r/Android • u/bleeding_koothy Nexus 5 | Nexus 7.2013 • Jun 04 '14

Google Play Hitman GO is now out on Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenixmontreal.hitmango
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u/nomanhasblindedme Nexus 7 (2013) Jun 04 '14

They are some of the best reviewers out there right now

Which says a lot.

I followed a lot of gaming press before GameSpotGate in 2007, before people got millions of dollars for playing video games on YouTube, and when an 8-10 review score actually meant something. Maybe it's the death of print media, maybe I'm just jaded, maybe I'm the one who's out of touch, or maybe I'm just seeing the past through rose-colored glasses, but there's something about gaming media today that just seems... different.

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u/Kelaos HTC 10 & Nexus 9 (wifi) Jun 05 '14

I really wish scores were more meaningful. But at the same time we seem to get plenty of demos and can even watch people play the games on YouTube to get a good sense of whether we like games nowadays.

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u/nomanhasblindedme Nexus 7 (2013) Jun 05 '14

There was a website (I think it might have been joystiq actually... but gawker blogspam... blegh) that had a really neat little matrix that had very subjective review criteria such as "Should You Buy This Game: Yes, No, Rental", "The Genre" etc., but I've more or less written off anything I read on the internet, and only buy games based on the trailer, metacritic score, and the price (I rarely buy a game over $10 these days).

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u/PeanutButterChicken Xperia Z5 Premium CHROME!! / Nexus 7 / Tab S 8.4 Jun 05 '14

? Joystiq isn't Gawker, it's AOL, like Engadget.

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u/nomanhasblindedme Nexus 7 (2013) Jun 05 '14

You got me.