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
    51·
    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 :)

  • 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.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    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.

    • wia@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      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
    21·
    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

  • corytheboyd@kbin.social
    32·
    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.