The waiting is the hardest part.

When it comes to video game reviews, few are more detailed or expertly assembled than Gametrailers.com video reviews. Where texts reviews can simply cite examples of things a game does well or poorly, and most video reviews simply cobble together random gameplay clips and commentary, Game Trailers actually syncs gameplay examples of the strengths and weaknesses with the commentary discussing them.

This seems like an extremely simple concept to aspire to, but it is (almost shockingly) rarely done by anyone other than Game Trailers. 

The site definitely has its faults; its reviews have to be taken with a grain of salt, as they tend to be swayed by zeitgeist a little too frequently, and still suffer from what I call "checklist reviewing," a style that plagues video game journalism.

Checklist Reviewing involves judging a game by how well it does a series of things, (Gameplay, graphics, story... etc) instead of analyzing it as a unified whole, the way one might review a film or a book. This system does not allow for ambitious and revolutionary games like criminally under-appreciated Mirror's Edge to be judged fairly, as deviation from what makes a game "fun" or "good" is not rewarded.

That said, Game Trailers is my go to place to get pretty decent opinions on video games, and to watch very well edited and professionally composed gameplay analyses. 

That said, WHERE THE FUCK IS MY NBA 2K11 REVIEW?!??!?

You're killing me, Game Trailers! I had to go to some dark places to get my review fix for it. I'm not proud of what I did. I... I... I don't even want to say it. I'm so ashamed.

I watched IGN's video review, okay!? It was horrible! It torn my soul in two! Are you happy now!? Do you see what you've made me do, Game Trailers? Is this the man I've become?

Seriously though. IGN is some shit. Get on that, Game Trailers. And in the meantime, maybe you want to update your NBA 2k11 game synopsis. 

Real NBA rosters?!? AND MORE?!?! Oh lordy, lordy lordy!