer.com and if you have any questions or coments, please post.

    [ April 03, 2003, 13:04: Message edited by: Taluntain ]
     
    Kovalis Darkfire, Apr 3, 2003
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] Not really... certainly not objectivity-wise, though they certainly get the most exclusives. However, with their ratings of betas more often than full versions and dubious high-rated reviews of games which are total crap but produced by Lucas Arts for example (some SW title, I don't remember the name), they're about as credible in my opinion as if you were reading reviews written by the people who made the game.

    If any gaming magazine out there is corrupt or bribed when it comes to certain games, it's PC Gamer.
     
    Taluntain, Apr 3, 2003
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    Well, I have learned to trust their ratings,(except perhaps in the case of NWN) I think that they are all for the most part correct. If I read a review on a game and they rate it at 92%, I buy the game and I really like it. So next time I see a game that rates in the 90's, I will surely buy it. But, everyone IS entitled to their own opinions.
     
    Kovalis Darkfire, Apr 7, 2003
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    Well Kovalis but it is easy to give a game more than 90 or less than 90.For example BF1942 is more than 90 and Asterix:The Game is not.
    I don't buy any gaming magazines for 2 years ,that was the time i learned to trust internet.
    EDIT: My damned keyboard.

    [ April 07, 2003, 15:04: Message edited by: Khelben ]
     
    Khelben, Apr 7, 2003
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    And dont forget that they mentioned sorcerers.net in the current issue!
     
    Sorcerer Of The South, Apr 24, 2003
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    Bought it a few times until I noticed that it was just an ad-magazine with a price: filled with high-praise. Here are some quotes from their "Neverwinter Nights: How to Be a DM"

    They practically say that NWN is the god of games. :shake:

    Epic single-player story... Perhaps we should take a look at the NWN forums first... Endless longevity; yeah, sure, let´s just ignore the poor single-player game...

    Translation: "Create your own unique dungeons and wilderness areas easily withing a few hours."

    No thank you; there are enough ads in this place alone -why would I want to buy them? :rolleyes:

    [ May 16, 2003, 13:01: Message edited by: Virne ]
     
    Wordplay, Apr 25, 2003
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    [​IMG] Just to clarify, there are different PC Gamers in different parts of the world. The UK Gamer mag is the one that featured SP recently and is the best games mag all around in my opinion but then I think they are aimed at a slightly older audience than most of the mags.

    There website is:

    http://forum.pcgamer.co.uk/
     
    Slappy, Apr 30, 2003
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    I haven't gotten the current issue yet. What do they say about sp?
     
    Kovalis Darkfire, May 1, 2003
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    Man, you really love PC-Lamer! Not my cup of tea. There is no substance. Very pretty wrapper with nothing inside.

    Except that they give a nod to SP. I will give them credit for that.
     
    Jack Funk, May 1, 2003
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    I've tried PC Gamer. It's absolutely terrible.

    However, I switched over to Computer Gaming World for a while, and I liked it much better. I just haven't gotten around to subscribing to it again, but I certainly will.
     
    ejsmith, May 1, 2003
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    Kovalis Darkfire there was a few posts about this in the Sorcerer's Sundries section. This link will take you to one with some scans of the PC Gamer pages.
     
    Slappy, May 2, 2003
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