Do you believe that reviews matter in the game industry? Per

I really don't care about reviews, since I usually only buy games I already know I want to buy.

The only time I'll check for reviews is if it's a smaller, cheap game I'm not familiar with - but even then it's just a quick glance at the score and the ups and downs.

>>383350391
Judging by the fact that a lot of people here NEED to have /v/'s approval before doing something, I'd say that most normalfags probably have a similar attitude towards critics. For movies, look at dumb RLM fanbabies

>>383350391
If a game looks interesting enough I'd pirate it. Then if I like it and can find a good deal I'd buy it on Steam.

Reviews should be more about 1. is the game mechanically sound i.e. not broken or annoying to play 2. what type of people would enjoy playing it

>>383353829
So botw fails on at least 2 of those and yet 3 still overrides it for most.

most games i play don't even get reviews

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>>383350391
Only reviews I'll agree with are the ones on steam

>>383355815
Exactly, only brainlets read reviews from rainbow haired low test paid shills

>>383350391
They matter in terms of sales, but I disregard them usually.
It makes more sense to form your own opinions from experience (e.g. demos or gameplay videos) rather than relying on an amalgam of other people's to form yours or support it.
In addition, even if you use reviewers to gauge quality for some reason, they get less and less useful the more niche a game is.

I listen to /v/'s opinion

If /v/ likes it, it's shit
If /v/ hates it, it's good

>>383356423
Never listen to /v/. Most are neet faggots here. But it can be amusing based on the game. especially if its controversary.

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My instinct usually leads towards games I enjoy