Let's Sperg Why do Gaming Journalists Still Exist? - And who are they writing for?

[Erwin Blackthorn]

That's fucking sad when I read that. Boss battles are what make some games actually challenging rather than having the game devs wipe our butts and hold our hands through the whole game. We're not reading their reviews so they can tell us just about the pretty graphics and the atmosphere(which said boss battles add to). We're reading to see how the gameplay and AI handle, and if said game is worth the money.

The fact that even DarksydePhallus can show us more about the gameplay regardless if he thinks it's the games fault and not his kind of shows the further obsolete nature of game journalists. This isn't the days of Nintendo power anymore, and with the internet as big as it is now...you don't need me to tell you any further.

Completely agree. Sadly, we also have to realize that "worth" means differently to different people. But just because that is the case, doesn't mean the majority of journalist understand what the meaningful worth of a game is. The media journalist of modern day in their opinion of worth are no different than a 12 year old's idea. Good graphics, feeling like their age and ethnicity are being represented, how much money it cost to make or how much money it made. Pretty much everything that doesn't matter in determining if it's good or not.

I just hope things change for the best and there is an actual palpable backlash. The actual games get a huge backlash for being shit, why can't journalist? lol

 

[Polish Hot Dog (spicie)]

Completely agree. Sadly, we also have to realize that "worth" means differently to different people. But just because that is the case, doesn't mean the majority of journalist understand what the meaningful worth of a game is. The media journalist of modern day in their opinion of worth are no different than a 12 year old's idea. Good graphics, feeling like their age and ethnicity are being represented, how much money it cost to make or how much money it made. Pretty much everything that doesn't matter in determining if it's good or not.

I just hope things change for the best and there is an actual palpable backlash. The actual games get a huge backlash for being shit, why can't journalist? lol

Well, I see it this way:
Most people want things spoonfed to them, including opinions, which enables dickheads like a majority of Game Critics to shit on a digital paper with "muh feelings, muh graphics" and then proceed to be paid for their sub par reviews, because the consumer doesn't WANT to research & form their own opinions about the product unless they're:
A. Really hyped about it because of good Marketing/PR
Or
B. Longtime fans about whatever series/company the game is from
Unfortunately, I don't see the average consumer pulling away from this style of information grabbing anytime soon.

 

[Erwin Blackthorn]

Well, I see it this way:
Most people want things spoonfed to them, including opinions, which enables dickheads like a majority of Game Critics to shit on a digital paper with "muh feelings, muh graphics" and then proceed to be paid for their sub par reviews, because the consumer doesn't WANT to research & form their own opinions about the product unless they're:
A. Really hyped about it because of good Marketing/PR
Or
B. Longtime fans about whatever series/company the game is from
Unfortunately, I don't see the average consumer pulling away from this style of information grabbing anytime soon.

Agreed. It's simply a psudo-authority applying influence on those who are easily manipulated and nothing more. Almost the same as a snake oil salesman if you think about it. Some things never change, no matter how much the nouns, platform, or pronouns do.