But...that's... Well, I can understand it to an extent. If they reviewed everything else they
weren't sent for free, it'd cost a lot, and probably not be worth it most of the time (crappy games, etc.). Then again, you miss out on
good indie games which
are in stores, like Dark Fall. And once again, Gothic.
I've been a fan of GR since 1999 or so. Devoted fans of GR like myself count on their reviews before they'll buy something. At least,
I did, back when I could actually afford to buy new releases. Heh. I remember being disappointed there was never a Mechwarrior 4 review, nor a MW4: Mercs review. I guess I know why, now. Microsoft must not've sent the games.
This is all very disappointing to me. I'm not sure why.
What about games that're getting a lot of buzz, but that haven't been sent to GR? Do you just not review them, or do you send a request to the company to get a copy? Or is pride an issue and you don't want to be
asking permission to review a game?
I am going to try and contact Piranha Bytes and request that they send you a review copy of Gothic III when it comes out.
Wait a minute, I see you guys did a
preview of the original Gothic. I guess they sent you a preview copy at least. Though perhaps not. The preview sounds more like a rundown of a list of game features. It doesn't even mention the full voice acting and NPC schedules and stuff. Though perhaps it was an early enough preview to not have them. It was early enough that the HUD is very different from those screenshots.