Cant even rely on reviews anymore… I forget what game it was, but there was a game had a massive pay to win scheme in the game… that was only added on launch day, so the reviewers copies didnt have it… So they gave glowing reviews on the gameplay, without the game having the pay to win store and all the gameplay nerfs that encourage using it.
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Gork@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoWho chooses to buy games based on influencers? I rely on reviews.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
There’s only 2 sources I’ve properly trusted and i think they count as influencers
Yahtzee from zero punctuation and the guy from penny arcade.
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I generally trust Skill Up as well
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
And who writes those reviews? I’ll give you a hint. It starts with an “i”.
Zoot@reddthat.com 1 day ago
So in your world every review is only ever done by an “influencer?” Cause that would make a massive swath of the public “influencers” when generally those guys get paid.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
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You DO realize the entire point of a review is to influence others, right? Like, just because someone isn’t getting paid (also, the vast majority of the reviews people actually read/watch are either paid content or attempts at building a userbase) doesn’t mean they aren’t an influencer.
And yeah. While I would very much not say “a massive swath of the public” are influencers… a LOT of people online are influencers. Just like anyone who goes to the gym or plays b-ball in their driveway are actually athletes. They just aren’t professionals.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
No, the entire point of a review is to inform others.
But keep trying. I’m sure you’ll get it one day.
Zoot@reddthat.com 23 hours ago
Yeah I just don’t consider things like Steam Reviews or things of the sort to make someone be considered an influencer. They sure as shit aren’t being paid, an if they are, than im owed a substantial amount of money.
The point of the reviews I read are ones that summarize, explain, and detail what an actual game is. The more neutral toned the better.
I would not consider simple reviews by your every day person to be someone I would EVER call an influencer, and if you tried, they would just be confused.