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This is very true. Gaming journos have very little influence inside the gaming community. Many of them do not quite get that "fun" is the most central reason f

by screye 8y ago

This is very true. Gaming journos have very little influence inside the gaming community. Many of them do not quite get that "fun" is the most central reason for playing a game. Their articles often read like someone who is hoping for a regular media house to notice and hire them, rather than a gamer writing for other gamers. Gaming's biggest personalities are on YouTube and Twitch. ACG, Angry Joe, TB (rip), Dunkey have a significantly better say on whether a game gets played or not. Brothers a tale of sons, is one such game whose success can be in part attributed to TB pushing it very hard, on his YT channel. Among the younger generation, let's play and streamers are the bigger influencers. At least that is what I feel like looking at my younger cousins. There are a few good gaming review websites, but the likes of IGN, Polygon and GameSpot feel like surrogate marketting agencies at this point.

Razengan 8y ago
I have been gaming literally my entire life save for the first couple years, spending thousands of dollars on games every year, and I have never watched any of those “gaming personalities.”
- michaelscott 8y ago
  If it helps add another data point to the mix, I can confirm parent's comment on these personalities and their influence within the gaming community. A number of them often provide in-depth critiques and unexpected insights on game design that take the form of comedic video quasi-essays, and they rack up huge subscriber counts.
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  - Razengan 8y ago
    Skipping through a “No Commentary” playthrough usually tells me all I need to know about a game before purchasing it, without any subjective opinions of someone else.
- jccalhoun 8y ago
  Agreed. I have heard of a couple of them but it seems like many of the younger generation is turning to video for their reviews and opinions and not text. I would much rather skim through an article than a video. I see tons of links to opinion videos on reddit but I rarely ever click on them because I don't want to sit through some ad, an opening credit, "Hi Guy! Welcome to my channel. Today I want to talk about..." and other garbage to see if I care about what this person has to say. Even if I skip ahead there is a good chance that I will have to back it up because it seems to skip ahead to the middle of an idea. And I wish these kids would get off my lawn!
  - sam0x17 8y ago
    I just don't want to sit through a video, period, even ignoring ads etc. Then I have to make sure my volume is actually on, make sure I'm not disturbing anyone, and potentially be judged by the people around me for whatever I'm watching. How these kids just click on videos willy-nilly without a care in the world is mind-boggling for me.
watwut 8y ago
Just because something is fun to you does not mean it is fun for everybody. The gaming repeated conviction seem to be that some peoples tastes count.
LUmBULtERA 8y ago
I also have never seen any of those YouTube channels and never watch Twitch. I do peruse those gaming review websites from time to time.
bliblah 8y ago
The advantage that these personalities have is that you learn if their tastes match up with yours. I have learned to never listen to Dunkey when he says a game is "Boring" but his idea of "Fun" matches well with me. Also I watch some of the Angry Joe reviews because despite his tired theme of being angry all the time, he does a good job extensively covering a game from a semi objective standpoint. And I know when he is hammering home the negative points he is just hamming it up for the views so I don't take them too seriously. Meanwhile gaming press is just a random assortment of editors with different tastes and values making it harder to discern how well the game will be for me. That's why I like giantbomb since they are only 5 ish reviewers and you get to learn their tastes pretty easily.
PhasmaFelis 8y ago
> Gaming journos have very little influence inside the gaming community. Many of them do not quite get that "fun" is the most central reason for playing a game. Funny, it seems to me that many gamers don't quite get that not everyone has to have fun exactly the same way they do.

by screye 8y ago

Razengan 8y ago

I have been gaming literally my entire life save for the first couple years, spending thousands of dollars on games every year, and I have never watched any of those “gaming personalities.”

michaelscott 8y ago
If it helps add another data point to the mix, I can confirm parent's comment on these personalities and their influence within the gaming community. A number of them often provide in-depth critiques and unexpected insights on game design that take the form of comedic video quasi-essays, and they rack up huge subscriber counts.
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- Razengan 8y ago
  Skipping through a “No Commentary” playthrough usually tells me all I need to know about a game before purchasing it, without any subjective opinions of someone else.
jccalhoun 8y ago
Agreed. I have heard of a couple of them but it seems like many of the younger generation is turning to video for their reviews and opinions and not text. I would much rather skim through an article than a video. I see tons of links to opinion videos on reddit but I rarely ever click on them because I don't want to sit through some ad, an opening credit, "Hi Guy! Welcome to my channel. Today I want to talk about..." and other garbage to see if I care about what this person has to say. Even if I skip ahead there is a good chance that I will have to back it up because it seems to skip ahead to the middle of an idea. And I wish these kids would get off my lawn!
- sam0x17 8y ago
  I just don't want to sit through a video, period, even ignoring ads etc. Then I have to make sure my volume is actually on, make sure I'm not disturbing anyone, and potentially be judged by the people around me for whatever I'm watching. How these kids just click on videos willy-nilly without a care in the world is mind-boggling for me.

watwut 8y ago

Just because something is fun to you does not mean it is fun for everybody. The gaming repeated conviction seem to be that some peoples tastes count.

LUmBULtERA 8y ago

I also have never seen any of those YouTube channels and never watch Twitch. I do peruse those gaming review websites from time to time.

bliblah 8y ago

The advantage that these personalities have is that you learn if their tastes match up with yours. I have learned to never listen to Dunkey when he says a game is "Boring" but his idea of "Fun" matches well with me. Also I watch some of the Angry Joe reviews because despite his tired theme of being angry all the time, he does a good job extensively covering a game from a semi objective standpoint. And I know when he is hammering home the negative points he is just hamming it up for the views so I don't take them too seriously. Meanwhile gaming press is just a random assortment of editors with different tastes and values making it harder to discern how well the game will be for me. That's why I like giantbomb since they are only 5 ish reviewers and you get to learn their tastes pretty easily.

PhasmaFelis 8y ago

> Gaming journos have very little influence inside the gaming community. Many of them do not quite get that "fun" is the most central reason for playing a game. Funny, it seems to me that many gamers don't quite get that not everyone has to have fun exactly the same way they do.