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Was in Waterstones the other day (bookshop, y'know, sells books, papery things with words in, like comics without pictures), and was on my way up to the Graphic Novels section as usual when a book caught my eye. My heart leapt in excitement, then I found myself utterly disappointed.
This is the book.
Reports that Mojo has "sold out" to "the man" are confirmed when a screenshot from the upcoming Moai Better Blues review is leaked on the Internet:
Can someone shut John Walker from PC Gamer UK up? Or at least get him to stop reviewing the Sam & Max games? His rampant bitterness is really getting on my nerves.
Yes, I realise anyone who criticises something I love is going to annoy me, but Mr Walker isn't merely saying "sorry, I don't like this" he's taking delight in being the archetypal moody "I hate everything" critic. See Anton Ego in Pixar's Ratatouille if you don't know what I mean. I've read bad reviews of the games before, such as in PCZone, but none of those reviews seem to come from as big a humourless grump as this guy.
In the most recent issue he reviewed Ice Station Santa and Season One. He basically spat on them. He grudgingly admitted that Abe Lincoln Must Die! was the best, but it seemed to cause him actual pain to do so.
Look at my Season One review again. I had a hell of a lot of negatives about it, yet one thing stood out - these games are funny. Fine, sometimes the jokes fall flat, but I still found them utterly hilarious for the most part. Certainly as much as Hit The Road. Reading his reviews John Walker seems certain that no one could possibly find these games funny.
He takes offence at some of the low-brow humour, and mentions (in his oh-so-humourous way) that no one could find topics like cancer or suicide funny. The writers of South Park and Monty Python would probably disagree.
Yes, I also realise it's wrong to criticise someone else's opinion. But for God's sake man, lighten up! Just because you don't find something funny doesn't mean no one else will!
And PC Gamer, get someone else to review the Sam & Max games! Someone who might actually laugh now and again!
And that's my two cents. Sorry about that. He just got me very angry, that's all.
"One Sunday when I was working, it was all quiet upstairs when I heard this huge bang that scared the? stuffing out of me! I jumped right out my seat and yelled, "That?s too loud!" I thought some guys were moving furniture around upstairs because that is what is sounded like. Anyway, it turned out that Leo was doing his show and was sitting on a big exercise ball and it popped, sending him crashing to floor while he was broadcasting on the air! And all his listeners heard me shout. I felt very embarrassed for being so scared..."
- From Yonder Interview
Everyone round to George's house for Mojo's 10th Birthday! All crash the Skywalker Ranch! We're gonna get ROWDY tonight!
First one to crap on that giant Yoda statue gets first pick in the prop storage room!
Is it just me, or does Barricade of the Decepticons from Transformers sound just like Bluster Blaster of the C.O.P.S. from Sam & Max: Reality 2.0?
ftp://ftp.lucasarts.com/demos/pc
You could download demos for games that aren't for sale anymore, if you want.