Clermont, FL
Quoted from swampfire:Alright, I know it’s against the rules to call someone out, but I’m pulling the “public figure” card here. Cary, I love your video production standards, and you’ve steered me away from a few bad games. But dude, it seems like every new Stern has a fatal flaw for you. I get it, the 90’s had some great games! I have a few myself (though my collection is mostly pre-DMD).
Here’s the thing. I was totally psyched about Led Zeppelin Premium. I went to a friend’s house and played his LE, had a BLAST playing it. Then I watched your review and it sucked out every ounce of joy I’d had. There’s no way I’d buy a LZ now, and they were one of my top 5 bands growing up in the late 70’s. All the joy, totally gone. Is your assessment right? Maybe some of it, but it was relentlessly negative.
Plan B: Stranger Things Premium. Let’s see what Cary thinks of this one...are you kidding me? At least half of that review was about how the older Brian Eddy games were all better, or hammering Stern about gameplay issues.
No sir, I will not buy into this dystopian vision. From now on, I’ll play the game and make up my own mind, maybe with some input from the STDM reviews.
I do respect your retro lineup, your production quality, and your independent control of your eyebrows. I cannot respect your pessimism.
First of all...LOL
Secondly...although they have their fans, you picked two of the least well-received Stern pins of the last couple of years to judge Cary's reviews on.
Third...why would Cary's negative review of LZ stop you from buying it, unless he was telling the truth and actually made some good points.
Lastly, I find it a little amusing that you felt the need to announce that you're not watching Cary's reviews anymore. Doesn't seem like it warrants a whole thread. Unless you were trying to start a larger discussion about pinball reviews or something.
There isn't a single Pinball Youtuber that makes any real money off their videos, let alone enough to live off of. The idea that Cary is being sensational for the attention is laughable.
