tbf your video isnt really about Game Reviews or any truth about them at all. You are talking about the management of expectations, based on a handful of factors and how many channels milk the "Preview"-timeframe before a games release for clickbaity content. And i do agree, despite kinda missing the title a little. xD Generally speaking i wouldnt trust any Reviewer that got their hands on a game pre-release or that has any relations to the company behind it. Same goes for channels that ride each and every hype-waves. That said... most average people in the world dont know companies and developers and have no clue about the factors that you mentioned. And in many cases these days, they can even be misleading. e.g. Many studios have nothing to do with what they were 5-10 years ago. (The ship of Theseus) So just because its still "Bioware" doesnt mean that the people that are working there now have any clue about what they are doing or how the next game will be. Another good example here was the mentioned Starfield. In terms of Singleplayer games, Bethesda didnt had a bad track record at all and the game looked a lot like it would be a Fallout in Space and play to their strengths - turns out, it didnt. i honestly dont care anymore what people report on games before release or shortly afterwards. The time when i would start to take opinions more seriously is usually about 3 weeks after release, when journos and "Review channels" already got their clicks and you have more "Normie Reviews" out there AND peoples honeymoon phase aka. post purchase rationalization has cooled down a bit and they see and report more of the issues. Sorry for the long comment. As someone who reviews (mostly older) games as well, im constantly thinking about that stuff too. ;D
Thanks for the feedback, and it’s always nice to hear what others have to say. My point about game reviews, which I appreciate you pointing out didn’t hit home, is that these hype reviewers you mentioned are basically just lying to their audience. They know many of these games are going to be hot garbage. Or at the very least that they have little chance of being good, but they lie to their audience anyways. My point was to explain that, and educate, without actually calling out anyone by name. Looks like a went a little too easy though and the finer points got missed. Will just have to do better next time. Thanks again for dropping by and leaving feedback, hope you do so again. And I’ll be sure to check out some of your stuff as well.
@@Nightharrow Happy to hear. Im currently trying to figure out a good way to critique The First Descendant, what is harder than i thought, without bashing the devs into ground and dust. :/ That said... most of these channels dont really lie to their viewers. They much more overblow every little thing and sell an imaginary fantasy. And viewers know that these people cant know anything substancial if they havent played a game yet. Is it still content that kinda goes against the actual interests of the viewer? Kinda, yes. BUT also no. Because (sorry) viewers are stupid and they wouldnt click on so many videos/news that do the exact same stuff, if those wouldnt serve their current interests. TH-camrs do that, magazines do that and it simply works. Getting over and over a half arsed version of what those sources try to make you think these games would be obviously isnt enough to make people NOT click on those videos, because there is always a new hype, washing away the disappointment from the previous week. I mean... not even the Cyberpunk debacle managed to destroy any of those "journalists" and TH-cam channels. And if something obvious and big like this doesnt have the necessary effect to cause change, then nothing will. We see the same with monetization in games and the continuous lowering of standards that players somehow not just tolerate, but even accept. And despite that i despise all of that myself, i realistically cant be mad at any of them - not the game companies, not the TH-camrs, not the journos - for milking a consumer base that doesnt learn and continues to have less self respect with every year. I think it is fine and necessary to critique them, but none of them will hear you and me. Their walls of money and viewership are simply too thick. ;D
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tbf your video isnt really about Game Reviews or any truth about them at all. You are talking about the management of expectations, based on a handful of factors and how many channels milk the "Preview"-timeframe before a games release for clickbaity content. And i do agree, despite kinda missing the title a little. xD
Generally speaking i wouldnt trust any Reviewer that got their hands on a game pre-release or that has any relations to the company behind it. Same goes for channels that ride each and every hype-waves.
That said... most average people in the world dont know companies and developers and have no clue about the factors that you mentioned.
And in many cases these days, they can even be misleading. e.g. Many studios have nothing to do with what they were 5-10 years ago. (The ship of Theseus) So just because its still "Bioware" doesnt mean that the people that are working there now have any clue about what they are doing or how the next game will be.
Another good example here was the mentioned Starfield.
In terms of Singleplayer games, Bethesda didnt had a bad track record at all and the game looked a lot like it would be a Fallout in Space and play to their strengths - turns out, it didnt.
i honestly dont care anymore what people report on games before release or shortly afterwards. The time when i would start to take opinions more seriously is usually about 3 weeks after release, when journos and "Review channels" already got their clicks and you have more "Normie Reviews" out there AND peoples honeymoon phase aka. post purchase rationalization has cooled down a bit and they see and report more of the issues.
Sorry for the long comment.
As someone who reviews (mostly older) games as well, im constantly thinking about that stuff too. ;D
Thanks for the feedback, and it’s always nice to hear what others have to say.
My point about game reviews, which I appreciate you pointing out didn’t hit home, is that these hype reviewers you mentioned are basically just lying to their audience. They know many of these games are going to be hot garbage. Or at the very least that they have little chance of being good, but they lie to their audience anyways. My point was to explain that, and educate, without actually calling out anyone by name.
Looks like a went a little too easy though and the finer points got missed. Will just have to do better next time. Thanks again for dropping by and leaving feedback, hope you do so again. And I’ll be sure to check out some of your stuff as well.
@@Nightharrow Happy to hear. Im currently trying to figure out a good way to critique The First Descendant, what is harder than i thought, without bashing the devs into ground and dust. :/
That said... most of these channels dont really lie to their viewers. They much more overblow every little thing and sell an imaginary fantasy. And viewers know that these people cant know anything substancial if they havent played a game yet.
Is it still content that kinda goes against the actual interests of the viewer?
Kinda, yes.
BUT also no.
Because (sorry) viewers are stupid and they wouldnt click on so many videos/news that do the exact same stuff, if those wouldnt serve their current interests.
TH-camrs do that, magazines do that and it simply works.
Getting over and over a half arsed version of what those sources try to make you think these games would be obviously isnt enough to make people NOT click on those videos, because there is always a new hype, washing away the disappointment from the previous week.
I mean... not even the Cyberpunk debacle managed to destroy any of those "journalists" and TH-cam channels. And if something obvious and big like this doesnt have the necessary effect to cause change, then nothing will.
We see the same with monetization in games and the continuous lowering of standards that players somehow not just tolerate, but even accept.
And despite that i despise all of that myself, i realistically cant be mad at any of them - not the game companies, not the TH-camrs, not the journos - for milking a consumer base that doesnt learn and continues to have less self respect with every year.
I think it is fine and necessary to critique them, but none of them will hear you and me. Their walls of money and viewership are simply too thick. ;D