A new type of games review
Hi Steemers,
I just wanted to float an idea and get some thoughts on it.
Basically I have been wandering if there is a market for reviews on games (and potentially other media) that focus on the question of 'is it worth my time?' rather than 'is it worth my money?'.
The reason I come to this is I find my gaming time increasingly decreasing but due to a love of it and having worked myself to reasonable financial security, I tend not to be too concerned about the price of a game if I am convinced that I want it. This leads me to purchase games that are well reviewed but I invariably never feel like I get the most out of them, Fallout 4 being the most recent example. A well reviewed game that is no doubt value for money but falls down against other games in terms of an overall enjoyment experience in my opinion.
In a lot of cases the money vs time review would come out similar, take The Last of Us or the story missions in Battlefield 1 as examples. I think it would mainly penalise games that have periods where they loose their track a bit, much like many books can have a slow middle, somewhat wasting your time.
For those of you concerned that this would have a negative effect for open world games I don't think that would be true as titles such as the Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and GTA V keep the action, or story, flowing, allowing you to deviate if you wish in comparison to Infamous Second Son which required a lot of trekking about and dull filler I thought.
So in summary what are everyone thoughts on taking this time based approach? Please let me know and potentially we can even start to pull together an approved list on a time based front!
Good to chat Steemers,
Alex
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@roy1800
Great writeup!
Keep sharing great content.
THanks!!
I think its an interesting thought especially since time is money. wealth is really the time and energy you spent to earn that money to then buy stuff.
the thing is tho, that games like fallout 4 were not merely reviewed by their value. The best reviews are the ones that focus on what it has to offer in terms of the overall experience. fallout 4 has a lot of bang for your buck but its also a solid game. A lot of times the amount of time your taking to play a game depends on the among of enjoyment your getting for that game.
The witcher for example is an excellent game, I personally don't like it, at all, but it is well made and it has a lot of content. The witcher is not reviewed well because it has so much content but because of what it has to offer. A game that is not on the same level like Mad Max (its good but does not have the level of depth of the witcher) can give someone like me more enjoyment even tho its more repetitive.
so the value for your time is different depending on what you enjoy
Of course as with all reviews, they are simply opinion!
yup
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