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[Donakebab]

But it seems like he was a campaigner.

Why because he was fired? They got rid of him because they wanted a female host to broaden their viewer base. Simple as that.

 

[Balony_pony16]

I cant stand this show...it is awkward and cringe worthy suitable for 8 year olds IMO

 

[ep2018]

I liked Jung's reviews, but I get the impression he was a gigantic pain in the arse.

They used the opportunity to get a girl on the show, but it doesn't seem like the reason they got rid of him.

Jung claimed he was booted because ABC wanted a female host, ABC claims Jung was booted because he was really hard to work with.

The truth is probably a bit of both. I feel sorry for Jung though.

 

[Zarrix]

Remember been fired up about that firing all those years ago, haven't watched the show for about 3 years though aside from the rare review.

Chief wins the award for most bizarre thread bump of the year.

 

[The Speaker]

I too stopped watching once Jung disappeared.

 

[The Big Sauce]

The top 100 was fair shit.

Heavy recency bias with that one. Apparently 8 of the top 10 games of all time were released in the last 5 years according to the poll.

 

[Donakebab]

Heavy recency bias with that one. Apparently 8 of the top 10 games of all time were released in the last 5 years according to the poll.

Yeah have to take into account the age of the viewer base, but most top 100 GOAT lists have looked like shit lately. Check out PC Gamer's woefully shit effort.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/2dumnf/ive_seen_some_bad_top_100_lists_before_but_pc/

 

[The Big Sauce]

Yeah have to take into account the age of the viewer base, but most top 100 GOAT lists have looked like shit lately. Check out PC Gamer's woefully shit effort.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/2dumnf/ive_seen_some_bad_top_100_lists_before_but_pc/

You get recency bias with most user voted polls.

Empire recently did a Top 100 and got decent results. Not perfect but they did a much better job of the top 10 than the GG one did.

Spoiler

100. Journey
99. Crash Bandicoot
98. Homeworld
97. Super Mario Galaxy 2
96. Team Fortress 2
95. League of Legends
94. Super Metroid
93. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
92. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
91. Duke Nukem 3D
90. Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines
89. Max Payne
88. Star Wars: Battlefront II
87. Left 4 Dead
86. Heavy Rain
85. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
84. Grim Fandango
83. Championship Manager
82. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
81. Dragon Age: Origins
80. Okami
79. System Shock 2
78. Counter-Strike
77. Age of Empires II: The Age Of Kings
76. Chrono Trigger
75. Gears Of War
74. Sid Meier's Civilization
73. Final Fantasy IX
72. Metroid Prime
71. Super Mario Galaxy
70. Dead Space
69. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
68. StarCraft
67. Elite
66. Planescape: Torment
65. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
64. Silent Hill 2
63. The Walking Dead
62. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
61. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
60. Final Fantasy VIII
59. Kingdom Hearts
58. Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos
57. Portal
56. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
55. The Elder Scolls III: Morrowind
54. Call of Juarez
53. Sonic the Hedgehog
52. Diablo II
51. Shenmue II
50. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
49. Resident Evil 2
48. Bioshock Infinite
47. The Secret of Monkey Island
46. Tomb Raider
45. Final Fantasy X
44. Super Mario Bros.
43. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
42. Resident Evil
41. Portal 2
40. Street Fighter II
39. Mario Kart 64
38. Tetris
37. Assassin's Creed II
36. Half-Life
35. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
34. Halo: Reach
33. Shadow of the Colossus
32. Doom
31. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
30. Mass Effect
29. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
28. Batman: Arkham Asylum
27. Resident Evil 4
26. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
25. Fallout 3
24. Super Mario Kart
23. The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
22. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
21. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
20. Super Mario World
19. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
18. Mass Effect 2
17. Deus Ex
16. Super Mario 64
15. Half-Life 2
14 BioShock
13. Dark Souls
12. Batman: Arkham City
11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
10. Halo: Combat Evolved
9. Red Dead Redemption
8. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Shenmue
6. GoldenEye: 007
5. Metal Gear Solid
4. Final Fantasy VII
3. World of Warcraft
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
1. The Last Of Us

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

You get recency bias with most user voted polls.

Empire recently did a Top 100 and got decent results. Not perfect but they did a much better job of the top 10 than the GG one did.

Spoiler

100. Journey
99. Crash Bandicoot
98. Homeworld
97. Super Mario Galaxy 2
96. Team Fortress 2
95. League of Legends
94. Super Metroid
93. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
92. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
91. Duke Nukem 3D
90. Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines
89. Max Payne
88. Star Wars: Battlefront II
87. Left 4 Dead
86. Heavy Rain
85. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
84. Grim Fandango
83. Championship Manager
82. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
81. Dragon Age: Origins
80. Okami
79. System Shock 2
78. Counter-Strike
77. Age of Empires II: The Age Of Kings
76. Chrono Trigger
75. Gears Of War
74. Sid Meier's Civilization
73. Final Fantasy IX
72. Metroid Prime
71. Super Mario Galaxy
70. Dead Space
69. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
68. StarCraft
67. Elite
66. Planescape: Torment
65. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
64. Silent Hill 2
63. The Walking Dead
62. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
61. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
60. Final Fantasy VIII
59. Kingdom Hearts
58. Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos
57. Portal
56. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
55. The Elder Scolls III: Morrowind
54. Call of Juarez
53. Sonic the Hedgehog
52. Diablo II
51. Shenmue II
50. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
49. Resident Evil 2
48. Bioshock Infinite
47. The Secret of Monkey Island
46. Tomb Raider
45. Final Fantasy X
44. Super Mario Bros.
43. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
42. Resident Evil
41. Portal 2
40. Street Fighter II
39. Mario Kart 64
38. Tetris
37. Assassin's Creed II
36. Half-Life
35. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
34. Halo: Reach
33. Shadow of the Colossus
32. Doom
31. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
30. Mass Effect
29. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
28. Batman: Arkham Asylum
27. Resident Evil 4
26. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
25. Fallout 3
24. Super Mario Kart
23. The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
22. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
21. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
20. Super Mario World
19. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
18. Mass Effect 2
17. Deus Ex
16. Super Mario 64
15. Half-Life 2
14 BioShock
13. Dark Souls
12. Batman: Arkham City
11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
10. Halo: Combat Evolved
9. Red Dead Redemption
8. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Shenmue
6. GoldenEye: 007
5. Metal Gear Solid
4. Final Fantasy VII
3. World of Warcraft
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
1. The Last Of Us

COD 4 higher than FF 8 is outrageous

 

[The Big Sauce]

COD 4 higher than FF 8 is outrageous

Not really. The original Modern Warfare is one of the greatest games of all time.

My preference is for FF8 but I don't think it is outrageous that the other placed higher.

Halo Reach was my surprise for being too high and I think RE4 & Half Life 2 are too low. But I like this list a lot more than others more recently.

 

[HBK619]

If Vice City ain't no.1 it's a shit list.

 

[GoldenHodge]

The top 100 was fair shit.

Watch Dogs in the top 70, Minecraft in the top 5, Garry's Mod in the top 80 and Super Mario Bros 3 only at 94 are the big ones that standout for mine.

 

[Donakebab]

Watch Dogs in the top 70, Minecraft in the top 5, Garry's Mod in the top 80 and Super Mario Bros 3 only at 94 are the big ones that standout for mine.

Other glaring ones to me are Counter-Strike only at 98 below COD and BF, FIFA 2014 in at all and worst of all... DayZ. It's still in Alpha FFS!

Also a bit annoying that every single Halo game made it. The fact that 2, 4 and Reach are all next to each other almost makes me feel like it was rigged.

I won't start on games that missed the list...

 

[Mighty P]

There were rumours they didn't play the games a couple years ago (when Hex joined), the word was they had their editors and others playing and writing the reviews (someone in the local industry had the inside scoop when I interviewd him for an indie magazine profile I wrote); there was a long stretch (a couple years?) where Bajo's review scores, and Hex's, were exactly the same. Even now, they have basically the same opinion on every game. The way it's scripted too gives that away. They should just get rid of the 2 scores, make it one, cos they basically the same.

At least when Junglist was on their reviews were often wildly varying. And there is a lot of truth to the fact ABC hired her to broaden the appeal.

 

[The Big Sauce]

Other glaring ones to me are Counter-Strike only at 98 below COD and BF, FIFA 2014 in at all and worst of all... DayZ. It's still in Alpha FFS!
.

Battlefield 4 was the worst of all, that's still in Beta

But seriously, that game should never be in the top 100 games of all time list.

 

[Donakebab]

Battlefield 4 was the worst of all, that's still in Beta

But seriously, that game should never be in the top 100 games of all time list.

Not a single UT or Quake game made it in.

Can't wait until the new UT game comes out and smashes all these competitive FPS pretenders to pieces. It looks sooooo good!

 

[Heisenberg_]

Watch Dogs in the top 70, Minecraft in the top 5, Garry's Mod in the top 80 and Super Mario Bros 3 only at 94 are the big ones that standout for mine.

Call of Juarez was a fun game but no way is #54 of all time.

 

[Ry009]

Not a single UT or Quake game made it in.

Can't wait until the new UT game comes out and smashes all these competitive FPS pretenders to pieces. It looks sooooo good!

UT got me through year 12 IT with a breeze, amazing we were never flunked/kicked out...lucky to have a teacher that didn't give a shit.

 

[Sunny_]

Spawn Point is on soon! Wooo!

 

[Donners]

There's live Good Game shows at the EB Expo in Sydney this weekend.

I'm considering flying up to go.

A photo with Hex would go nicely with the photos I have with Jeri Ryan and Jennifer Morrison!

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Gawd - I had to google both Jeri Ryan and Jennifer Morrison because I didn't know who either was. I'd call you a geek if not an uber-nerd Donners but this is the Video Games forum, eh?

Hex would be well pleased to be put up on your Wall of Smoo with international small-screen babes though

 

[bourbons]

Elitist isnt the right word.

Im sure she doesnt like those games, but she's often fair in her reviews. Both hosts arent into sports games and racing games.

IMO neckbeards would be much harsher of that genre.

Agree, I reckon they're fine. They do acknowledge that sports games aren't their thing but have never seen them give a dud score based in their personal preference. From memory pretty sure they both gave NBA2k14 9/10, for example.

What big games have come out for them to review though?
I think over the coming months when bigger titles start dropping on a weekly basis we'll see them up their review numbers.

Yep this, can't review what doesn't exist and this year has been the slowest for triple A games I can ever remember.

 

[Seanybruz]

*bump* Good Game is back on tomorrow night, it should be better viewing now they'll actually have some games worth reviewing over the next month & a bit.

Plus Hex is a total babe...