Who actually reads game reviews?

[IkeTheGeneric]

Do you read game reviews? On a plus side, you can get a sense of the popular opinion, but you also have the bias of game reviews due to everyone having different preferences.

I don't read reviews due to the bias, though. If I want to buy a game, I'll decide on my own.

Discuss.

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[Extrude]

I watch gameplay videos if I want to research a game. Reading is boring.

[Pepsidude]

I don't. A few games I love have gotten low ratings from critics. I'll take them into consideration, but I don't pay attention to them.

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I watch gameplay videos if I want to research a game. Reading is boring.

So long as some friend isn't talking the whole time. I mean, I like some commentaries, just don't call it "NEW GAME IV - GAMEPLAY" call it "NEW GAME IV - COMMENTARY"

[Joltarn]

gameplay videos are a bit more interesting than reading an article about it, yeah.
otherwise the article might influence me a little, but not overly so

[Vegetarian Zombie]

I just do it to see what others think.

Usually, I only read reviews of games I already have so I can see why critics hate it.

[SlayerZ99]

I read a ton of review/articles and I watch tons of gameplay.

[Katamari007]

I normally watch video reviews over text reviews


specifically ElderGeek

IGNs a bunch of cigaretteS

[Wynd_Fox]

I hate video reviews, but I enjoy reading text reviews about games I own.

[Davy]

I watch Game Trailer's reviews.

[Man 2]

I watch game reviews not for the reviewer's opinion, but for a general idea of the game I'm looking at playing.

[Skyfrost.]

I normally watch video reviews over text reviews


specifically ElderGeek

IGNs a bunch of cigaretteS

I watched IGN until that one girl said that fallout 3 had a final boss. Then I left.

[SeventhSandwich]

Any game reviewer who doesn't make games is a human contradiction.

Probably a lame reviewer too.

[Block Box]

I watched IGN until that one girl said that fallout 3 had a final boss. Then I left.

the boss got her