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Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 22, 23, and 24)
Man, I can’t wait for the aftermath of the last one, granted, I didn’t get much of a reaction to saying I had a knee jerk response of schadenfreude when a highly beloved game got shut down, but I’m not really good at predicting what people will react to. I’m still shocked people spent so much time asking me why I don’t play SMITE anymore. (That will be explained when we reach that point, don’t you worry.) As for now, we have three different games, and only one with any personal history. Off we go.
Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 19, 20, and 21)
In this block, I go over a game that impressed me that quickly fell out of favor, a game that impressed me but slowly fell out of favor, and a unique concept that was dead in the water, until it died along with its publisher. What a fun description that was! Oh, I might have gotten a little too in detail on one of these. The vents are open.
Tell us how you really feel (Episode 16, 17, and 18)
The next block takes me to my first surprise, another surprise, and …a third… thing. That’s about all I got for this intro. Maybe I shouldn’t have written this one so late at night.
Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 13, 14, and 15)
Today we’re looking at a game I really should have done as a “Browser-Based”, my first, and knee-jerked rebellious encounter with a PK game, and the first time a game I had a past with hit a Free-to-Play conversion that everyone just had to tell me about! If you’re not still wanting to stab me over yesterday’s entry, we can continue on.
Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 10, 11, and 12)
Today, we’re heading into double digits with my first exposure to the MOBA, another cute sports game, and the first time I’ve ever dealt with negative feedback to a positively leaning episode. Seriously that Facebook page can rot in hell. So can Facebook. I don’t like Facebook. Warning: I talk trash about two very beloved titles here. Remember: people were literally asking for it.
WE’RE LETTING IT ALL LOOSE TODAY!
Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 7, 8, and 9)
Ah, here’s an interesting block. One of my favorites games, one of my least favorite games, and the game that got me into CA in the first place. Let’s do this.
Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 4, 5, and 6)
New day, new list. Well not really “new day.” I’ve been typing these up during my downtime and scheduling them accordingly so they go up once a day, but it’s technically a “new day” for you, so there’s that.
This time my show had time to get its feet wet with the next three episodes, and I started setting into a formula. Of course, that didn’t really affect my opinion while PLAYING the games, did it?
Tell us how you really feel (Episodes 1, 2 and 3)
If there’s one oddly common theme I’ve been getting since my YT channel has received a ton of attention, is those who keep mentioning how they’re “confused by the video” and are “unsure if I liked the game or not, or even recommend it.” If you are new here, that is not, nor will it even be what MMO Grinder is about. I like to think of MMO Grinder as a resource. An account of a firsthand experience with a game, and explaining some of the odder nuisances of the game without letting personal preference completely steer the tone of the video. It’d be like looking at a reference guide or encyclopedia that said something along the lines of “Pac-Man came out in 1980 and it’s stupid and dangerous because it got my son addicted to video games.” …actually there was an “anime encyclopedia” that did pretty much exactly that, and it was as terrible as it sounds… moving on.
Sure, I will occasionally voice my like or dislike for a game or mechanic within the game, but that is never meant to personally influence anyone’s decision. I don’t want anyone hanging onto my every word as gospel. We are not kindred spirits, trust me, and I don’t need any more moments of someone thinking we have similar thoughts and personalities, have that illusion shattered by the first time we disagree on something, resulting in a violent over-steered rebellion against everything I do. That shit’s creepy.
I’ve never considered myself a “personality” reviewer anyway, but there’s still a ton of people who want to know my thoughts. I usually make those thoughts WELL known if you ever join us in a game when in Grindstone’s Raidcall channel (instructions can be found on the forums). Still I also understand that while many people watch, less people comment and even fewer participate… so in order to placate this, I’m going to write up three quick opinionated thoughts a day, about every game I previously looked at, with a solid YES or NO recommendation from myself. I am well aware of what kind of can of worms I’m opening here, and eventually this will lead into something like this following every MMO Grinder episode. Beats the hell out of calling a 3-month gap between articles an “off week update”.
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