I'll confess I haven't seen this episode but I generally like X-Play. If they're aiming at teenyboppers I guess the in-joke references to political and obscure cultural figures of bygone years implies the kids of today are much more savvy than I give them credit for. I laugh at the jokes but I do wonder who else gets 'em. Dennis Miller maybe?
Look, as has been pointed out X-Play did give SH3 four stars and it's hardly Final Fantasy fare. I'm guessing whoever writes the reviews had a very bad day and might not have gotten the premise of the game. Other folks have pointed out in this thread that the manual is really lacking. There is a particular way to approach playing subsims and if the manual doesn't provide for absolute beginners they're not necessarily going to get what they're supposed to be doing or how best to do it. If it was my review I'm sure a few strategically inconvenient CTDs would have me angry enough to only focus on the bad aspects of the game myself.
That said, it doesn't sound like they gave it a fair shot and that's not too unusual. I like the show, it's got personality, but I don't always pay attention to the reviews. They like things I wouldn't touch with a 10' pole and they'll rag on things for issues I find marginal. Everyone has a bad day sometimes and it sounds like Adam and Morgan were having a bad one with Silent Hunter.
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