Eurogamer to the rescue

I've been adrift for awhile now, seeking a site that could be my reliable first stop for reviews. Ever since Yahoo bought and then thoroughly fucked gamesdomain.com (I won't even link to them - that's how worthless they are), I've been missing a site whose review coverage was both broad and deep. Sure, IGN reviews everything under the sun, but their reviews lack that vital ingredient: not sucking. There's the odd maverick effort like Phileosophos and Tom Chick's Quarter to Three, but those guys can't keep up with everything anymore than I can. I've begun to trust the opinions at Frictionless Insight and Stratos Group, though again comprehensive coverage is not a guarantee.

And to be fair, Eurogamer's net doesn't catch all the fish in the gaming sea, either. But after systematically choosing them for the last few months whenever I want an initial gauge on a game, I'm hooked. The reviews aren't just good reviews, they're typically also good writing, and even I can only muster that on occasion. For example, go read Kieron Gillen's review of Children of the Nile. It's fantastic! I'm sure that no small part of my appreciation for this particular review stems from the fact that I see great parallel with my own reviewing style. It's obvious reading this what Kieron thought about the game, and it's left as an exercise for the reader to draw the ultimate conclusion - whether or not they would enjoy it.

So there you have it - I'm officially endorsing Eurogamer for reviews. As though that statement is worth anything more than the electrons sacrificed to display it.