03-19-2013, 11:48 PM
I pretty much know what I want, and have always had a lucky feel for buying. I've only ever hated a small handful of games that I've bought, out of tons. I don't buy too much these days anyway, and I tend to keep up on previews and game news like crazy, so that helps, but if I'm unsure about something that seems to have come completely out of the blue I watch let's plays and amateur reviews instead of legit reviews by big games media sites.
They're easier to relate to and trust, and more straight forward. With Games Journalism having it's own award ceremonies these days and it going from a hint of Maxim to all-out Maxim, there's very few outlets or personalities I can take at face value and not question their integrity. If not that, I just see guys and gals who are powering through games, not ever really enjoying them, and not representative of my tastes and preferences... can't hold that against them, but it doesn't hold water for me.
For the most part, I just watch/read reviews for games I already own so I can either get validation or dismiss it as stupid... or watch the flame war in the comments and keep up with controversies. I'd say I'm worse than people who read celebrity tabloids.
They're easier to relate to and trust, and more straight forward. With Games Journalism having it's own award ceremonies these days and it going from a hint of Maxim to all-out Maxim, there's very few outlets or personalities I can take at face value and not question their integrity. If not that, I just see guys and gals who are powering through games, not ever really enjoying them, and not representative of my tastes and preferences... can't hold that against them, but it doesn't hold water for me.
For the most part, I just watch/read reviews for games I already own so I can either get validation or dismiss it as stupid... or watch the flame war in the comments and keep up with controversies. I'd say I'm worse than people who read celebrity tabloids.