If critic reviews can't be trusted because of paid reviews, and user reviews can't be trusted because of review bombing and downloading youtuber opinions, is the only way to tell if a game is good is by playing it and hoping you dont waste your money?
>>739015684You could always actually read the reviews
>>739015684imagine the farts once she digests that food
you could try having friends
>>739015684Review bombing has never been an issue. Video game "journalists" make it seem worse than it really is.
>>739015684Best way to tell is to use multiple sources, watch gameplay videos, and use your own intuition. If you are an experienced gamer, you should be able to tell if you will like a game. Also, player consensus from forums and /v/ can help.
>>739015684If you can't already tell you will like a game just by looking at it, you deserve what you get.
>>739015684>you have to come to your own conclusion about thingsholy shit what a novel concept
>>739015684Honestly, and this may sound crazy but it's true: you should just know. If you play enough games (many thousands of them) you develop a kind of a seventh sense that tells you if a game is bad from one screengrab. After that you don't need anything else.
>>739015684Yeah. You can kinda build up some intuition on what games you'll like, but you'll never 100% know until you get your hands on it yourself.You can also cross-reference opinions and try to find a few trusted reviewers.
>>739015684I dont have that problem, I just pirate everything now.
It's to watch footage or gameplay of a game WITHOUT a review attached. Watch someone just playing it, and you will get a moderate idea of the game's quality. You can choose to factor in the skill of the player but outside of extremes (game journos) that's not really a significant factor.
>Spend enough time playing games to know if I’ll like a game or not at a glance
>>739015684Watch longplays, pirate, know the background of the devs making it. There are ways.
