A few small things. First off, Jeremy Parish, the author of the 1up articles cited in my controversial post, "The Sincerest Form of Flattery" has responded more fully to the situation on his blog (look at the last post on the linked page). He's probably right when he says I went too far in hinting at plagiarism when there were merely just surface similarities. I thank him for his response and his encouraging words. Also thanks for the comparison of this blog to "sniffing the cork and critiquing the bouqet of a $3 jug of cherry wine." I'm going to have to use that one at parties.
Secondly, I somehow forgot an important point I wanted to mention in my post about confusing reviews, "Thy Audience, Thyself." For a few months now, Game Informer magazine has included a small breakout at the beginning of their reviews section describing many technical terms "for our newer readers." From acronyms (like GBA) to technical terms (like motion-capture) to industry terms (like third-party), the breakout provides a good reference in a space of less than half a page. A great idea, and one that I hope other magazines pick up on.
One thing I would improve in Game Informer's list: Better genre descriptions. Describing "fighting" as, "A term we use for games like Street Fighter or Dead or Alive" does nothing for the total gaming neophyte. How about, "A term we use for games that involves two (or occasionally more) characters beating up on each other," or some such similar.
Also, a small correction to the "Thy Audience, Thyself" post. Radiant Silvergun was identified in that post as a Dreamcast game. The game actually came out for the Saturn. The Ombudsman regrets the mistake.
All right, now that all that's out of the way... back to business starting tomorrow. Scroll down a bit and post your thoughts on my "yearly review" down below.
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