The Story of DOUBLE DRAGON NEON! - Critics call it AWFUL !? - Retro Gaming History
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Today Top Hat Gaming Man looks at the 2012 game that has recently surfaced on the Nintendo Switch. Double Dragon Neon, but why do so many fans love it yet so many journalist detest it? Let us explore this further when we take a comprehensive look at the game.
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Like Skulmageddon, huh?
Guess who cameos in River City Girls.
Top hat have you played takeover for Nintendo switch.
Top Hat Gaming Man, can you please review River City Girls in a future video?
Thank You Sir!
Look up IGNs GOD HAND review, Another amazing beat em up.
Not gonna lie, IGN Twitter Mitch Dyer sounds like a bitter gamer who lost at many beat-em ups; and kept that bitterness when writing that article.
That and whoever reviewed God Hand from IGN back in the day.
Does anyone even care what IGN says about games anymore?
Can't spell ignorant without I G N.
Yeah sounds like he was having a tantrum
Double Dragon Neon is absolutely one of my favorite games. This is coming from someone who as an 8 year old played and eventually beat the original Double Dragon Arcade at my local Laundromat when it was new!
I was able to beat Double Dragon 1 (arcade) only in Double Dragon Trilogy (easy mode).
@@jjjsalang the game is fiendishly tough. It really instilled a love of beatemups in me despite that
Alright IGN, show me on the doll where Double Dragon touched you.
Lmfao 🤣🤘
LOL!!! Holly shit! XD
Here and here (showing its empty pockets)
@@eng3d lol 😆😆😆
Lol that was funny
This game is fun as hell and has an amazing soundtrack.
You can't spell "Ignorant" without "IGN"...
nice
Noice
Or for that matter IGNore which I do all their reviews and "hot takes".
Absolutely
I agree
The soundtrack is amazing for this game. Glad you covered it.
He didn't just cover it. You can hear it in the background of his review, especially at the end.
@@sirellyn He meant "covered it" as in discussing it.
What I loved about the soundtrack is some of the original tracks felt like they were inspired from other belt scrolling brawlers. Case in point, the Level 6 sound "Glad I Am" reminds me a lot of a mashup of two songs from the 1993 Konami brawler Violent Storm: Stage 1's "Who'll Be The Hero?" and Stage 5's "We Are Free." All it needed was the sax solo from the latter.
"your true nature~"
@@SNARC15
"Glad I am" may possibly be my favorite song from the whole soundtrack. I sometimes find myself not wanting to finish the level cause of theme.
Amazing workout song :)
Double Dragon Neon is definitely one of the best games in the series. I love it!
I want to buy it for my Switch, which will be the 3rd time as I have it on my PS3 and Steam, but I am still hoping LRG will give it the physical release it deserves after all these years. They did it with Scott Pilgrim..
I personally only like it for its lyrics.
Remember: You can't spell Ignorant without IGN, which basically sums up IGN's review practices for the better part of 20 years
Remember when they said pokemon oras had "too much water"? XD
This same website also gave god hand a 3/10 back in the day. A game that is literally regarded as an underrated classic nowadays.
Yea. This Double dragon isnt perfect but its a good game and I'm 42 so i beem playing double dragon since the original came out
They are a bunch of idiots!!
I own this for 360 I enjoyed it
"How about having to replay a level" This comment aged like milk given how much people love Hades.
that's the bit that cracks me up. the dumbass bitches about having to restart a level but I'd bet money he raves about games like Hades & Dead Cells which make you start the entire game over on death....yeah there's always some kind of improvement to give you better odds on your next run but you still get sent back to the the start of the entire thing
This IGN critic never played any Souls series game, probably? If having to die and try again was really a reason for a game being bad, almost half the games in world would be trash.
Ign? Giving games shitty reviews? Nooooo. That's impossible
Two words: God Hand.
I've never been let down by Wayforward. For me, when I hear they are attached to a title, I know it's going to be quality. I somehow completely missed Neon when it came out. I don't know how this game can get poor reviews. It took me a minute of watching this footage that this game is pure gold.
I'm not particularly a fan of the artstyle but that doesn't change how well it actually plays as a modernized take on the formula. Feels fresh and classic at the same time.
@@zeroattentiongaming820 im sorry they butchered this game. Somebody needs to take that ip away from them.
The game wasnt bad honestly. I loved how campy it was, Skullmegedon and the Space Dojo. Lol. Even an upside down helicopter! The sound track is 🔥
I almost can't wait until they cover the train wreck known as "Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons" released for the Xbox 360.
That's a delisted game, right?
Ugh that one. I downloaded hoping for a Neon follow up. I wasn’t super disappointed but man they should’ve tried to make it more Neon like!
You beat me to saying it. That game should never be mentioned, but Neon however should be cherished!
Ugh, that one! Looked like a game the devs/publisher had sitting on the shelf for years then once Neon came out, finally decided to cash in on all their hard work.
@@360entertainment2 All Neon Like
Ah yes, those arcade beat em ups that force you to restart a level when you die. I remember all zero of them.
@Yu Tubaru yeah same here. I loved this game practice makes prefect
Ninja Gaiden did that, I think?
I think you're right but it's definitely not a prevailing trend.
I doubt many people even know Ninja Gaiden started in the arcades, to be honest.
@@BB-te8tc Old people know. We also know it was called Shadow Warrior on the Amiga because of UK's irrational fear of ninjas.
@@souljastation5463 haha, true, true. I'm no spring chicken myself despite my appearance.
Good old IGN. Too much water, too much 80’s, too much game.
Too much awesome.
One of the best things about Skullmegeddon was that if you pause the game while fighting, he actually talks to you.
It's been said many times before, but it bears repeating: You can't spell ignorance without IGN.
It's actually IGNorant without IGN.
@Gaylord Focker The fact that their main reason for not liking the game was that they believed beat-'em-ups to be an inherently bad game genre, and that they tried to pass off their opinions as though they were objective facts is what made them ignorant.
Like, I personally don't get much enjoyment out of the first-person shooter genre as a whole, but if I were a professional games journalist and I said that the newest Call Of Duty was bad because it was a first-person shooter and all first-person shooters are inherently bad, then I too would rightfully be laughed at and called an idiot.
@@Invidente7 And what difference does that actually make in this case?
@Gaylord Focker IGN staff aren't going to have sex with you, so you might as well give this pathetic simping act a rest.
@Yu Tubaru So? How does that make my use of the word "ignoranCE" less correct than "ignoranT"?
You could beat Double Dragon with 10p and an elbow.
The kids would scam the game.
Not the other way around.
This is such a charmingly awesome game. What did the critics have against it? Skullmageddon forever!
Pretty much the 3D models, that’s all they saw and couldn’t look past it.
Skullageddon was awesome and played by Skeletor himself!!! FOOLS! Lol!
It’s IGN. If it’s not a mainstream shooter, they’re going to give it a bad review.
Looks awful.
I bet that IGN dude gives a 9 to every Assassins Creed game.
@@Nihiliste- Oof. Did someone touch a nerve?
and every Call of Duty game
This game plays itself for you. 9/10
@@Nihiliste- Putting one game on a pedestal over others? Abit biased aren't you?
Great video, I forgot this game existed, looks amazing! It was like SOR4 before SOR4, a great looking modern take made w/ care.
edit: 21:38 couldn't agree more, back in the day gaming magazines like EGM would give you at least 4 different reviews for each game.
Ya even if they only had a full review from one person, they would have a side section with 3 or other reviewers with distinctly different tastes give their opinion in a short statement so players could see how a given title was received by people with different tastes. Even the IGN review would be valid if it was presented as simply being from the perspective of someone who dislikes the genre rather than objective fact and was offset by a couple lines by reviewers who do enjoy the genre, all presented as subjective views that are equally valid.
Double Dragon Neon is arguably the best brawler of its generation. The gameplay is tons of fun, and the soundtrack is absolutely killer. It's also a serious contender for the best ending credits in all of gaming. I was a reviewer back when it was released, but walked away from the industry before I could cover it. Now, I wish I had.
IGN game journalists??? Is playing games a requirement to become one of those? How can you be a game journalist, and not be able to play any game genre? That's like being a car sale person and not knowing what a car is...
I can’t even begin to comprehend someone not loving Double Dragon Neon. Great graphics, music, comedy, and nostalgics.
Not these critics... :)
I love the graphics of this game and I've Been a big Double Dragon fan since the very beginning Playing it in the arcades and on the nintendo. I love the neon part of it and the sexy dominatrix outfits finally suiting to their role. I grew up in the 80's so this game very much appeals to me and I love wayforward. They do great work and I'm a fan of their games. Like you said it sounded like these other dude's don't even like this style of game or ever played the originals much. IGN does not give valuable reviews so I never listen to their opinions. I listen to my favorite video game RUclipsrs. And I will listen to each one of them that will review the game which is probly like 15 or so.
That negative review was Incomprehensible Garbled Nonsense.
I might say that I bought this game because of A. Sarkesian. She complained that Marian was getting punched in the guts again (correct), but all I can see is that she didn't play to the end. I thought it was great!
Sarkesian actually playing a game? LOL
She only gives a game long enough to give her something she can exploit. A true huckster.
Now I get the hate from IGN, I say this was the real reason.
The comment about them having someone who hates a genre review it really hits home for me. I remember immense amount of bashing Dynasty Warriors games would get while game magazines were still a thing cause the reviewer always seemed to despise the series as a whole.
I never knew it had any controversy. I’d always heard that people enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this game. A lot of fun and the boss was just like Skeletor
This game absolutely slaps. Great gameplay, outstanding graphics and a legendary OST!!!!
The ending song was so funny!
This game was one of the most fun gaming experience my friends and I have ever had. A goddamn masterpiece. The critics were literally braindead or had no friends to play with. Or both.
Or corrupts
Yes but what i don't understand n it bothers me is why didn't they release this awesome game in physical copy for the 3 consoles but it's only digital on steam and Nintendo Switch ?? 🤷♂️
@Yu Tubaru agreed
This game is the best game in the series that I've played. The comparison to Streets of Rage 4 is apt. This game is very similar in how it seems very nostalgic on the surface but the mechanics have surprising depth that reward skilled play. Using the gleam mechanic and rolling and dodging through the stages is extremely satisfying.
I love that it doesn't just draw from Double Dragon but also from '80s culture broadly, I get Big Trouble in Little China vibes from the whole experience.
And my God the music! Jake Kaufman is a wonderful composer, and when I first heard Mango Tango I stopped playing and just listened to how dead on of an '80s track it was. It's still a track I listen to regularly - it is just so incredibly well done.
I know that this game is on Steam but I really think it needs to be rereleased on PS4/Xbox One and playable on new consoles through backwards compatibility. It makes no sense that they would re-release it on Switch and nothing else.
My favorite Double Dragon
Too Much Double, 3.5/10
Kung fury is a gem to those in their 40s. I love that movie!
Too bad it didn't get picked up as a series
Neon's music was about the only thing I really liked.. I didn't at all care about the designs, remined me too much of a Saturday morning cartoon.. Would love to see s Double Dragon, having Billy slightly modeled (though not as tall and big) after Kenshiro, of Hokuto no Ken, since Double Dragon had also taken some inspiration from that. Jimmy (again not as big and tall), would slightly be modeled after Falco, also of Hokuto no ken. Music would be done by Kazunaka Yamane, because Double Dragon II, and Super Double Dragon's music is amazing!
Gameboy Nekketsu Koha Kunio-Kun:Bangai Ranto Hen is also a big favorite of mine for the Japanese Double Dragon II on Gameboy.
Amazing video! I love TRIPLE DRAGON LEON!
Cheers for your help!
Yes! Early access rules! I’m subbed on the patreon now too to help boost the RUclips subscription amount whilst still being able to justify to the Mrs 🤣🕹
Keep up the good work fella (and LD) and stay safe!
As far as Double Dragon Neon goes. I guess it was ok tbh. Better than Rosetta Stone anyway 😂
Top Hat Gaming Man, I have some suggested beat 'em up games you should cover for future videos.
Suggestions:
Die Hard Arcade
Knights of the Round
The Bouncer
Battle Circuit
64th Street: A Detective Story
The King of Dragons
Urban Reign
SpikeOut
SpikeOut: Battle Street
Undercover Cops
Warriors of Fate
Sengoku
Sengoku 2
Sengoku 3
The Warriors
Dynamite Cop
Awesome game, with an awesome soundtrack. Some great humour too. It also has a great deal of replayability. The move upgrades cost boss crystals, and you're going to need a lot of them to max out your favourite skills. I rate this highly, especially if you're playing with a friend.
Thanks, great video. I had the same issue as IGN when I first played it on Xbox 360. However on Switch I have played through it several times. I think the problem is that the tapes/stances are not explained well and not turned on my default, meaning you get absolutely smashed when starting off. Now that I've played it properly (after figuring out the tapes) the games has lots of depth and gets much more enjoyable as you progress. Lots of replay value too!
I LOVE this game. Hell, the end credits theme song has me crying with laughter each time!
The soundtrack is amazing! The music for the palace level sounds like a late ‘70s cop show!
Its may favourite Double Dragon game of all time!
Just out of interest, My Life In Gaming rate the title too. The word they used was 'underappreciated'.
great video, as always. i am big fan of Double Dragon and i remember this game with much love. I played with much satisfaction and i loved the music and skullmageddon. The only thing i don't liked is the run, because it was slow on startup. but anyway when you memorize the timing, it wasn't a problem to adapt. thanks for your work
Best Double Dragon no Doubt!
is limited run going to do a physical release?
@@capsortee I'm looking forward to it i getting the Nintendo switch version of it
Best double dragon no doubt absolute yes
Wayforward is my favorite gaming studio which i love the shantae series
@@capsortee I am not a religious person, but I have been praying that they do. I have been wanting a physical copy of this game for so long now. I own it digitally now on PS3, Steam, and Switch. I love the game so much that I would buy whatever "special edition" version they release, and I generally don't by special editions anymore.
thanks Big Daddy top Hat! I was waiting in anticpation for this Double Dragon in your Double Dragon series reviews....still probably my all time favourite Double Dragon...and yes I was old enough to be around for the arcade or NES days of the series lol
The music is amazing in this game - I even sometimes have the mango tango song (the song playing at the end) play on loop during my workouts every now and then. It's not the most amazing game, but dang I love the music!
I've always absolutely loved and adored this game ever since it originally released on PS3. Even the soundtrack is an absolute gem. NEON JUNGLE baby!
You have to go into the game realizing it is more of a Double Dragon/80's parody than an actual DD game. It also can be very difficult if you treat it like a typical button masher beat em up and don't learn now to make use of the dodge roll/gleam system.
I have never forgotten how much fun the first two games were. Great video. Peace
Top hats review is the only beat em up opinion that means anything to me
I’m not a big fan of WayForward and Arc System Works’ takes on the Technōs Japan games:
• The look of their games never targets older audiences.
• Double Dragon Mobile is more faithful than Double Dragon NEON.
• Double Dragon 4 looks like a glorified fan-game hack of the NES/Famicom classic sequel.
• River City Girls is River City Ransom that has been given the Ghostbusters treatment, with Kunio and Riki looking like two Gaysian-Hipsters.
The companies that did both Double Dragon and Kunio-kun better justice is SNK and Atlus. Those two should teamed up and owned the rights to Technōs Japan’s games.
The problem with neon (aside from the slow characters and odd models) is what the first guy said, It's basically a parody. Double dragon didn't exist in a vacuum. The cartoon, movie ect. The cartoon especially is more faithful than this games theme. DD is basically a hokuto clone. Neon is more of a weird parody of both double dragons and the 80s. This attempt at the 80s sucks. Because it wasn't how the 80s treated it.
Look at skullmegeddon. That is not a serious character, his very name is not a serious attempt at making a cool name. It's a joke name.
And serious doesn't mean a deep drama. it just means a straight forward presentation with less humour.
This is the best Double Dragon I've played in years!
Even my 9yo kid loved it.
We laugh a lot with the jokes.
Can't understand what someone has against it.
Great review. Thanks for uour great work!
Think you might do a full history video on Kunio-kun sometime? You mentioned the franchise in your Double Dragon history video, but I've been researching it a little after playing River City Girls and I'm surprised just how deep that rabbit hole goes, especially including the myriad attempts to localize the franchise during the Tecnos era and all the games we didn't get.
Great video. I remember not liking this game when it came out. I didn't mind the look, It wasn't great but I was cool with the look. Ironically, it was only when I let go trying to compare Neon to it's original two, when I started to fall in love with this game. This game kick ass. I think it was before it's time. We weren't ready yet. It's one if the beat beat em up games ever made.
There's so many games I didn't like until years later. Sometimes it's just that way. Music is that way with me too.
While I didnt like the art style of this game, it grew on me and the game itself was awesome to me. I really enjoyed the RPG style progression that was added in. It gave a different feel to the game and the carryover into the hardest mode with new game plus made the game very addictive. The combat is also fluid and fast. It didnt really feel like a DD to me, but a very enjoyable beat em up.
I play this game still have this game the soundtrack is a classic especially the little shop of horrors part.
I love this game just for existing. I didn't even get that far in it and not played it for years but I'm glad I own it :)
Critics often miss the mark I find with beat em ups and fighting games. If its just some shmuck who doesnt play fighters or beat em ups doing the review they sometimes don't understand the mechanics of the games or bother learning them. I loved DD Neon when I played it back in the day. Gr8 vid as always Top Hat! Cheers
I played this game five or six years ago and really enjoyed it. My favorite stages were the early city based ones and I wish the game gave us more of those and less of the spaceship stuff. Nonetheless, great game.
Beating the game on the highest difficulty was impossible without some kind of defense item IIRC. Otherwise, if you got jabbed twice, you'd die :O
Awesome video as always sir! That reviewer on IGN shouldn’t be reviewing games. Complete nonsense in that review.
I really agree with you on this video. I played the game when I installed it in my arcade and it was a lot of fun, well until I got to the issue that never got fixed where when you get to a certain level the game crashes. I may have to pick this one up on the Nintendo switch.
A a big double dragon fan that owns the dedicated arcade machine, neon was a let down but at least the music was cool in it.
Agreed neon was garbage
So you get a remake that pays respect to the original, artwork by Genzoman( huge gamer fan) and with the Original Skeletor playing Skullageddon?! I'm gonna say it...THOSE IGN CRITICS SUCK!!
I’m sure they do... literally. Poor sods probably got bullied by the kids who liked this classic
I thought the artwork seemed familiar, never knew Genzoman worked on Neon.
Very good review, specifically the last 10 minutes 👏🏽
I laughed the entire time I played through this game. It’s a hilarious romp.
So happy to see this game get some well deserved coverage. As a huge beat em up fan, this game goes down as one of my favourite modern takes on the genre. Another great video, keep up the awesome work.
Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. You should definitely do a video on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: The Game! This beat 'em up game from 2010 just recently released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam and Nintendo Switch. Pretty please?
The game looks awesome, but I'd rather it be an original beat 'em up inspired by Double Dragon than an officially licensed Double Dragon adaptation. The world of Double Dragon is inspired by Mad Max. And you just can't do _Mad Max Neon._ Even the cartoon and live action film adaptations attempted to make their worlds feel post-Apocalyptic. This is just 80s nostalgia cranked up to 11.
I agree that it was pretty bold of them to make the game pretty much a parody and perhaps shouldn't have used the Double Dragon name... but i still loved it for what it was. Neo Contra is another example of a game being chock-full of jokes and at first glance looking like a mockery of it's franchise, and it's also a great game. Sometimes good gameplay + a lot of humor does result in something great, even if very different from preceding titles.
I think DD Neon is an Excellent game. I was around when the original came out so think that makes me a good judge.
I loved playing that game. I wish they did a sequel. If they bring back Double Dragon again. Get the people who did Neon or streets of Rage 4.
Excellent feedback i will check this out now it does look awesome. Originally i was going off of an old review and you brought up some great points.
very cool!!
As a fan of the more gritty urban Fist of the North Star style take on the story, I was initially offended by the more "Bill & Ted" tone of DDN....but it didn't take long AT ALL for me to chill out and become a believer! I was delighted when River City Girls featured pretty much the entire cast as cameos! I'd still love a proper sequel featuring Skullmegeddon!
Had this on the ps3 years ago. It is awesome. Tongue in cheek, awesome 80s soundtrack, great moves nice clean graphics presentation. As a gamer, we should critique the critics!!! They need to go to critic rehab and have their eyes and ears syringed.
I quite like the new Streets of Rage and Double dragon , as a kid from then to now it's like karate kid movies coming up as the hit Cobra kai .The old classics u grew up with coming in like a fresh breath of air whilst keeping the nostalgia alive .
I think my favorites were SEGA Master System,GBA then Neon. I think the Advanced one was my favorite. River City Ransom EX was another favorite but we are talking about Double Dragon even though they are kind of the same series. With Gameboy Double Dragon 2 in Japan being more of a River City theme.
That IGN reviewer really, really, really hate beat em ups! Great video man!
I’ve watched almost all your videos and I love this channel especially the double dragon series it’s my favourite game of all time, I tried neon when it first came out and never liked it but after watching your video I’m downloading it again and I’m gonna go through it after watching this, also can I mention you’ve never revised the HD remake of the original one that came out in the 360. I can remember playing the original for the first time in the arcade I was 6-7 my older brother brought me to play it
"The brawler genre is not good anymore". Since this came out we also got Streets of Rage 4, Mother Russia Bleeds, Final Vendetta, TMNT Shredder Revenge, River City Girls, Scott Pilgrim vs The World: Complete Edition, Fight N' Rage, and the Yakuza series, that is the next step in the evolution of the genre, is as popular as ever. Goddamn IGN is beyond stupid it amaze me
A couple of more worthy mentions are Shank 1 & 2 and Mayhem Brawler.
I had no idea this game got re-released. Between Double Dragon Neon, Scott Pilgrim and Castle Crashers the Nintendo Switch now has all the best beat em ups from the ps3 era.
Oh, I loved Neon so much. My wife and I played it together and just had a blast the whole way through and kept quoting the characters for a long time afterwards.
Great review!
At least we had those Billy and Jimmy again as a the trainers in the dojo in River City Girls. I miss Billy and Jimmy :(
I love Double Dragon Neon. The gameplay, the graphics, the music and the nostalgia!
Hated this game due to the art style & especially the limiting, 80's mixtape system that only allowed a single extra move to be useable, at any given time 👎. Man, I usually love Way Forward dev'd games.
Edit: I'll likely give the game a 2nd look on the Switch. Good video THGM. Last boss does look more interesting than Willy & his assault rifle.... more like a Battletoads last boss 👍.
Loved the video. I never played Neon but now I want to just for the villain. Also loved the rant on IGN's hacks. Keep up the great work.
This is one of my favorite next to Super Double Dragon 😊😊😊
i liked it, and i was not influened by any media before i played it. You know what is really bad? Double Dragon IV.
If you come into this with a low expectation of, and presumptions about, the typical IGN reader then 3.5/10 is probably reasonable for such a group. For lack of a better term to describe this crowd, how many "dudebros" do you think would enjoy DD Neon? Fortunately in this case, Neon was popular enough amongst more dedicated game fans to enjoy the success it deserves. So lastly I ask no one in particular, "90`s grunge nostalgia version WHEN?!"
Was that on the Game Station, Play Cube, or Dream Box?
This is a problem that I have with gamers who are 30 years old and younger, with no appreciation for anything other than call of duty 18: they think that older games don’t require a strategy or quick fingers or good timing and accuracy. If you right off the bat just run up to the bosses and enemies and just get as many hits in until you die, and that’s ALWAYS gonna get you killed in a beat em up game! I don’t like many new games that are released outside of the open world type games and maybe a few shooters like overwatch but that doesn’t mean that I hate an entire genre or don’t have appreciation for games that are good that I just have no interest in. This was VERY POOR REPORTING by an uneducated extremely biased journalist who didn’t wanna play let alone review the game before he even turned his system on! Who lets this out to represent their website and style of reporting? A VERY irresponsible party that’s who! This shows me that I can only half way trust ign for anything because they do irresponsible journalism and publishing. Remember when Sushi X provided reviews for EGM? That was responsible reporting. He had a VASTLY CONSERVATIVE grading system but he played ALL GAMES and he played them as the games they were. What I mean is, regardless of how much hype surrounded a game and no matter how far a game flew under the radar, he pulled out all of the negative and positive things about that game then weighed them against each other and then churned out a very heartfelt but non biased review that many different types of gamers could rely upon and get a just review of the ACTUAL GAME REVIEWED not a bashing of a genre or the trashing of a specific company. This review by ign is akin to Fox News doing “fair and accurate reporting” on the presidency of Obama or MSNBC doing the same thing about Trump. When you hear about these outlets and the people who they are reporting on, you already know what kind of information you will receive and have a basic slant on which way they will report their information. That’s poor journalism. You could never ever say that about a Walter Cronkite or a 80’s era Tom Brokaw because they were just reporting news and they were doing this to the best of their ability and they tried to keep personal feelings and opinionated information out of their journalism. It was called journalistic integrity and it seems to have gone directly out the window in every area of major mainstream media in the 21st century. The ONLY place that people can now get unbiased information is online and if you don’t find the correct sites that just report the facts, you will find a skewed opinion there as well. It’s really bad nowadays that everyone feels that their opinion deserves to be heard instead of putting oneself to the side to get the actual facts out. People are more concerned with having multiple bodies on their “side” than to be the loner who stands by themselves telling the truth using accurate fact based information which can be checked out and verified. I guess that once you have had a president who was flat out lying to his country to get his way, there’s nothing that can be done to reverse this trend.
Fair and balanced journalism? What world do you live in and can we do a pod people swap with our journalists?
This game was great! My biggest gripe with it was the lack of online Co-op. Or should I say Online BRO-OP!
I'm so glad that ign is not a site I've ever even considered looking at
yea i only used to check gaming news on ign back in 99 and 2000 with my dreamcast
Actually Sebastian, your video managed to convince me to try this game on steam. And maybe SoR 4 too.
Haha I am not Sebastian, my name is Richard. Sebastian is the channel's top backer! DD Neo and SOR4 are both great fun!
@@TopHatGamingManChannel sorry Richard i thought you were Sebastian Velez. yup time to go back to the 80s and beat some punks.
I loved this game when it came out. I even bought the soundtrack. It blows my mind that there were such negative reviews especially considering this was like a $20 downloadable game and not a full priced AAA game.