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> It seems I am alone on that front. No :) In a third of the time you spend watching one "content creator" "goofing around" you can go through 3-4 text review
by nottorp 1y ago
> It seems I am alone on that front.
No :)
In a third of the time you spend watching one "content creator" "goofing around" you can go through 3-4 text reviews and figure out if the game is for you already.
- natebc 1y agoFYI Since you two don't seem to have engaged with Giant Bomb previously. This is exactly what Giant Bomb did NOT do. Most of their new games video coverage was their Quick Look series that was typically 10-20 minutes from maybe a few different points in the game.
- nottorp 1y ago> don't seem to have engaged I don't engage. I read or watch. If it looks like engagement I close.
- __david__ 1y agoYeah, Quick Look’s are what brought me to Giant Bomb initially. They aren’t reviews and they take pains to not spoil too much of the game. They give a good feel of what the actual gameplay looks like, which is almost never available from the game trailers, and which I find is hard to get a good mental picture of from written reviews (especially short ones). Just watching their quick looks introduced me to so many different game genres that I’d never tried before. It’s a shame they stopped doing those a couple years ago.
- jasonlotito 1y agoI don’t know why you would watch videos where people are goofing around. That seems like a you problem. Instead of picking random reviewers, stick to a few that like the games you like. And honestly, one of the best reviewers I know does video reviews and puts the recommendation in the title. I still like to listen to the reviews because I can do it while doing other things, unlike reading.
- nottorp 1y ago> Instead of picking random reviewers, stick to a few I do. In text mode. > that like the games you like. But this way I'll never get to play anything new to me. Best to check varied reviewers even if i don't always agree with them. > I can do it while doing other things, unlike reading. Reading is much faster than even listening to a talking head though.
- jasonlotito 1y ago> I do. In text mode. So, I don't get it. You have a problem with reviewers, but you stick to a few? Seems like a self-imposed problem. > But this way I'll never get to play anything new to me. The reviewers review new games. > Reading is much faster than even listening to a talking head though. Sure, but a thumbs up or thumbs down is MUCH faster, and therefore better rather than reading someone talking about stuff.
- protocolture 1y agoYeah my read on things is that "contentification" is just the more permissible branch of "enshittification". If theres no article and I have to watch some clown in a video to get at the information I want I usually turn off.