When comparing Jim Sterling vs AngryJoeShow, the Slant community recommends AngryJoeShow for most people. In the question“Who are the best game critics? ” AngryJoeShow is ranked 1st while Jim Sterling is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose AngryJoeShow is:
Joe adds sketches, original content, and a well rounded approach to his reviews. He brings in a character that can be a little tough to swallow at times, but says out loud what most of our internal dialogues say to us already about bad games. Joe comes with a wealth of knowledge, weighs the pros and cons of each game he reviews, and tends to take an objective, yet passionate approach to gaming reviews. While the sketches aren't perfectly crafted, it's authentic in the sense that Joe loves what he does, and it shows.
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Pros
Pro Not afraid to speak his mind
Jim Sterling is known for stepping on toes once in a while. In 2009 he gave Assassin's Creed II a 4 our of 10 when most reviewers praised the game, he heavily criticised Peter Molyneyx, a respected industry figure, for constantly overselling and under-delivering his games and manipulating the consumers, etc.
Pro Pro-consumer attitude
Jim Sterling has criticised Valve's Steam Greenlight for having a lack of quality control, multiple developers of "asset flipping" (presenting ready-made game engine assets as a game), the mainstream media for portraying games as causing violence, etc.
Pro Thank God for Him
Pro Funny and Informative
Joe adds sketches, original content, and a well rounded approach to his reviews. He brings in a character that can be a little tough to swallow at times, but says out loud what most of our internal dialogues say to us already about bad games. Joe comes with a wealth of knowledge, weighs the pros and cons of each game he reviews, and tends to take an objective, yet passionate approach to gaming reviews. While the sketches aren't perfectly crafted, it's authentic in the sense that Joe loves what he does, and it shows.
Cons
Con Can be seen as overly hostile
As Sterling has a tendency to cover (often touchy) topics in a somewhat inflammatory, unapologetic manner, he often gets perceived as being needlessly hostile.
Con Is little more than a populist rabble rouser
Whatever gamers are upset about this week, expect the Jimquisition to be following along promptly with a preachy, whiny summation of things everyone said already.
Con Sometimes too heavy on sketches
Joe has been known to add more sketches to his material as of late, and while they add some fun to his reviews, they can turn some people off that are just coming to see a well balanced review.