GeneralZift
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YouTubers are damned when they say something positive and damned when they say something negative, it's rather funny and reminds me of what game journalists go through.
Funnier is that both of these groups have this stage where they're revered and assumed to be correct. Then a backlash phase. And then upcoming, a phase where they are ignored entirely.
You have to take things at face value. YouTubers and journalists get flown out, they get early access, they have a certain level of inherent bias towards the thing that they're covering.
They're also pressured to come up with opinions quite quickly, it's not like they have proper time to take it in. We have to add the new-game bias too - where the first dozen or so hours of any game is usually pretty good, and the real weakness comes in the next couple dozen (from repetitive gameplay or gameplay that gets boring over time)
Most people also come with some prejudice based on what they like, what they think the game will be like, and popular opinion. Most games from Major franchises are rated 8,9,10 before anyone even sinks their teeth. How do you know the game is perfect within 2 days of release?
So long story short, I just don't trust anyone's word upfront. The sum of many opinions is a better way to gauge the truth about a subject. But also keep in mind that even the sum of opinions is dependant on the source (is it the target playerbase or not?)
Funnier is that both of these groups have this stage where they're revered and assumed to be correct. Then a backlash phase. And then upcoming, a phase where they are ignored entirely.
You have to take things at face value. YouTubers and journalists get flown out, they get early access, they have a certain level of inherent bias towards the thing that they're covering.
They're also pressured to come up with opinions quite quickly, it's not like they have proper time to take it in. We have to add the new-game bias too - where the first dozen or so hours of any game is usually pretty good, and the real weakness comes in the next couple dozen (from repetitive gameplay or gameplay that gets boring over time)
Most people also come with some prejudice based on what they like, what they think the game will be like, and popular opinion. Most games from Major franchises are rated 8,9,10 before anyone even sinks their teeth. How do you know the game is perfect within 2 days of release?
So long story short, I just don't trust anyone's word upfront. The sum of many opinions is a better way to gauge the truth about a subject. But also keep in mind that even the sum of opinions is dependant on the source (is it the target playerbase or not?)
