""Now we're in the 2020s and many gamers don't even look to influencers for reviews. They look to influencers to be told how to think about the games.""
""Opinions that used to be something like 'this game has less combat and more puzzles and dialogues' get reduced to stuff like 'this game is stupid and slow paced and made for casuals.'""
""It's like 'I don't want to think about it, you tell me what I should think.'""
Tim Cain discussed the impact of social media and content creators on game design and player opinions. He noted that many gamers now look to influencers not for reviews but for guidance on how to think about games. This shift has led to a reduction in nuanced opinions, with quick takes dominating the discourse. While this allows gamers to find like-minded views quickly, it also results in a loss of independent judgment among players, who increasingly rely on influencers for their perspectives.
Read at Kotaku
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