Comments on: Hoyle’s Texas Hold Em Review

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By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:38:39 +0000

I have played the 1st and 2nd release of this game and I have to agree with the reviewer. Releasing a game with bugs is like a plumber charging someone for fixing a leak which is still dripping. Therefor I would say that the reviewers score of 2 is right. The game does have a lot of potential and I am suprised that its not an XBLA title rather than an Indie however I am sure as always Tik Games will fight back with another great release. Tik are not at all Indie developers, which also makes the review fair, if it was a teenage boy in his bedroom making this title then yes maybe the score should be higher however the reviewer is writing about an already successful developer with titles over more than one console.

I think We do tech are very honest in there reviews and whilst some people (the fan boys) may be insulted by the honesty of there team, i think its the honesty that makes this publication a bible to us gamers when seeking new purchases. How “Ramon” can say that you dont promote games beats me. Has he/she not read the other indie games reviews which have scored 4′s and 5′s and got nothing but praise from you.

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By: James Ireland

James Ireland — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:47:46 +0000

Ramon,

Did you notice that i advised people to buy there other Texas Hold Em game? So regardless they win no matter what i say in the review. As for TIK they are fine with my comments. They are even looking into my suggestion to look at building a forum community to provide a place whereby people can set up matches and arrange tournaments.

Also, it seems yourself and Kevin don’t look further than your nose as you’ll see on the whole Indie Games get a high score. Just search, Soul, Armor Valley, Gerbil Physics to name just a few.

By: Ramon

Ramon — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:02:15 +0000

I think you’re being pretty harsh on a casual game that you seem to mostly like except for the fact it was released in Indie Games. I see other Indie reviews that don’t bash them for being released in Indie, so I think your low score is based more on something that we now see wasn’t in Tik’s control (based on your update)…not that anything Microsoft does surprises me anymore. I agree with the first poster who said that sites like this need to be doing MORE to promote the good games in the Indie section since they don’t get the same exposure as the XBLA games. I guess in a strange way the Tik people should be flattered that you don’t think the game should be in Indie…but I doubt they’d see it that way. lol

By: James Ireland

James Ireland — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:41:06 +0000

Kevin. As much as i appreciate your comments. The TikGames issue is a difficult one. If you look over our website you will see that we champion indie games and give them more coverage than allot of websites. But, this is the same company that has Texas Hold Em on Live Arcade. This is the same company that has a plethora of titles on the PSN. In my eyes Tik aren’t exactly your bedroom programmer, they’ve had various successes and there is information concerning this release that i’m not obliged to talk about which explains why it was released on the platform it was released. I’ve been working with Tik Games and offering advise on community support for this game as i’d personally like to see the community grow for it.

So as much as i appreciate your comments, you haven’t really got the full picture.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:40:33 +0000

While I appreciate your taking the time to write up a review for this game, I think you’re being incredibly harsh on the indie games and their developers. There are plenty of good games in the indie channel, such as Headshot 2 and The Impossible Game, and while perhaps this game was not best represented in the indie game title, there is no excuse for saying that this game is bad BECAUSE of that genre. I’ve played plenty of hands with many different people and it is not at all barren like you claim, but beyond this the greatest perk of this game is the ability to organize private tables with your friends and play poker in a relaxed manner on your couch. You say that poker is a social affair, and it can be fun when it is, yet almost 2 million people play online poker a month, so how can that be held against it? While it is always appropriate to judge a game, you should do it honestly and without the undercurrent of bias that is present in this review. Instead of downsizing and ridiculing the indie games, you should be cheering it and promoting it. If you enjoy this game, and are having trouble finding people to play with, spread awareness of it and make friends to play with, don’t chastise it for seeking to expand the field of independent games to mainstream gamers.