Any websites you like or Youtube reviewers? I prefer reviewers who also check out obscure games and actually point out flaws.

Console gaming mostly since PC has Steam reviews that help out.

I’ve always used Metacritic since it aggregates reviews, but it seems to have gotten worse for searching and finding top lists lately. There’s gotta be better sources nowadays.

  • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
    161·
    1 year ago

    Huh, I think I haven’t thought about this hard enough, as I’m a Patient Gamer… But I think Reddit and Lemmy are good sources for this :)

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    141·
    1 year ago

    I like patient gamer communities, since I can get a fan consensus, a lot of hype or hate has died down, and there’s been some time to work out the kinks and send out updates.

  • corytheboyd@kbin.social
    123·
    1 year ago

    I’ll be honest, I just look at the steam store page for the game. If the initial impression from the images is good, and it’s a genre I want to play right now, I watch one or two of the videos and read a few top reviews. Then I just go for it. I don’t watch streams or anything. I am usually perusing indie games so it’s at most like $20 on the line, not the end of the world if I hate it, or if it needs a few years of patches to feel worth playing.

    • Odelay42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      Generally not being interested in $60 AAA games makes it so much more fun to peruse new games and experiment.

    • wia@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      ACG is my go to. I don’t think he’s ever steered me wrong.

      Obviously watch some reviews he’s done of games you’ve played to see if your tastes align.

  • fritata_fritato@lemmy.nzEnglish
    82·
    1 year ago

    My gaming backlog hasn’t quite made it out of the 2000s. At this point there are years of consensus on most of these games and I prioritise on vibe

  • ThisOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Zero Punctuation for me. He has a similar taste in games to what I like and a so so positive ZP review is usually a solid buy for me.

    I guess the name is changing soon to fully ramblematic? There’s drama with the owner of the ZP IP right now and the folks who actually own the IP are 100% gonna fuck it up. Creator is starting fresh after a walking from a bad deal is how I understand the situation.

  • bridge_too_close@kbin.social
    51·
    1 year ago

    I’d say find a youtuber or streamer who has similar tastes to you and follow them. Personally, I follow SkillUp and ACG.

    You can also check out OpenCritic for a review aggregator.

  • Boiglenoight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    The Jeff Gerstmann Show, Nextlander, Opencritic. Trusted sources are Game Informer, Gamespot, Eurogamer and IGN.

  • Alimentar@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Worth A Buy on YouTube is very honest. He’s funny and cynical, a bit like Total Biscuit used to be.

    He’s one of the few I trust now for an honest review. Would highly recommend him as he’s also incredibly entertaining.

    • jettrscga@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Oh yeah Worth A Buy has popped up for me a few times for indie games, and he seemed like he was straight to the point.

      I got a Total Biscuit vibe too. I miss that guy.

  • steal@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Twitch, especially small streamers. I find out about a lot of games and get a pretty good idea of if I’d like them just from watching friends stream.

  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Let’s Game it Out.

    If you can break a game as badly as he does and it still looks fun to play, it’s probably something I’m going to like.