As much as we like Bruce Geryk, we can't let him get away with the things he says. So we'll allow a guest rebuttor to comment on each of the Geryk Analyses. This time around, Old Man Murray's Erik Wolpaw stands up for Majesty, a game that Mr. Geryk doesn't like.

The Geryk Rebuttal: Majesty

By Erik Wolpaw

I like Majesty a lot. Geryk doesn't. Since the police don't have a science lab to judge opinions like the one they have for solving crime, the question really isn't whether or not Majesty is a good game, but rather which one of us you should believe. To help you make your decision, I'm going to tell you a little bit about each of us.

Like you, I'm a workingman. You may remember me as one of the faceless laborers that built the railroads that made Railroad Tycoon 2 great. There isn't much to tell about me, and what little there is wouldn't be very interesting anyway.

Geryk, on the other hand, is an investment banker turned scientist. I don't 100% know what an investment bankers does. Though I seem to remember hearing about one that foreclosed on some family farms and then strutted down Main Street flaunting his silken finery and golden pinkie rings. As far as scientists go, well, you might recall scientists from that time they wanted to keep the Thing alive so that they could "study" it after it had already strangled, back-broke, or otherwise murdered more than several workingmen like you and me. And Geryk isn't a regular scientist, either. He's an MD/PhD. That's as much doctor as they'll let one man be. He also writes reviews for Gamespot during the time regular folk use for sleeping. Not only that, he reviews complicated stuff like flight simulators and those detailed turn-based historical war games - the ones the real prissy British and Nazi generals always have in the middle of their office when someone comes to say please don't make us do this or that because it'd be suicide, but the general's too busy getting his fancy army blouse tailored to even pay much attention.

So, clearly, Geryk is a tightly wound overachiever and control freak. His biggest complaint against Majesty? Not surprisingly, it's that he can't directly steer his little men. The vast gulf between my opinion of Majesty and Geryk's can be traced to the fundamental difference in our personalities. Geryk is a doctor twice over, an avid student of history, and an investment banker. In his spare time, he's a professional game reviewer and, for all I know, Batman and a member of Van Halen. I, on the other hand, haven't accomplished anything and have more or less coasted through life without putting forth much effort. To put things in perspective: Geryk is a double doctor, while I never even finished Double Dragon because it was too hard.

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