Churchy

"This game so many dogs it will (verb) you in a (noun)" - IGN.com

I know we're splitting hairs at this point, but I would say an even better word for it is "motivation" as that can apply to lots of things. Like in a Bioshock you may be motivated to continue playing because you're enjoying the atmosphere and mystery. Or say Gears 2, the story blows but the minute to minute gameplay may motivate you to continue blowing dudes heads up. But yeah "fun" is a silly word that limits the spectrum you can review something, Schindler's List is classic cinema but I've never heard of anyone describe that as "fun".

I would take a bit of exception with this, I think as long as the production values are something worth note they should be addressed in the review, whether positively or negatively. Gears 2 is an interesting example to me, the campaign from a level design (LULZ DIS GAME HAZ LVL DESIGNZ!) or gameplay perspective is entirely inoffensive, and even great at times, but the crazy production values make everything seem entirely epic and actually do enhance the experience then I don't see a reason why it shouldn't be given some consideration. Now if we're talking how much consideration well... yeah sometimes it does seem to way more than it should, but hey maybe some reviewers are easily wow'd by shiny things.

Weeeee! I'm actually starting an EVE trial account today, have been waiting for the expansion to try it out since the whole goonswarm debacle piqued my interest in the game. Have a friend whos gonna hook me up with a few million ISK for a ship and whatnot

HL2 was a weird experience for me, While I was actually playing the game it wasn't all that fun, I didn't think the shooting itself was all that satisfying and the weapons were pretty dull outside the gravity gun, but after a bit of separation from the game I'll think "hmm that part was actually pretty awesome, and that is a really well fleshed out world".

The one thing I remember from the bits I played of this game was that the save points looked like penises

The main character model doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes so obviously the graphics can't be a Braid ripoff. But for real this game just looks super charming.

Anyone else have the issue where whatever the last song played on the radio during your morning commute, no matter what the song or how terrible it is, gets stuck in your head all day?

Hello gentlemen, get ready to brace your rectums.

Here's one from the PC Gamer Empire Total War review "I challenge you to play Empire and not be impressed, or even fundamentally changed by the experience." - PC Gamer