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BinaryMessiah:
Based on this entire thread, it really shows just how much politics plays a major role in gaming journalism. Any social issue will trigger either side and get them to engage in the comments. Engagement is key these days for anyone to get paid on any platform. Simple views aren't enough, like they were 20 years ago. The latest "issue" with Assassin's Creed: Shadows goes to show this. Both sides are flooding social media, either defending it or trying to tear it apart. This is what these outlets thrive on.

Has anyone noticed the lack of indie reviews over the last several years? Unless the game has gone viral on streaming or social platforms, no one will cover it.

dhaabi:

--- Quote from: tripredacus on May 28, 2024, 09:57:42 am ---Game reviews became worthless as soon as streaming became available. I stopped reading them not because of what the authors wrote about, but that it wasn't helpful to me to decide if I wanted to play something or not. If I am interested in something and there is no demo available, I will watch someone streaming it. Then I can decide for myself whether I like it. Since games are not all about graphics or story or whatever else is typical to be graded in a game review.
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For the average person, I'd imagine the amount of time they're willing to invest in vetting a game as something they'd want to play or not is low. If that's so, then watching someone stream a game instead of interacting with a review (written or visual) is only worthwhile for certain types of games with straightforward gameplay, like sports and rhythm. Any genre which has complex systems or a variety of gameplay mechanics will likely not all be shown in a few minutes of uninterrupted gameplay, so streaming seems limited.

Personally, I generally will watch video reviews. I feel that most reviewers across all things are simply bad at reviewing (mostly in regards to highly subjective point systems), so at least a variety of footage is offered with video reviews for me to decide if a game seems interesting enough.


--- Quote from: BinaryMessiah on May 28, 2024, 03:33:59 pm ---Has anyone noticed the lack of indie reviews over the last several years? Unless the game has gone viral on streaming or social platforms, no one will cover it.
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Some of that reason can probably be explained by the presence of content algorithms and the possibility of greater exposure when covering a hot topic. That said, there are still plenty of reviews for indie games, but maybe not as many for any one game in particular. People have access to hundreds if not thousands of newly-published games on any given day, so the pool is large.

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