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[Z O N E]

I look at Steam reviews. Seem to be more right than any game reviewer out there.

 

[Ainem Enamas]

A massive info about some video game is not the main source because people are different and the time playing a specific game can vary because you individually are experiencing your experience!

 

[Knightime_X]

The best reviews are the ones that are objective, sugar coating nothing, and praising where recognization is due.
Sometimes, these types of reviews come off as trolling because diehard fans don't like hearing the truth and will only accept opinions that match their's.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

I shop around weirdly. I don't consult reviews or my own intuition, usually. I just go by devs, studios, and IP's. Simple formula, if your IP has more good entries than bad, the chance of a blind faith full price purchase goes up sharply. Same for studios with hits or misses, and following the level of ruin left behind in certain specific devs footsteps.

 

[The_Mike]

2. Metacritic where there are thousands or millions of opinions

Metacritic is a hive mind lol.

 

[Gideon]

Metacritic is untrustworthy, anyone can leave a review for a game without owning said game

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

I’ll admit Game Informer and certain other magazines are to blame for missing out on certain rare and crazy expensive games due to the low scores given to them. Gotcha Force and Cubivore come to mind.

 

[fermcr]

I only trust Chuck Norris.

 

[BadBurger]

Reviews are bought and sold these days in main stream media. Most game journalist know little about gaming and should be writing for political magazines.

My criteria for good games to purchase are:

1. Myself, my own eyes.
2. Metacritic where there are thousands or millions of opinions.

Agree, disagree?

I first got into podcasts with a thing called Giant Bomb. They seemed to go against the grain. Then they didn't. They spun off into a new thing seemingly out of rebellion. Yet even this new thing won't review a certain video game because some people are angry.

I too am pretty much out of video game sources aside from GAF here. People are marks and tricks these days.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

You shouldn't trust anyone else blindly. You have to do your research. Check user reviews. Check different independent reviewers. The one thing you can safely avoid completely is mainstream gaming "media."

 

[zokie]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikka...ournalist-lost-his-job-over-a-negative-review
decades ago , i learned that review scores make people lose their jobs and my " wake up call " started

In the recent 5 years , i prefer to watch no commentary youtube videos for the gameplay of games that i am gonna buy on day 1 aka launch day

 

[Edgelord79]

Just myself. Reviews aren’t generally helpful for me.

 

[dreamcastluvr]

I think that applies to the vast majority of the general population who buys video games, especially the younger crowd. Except it's not a matter of trust. They just haven't heard about them, nor do they care.

None of my nieces, nephews, younger cousins, their friends, etc have heard of IGN, Kotaku, or any other of the irrelevant, bloated, self-important games "journalists" websites. But to be fair, they are also unaware of NeoGaf and Reeee.

They base their purchases on box art in the new releases at Walmart or GameStop, what their friends are playing, Instagram and TikTok clips, and what's being streamed on Twitch.

I asked them at our last Christmas party if they watched the recent Video Game Awards show. Not only were they unaware that such a show existed, they were also dumbfounded as to why anyone would want to watch it.

It seems like every last one of them is playing that new Potter game these days, and they are all but oblivious to the "big controversy."

I haven't seen a game magazine in ages and am honestly baffled how their websites are still able to survive the onslaught of apathy.