Great 'quote' out of context D.
He doesn't so much complain but asks them to justify, his point of view was that a 7 was low enough that no one would bother reading the review and then he rants for a bit.
Yes, he does complain and even ask for their reasons -- and yes, they do give it. He can't seem to get a lot through the thick skull of his, though.
OXM's big thing was that they liked Shadowrun -- but the game, they feel, is VERY lacking content, for its price.
And, they also get into an interesting talk about episodic gaming, Valve w/ Episodic content, delivery of media of digital vs. physical, etc etc.
They even get into Team Fortress 2 only having less maps than Shadowrun, though OXW tells them that TF2 is 1/5 of the game package (HL2, HL2: Ep One, HL2: Ep Two, TF2, and Portal will come in that upcoming box from Valve). Shadowrun is one entire whole package for $60 -- w/ only NINE original maps (12 in total, if you count the re-visioned maps).
I can't speak for the rest of the world myself, but if it's a game I'm interested in, no matter what the score is, I read the entire review.
He says several times that he likes them and their work etc so he certainly didn't rip them apart which is what I was expecting.
I didn't say he "ripped them apart".
I said he "complained."
Getelman's game did get a "7." A 7 might not be great, but it's still decent.
I dunno, but 12 maps total seems quite lacking for a MP only-shooter, content-wise -- "tight game experience" (as Getelman says) or not. Especially at $50 (PC) or $60 (X360).
It'd be pretty cool if Getelman's team at FASA, for their next patch, add a bunch of new maps and stuff. That would really make Shadowrunner gamers much happier, I'd bet. I'm sure that'd be a start...
Another idea to make that $50-60 price tag sit better w/ PC gamers -- FASA should release a Map-Making SDK on the PC -- as I'm sure, much of the PC's MP FPS community live off what some of the modders can bring to the table for maps and stuff for their FPS games.
