Review ideas

I look either for a short 2-3 minute review (preferably as objective as possible) or a raw gameplay to see if I'd like it gameplay-wise. So to me a perfect video review would be ~1 hour video with 2-3 minute review followed with raw gameplay. It should be very well described, so I wouldn't thought it is 1 hour review. Side note: when I see 2 hour gameplay and a guy spends 1 hour in a character customization mode (or similar) I want to scream my rage into a pillow.

2-5 minute long. 15 is about max for me, for some very complex games. I want to get a good, in-depth review, not waste my time.

Please do something other reviewers or lets players don't do already or at least do it somewhat differently, perhaps by providing insight into something others miss or skip. I can watch raw gameplay on any other video too and those videos will likely come up far ahead of yours.

I'd prolly stick to some under 5 minute reviews. Like show case some gameplay for it, but maybe show gameplay clips that show examples of what you're talking about.

You are going to share reviews or gameplay? Those are different things.

I like to watch the start of the game like first 30 minutes and how someone feels playing it what is the graphic and controls etc. and then 15 minutes past someone finished the game and what is his opinion after the end as some games can be fun at start but get boring after a few hours or can have shity endings etc.

As a novice youtuber/streamer, I don't expect much of it, just wanted to check out games I have and leave a review while I am at it :)

This! If you're just starting out, I would recommend going with what you're most comfortable with, depending on how much time and effort you can invest in your videos and reviews, and then tweak your process through feedback.

Different people like different things and it can be difficult to cater to them all. For now, just try to put yourself in their shoes and think what you'd like to see if you're your audience. Maybe you like short vids, then by all means, go with that. You'll eventually find your audience.

Oh, and grab a couple of friends and get them to give you some honest feedback. Some of the people who watch your streams/vids will also have opinions and feedback as well. Be sure to take note of those and decide which stuff you can implement and give them a try.

Good luck! :)

I'd agree with what most of the other commenters have said. What is most important is that you enjoy the process of making the video and have an end result that you yourself would be interested in seeing. If you are comfortable when making the videos, the review will be much better. I'd also consider just how much time you really want to devote to the review process, which you might not know until you actually give making one of these videos a try. Especially if you have lengthier games in your library that you might have to replay.

If you are merely looking for input on the most popular review formats then I think it is best to go one of two ways. Either focus on the short (2-10 minute) neutral review or do a longer let's-play or gameplay video. Those are probably the most common videos people check out when trying to determine if they want to play a certain game.

I was also thinking of making an table and end every video with stats for like 10s or so

Not sure what you mean by this exactly, but a clear numerical rating is always nice to see when someone is rating a game. 8/10 is easier to conceptualize than "It was good but not great."

Good luck!

It almost sounds like you want to do 2 different things, and that's fine. Actually, it's great! Sometimes, I want a simple 5-10 minute review (depending on the game; you couldn't do something like Transistor justice in only 10 minutes, I don't think.), and sometimes, I just want to watch some gameplay and judge for myself. So, why not do both? Lots of YouTube channels these days have multiple series going on at once; Stop Skeletons From Fighting, for example, has Punching Weight, Past Mortem, and a few others, including your basic bro reviews. My suggestion is to title them to keep them straight (something like Goofy Gameplay and Rabbit Reviews, but something not that stupid, of course), and make concise, descriptive reviews, as well as gameplay videos.

Gameplay is usually the best thing to use to judge whether or not you'll like a game, so straight gameplay (skip over the 3 hours of cutscenes in the beginning, the title, all that stuff that nobody cares about unless they're actually playing), and get right into the action, maybe even showing several parts of the game that showcase different things you'll run into, or the levels at which you'll encounter them, as games generally become more difficult and complex as they go on. I'd recommend not having commentary on these, because that usually gets annoying.

But while a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth a thousand pictures, one million words aren't always going to be the right ones. Having reviews is a great way to give context to what people are seeing in those videos. Now, games like Mega Man don't need context, because it's just jump and shoot, but with something like Transistor (sorry; I'm just REALLY stuck on this game right now), you might not have any idea of what's going on, even though you're watching it unfold. Reviews are also a good way to hook people on your personality; I have a few channels that I watch, even if I don't care about the games in question, just because I really like the reviewer. Whether you want the reviewer to be just you or be a character (even one that's very similar to you) is your choice, but this is where you get to have some kind of voice. It's also up to you whether you want to add your opinion or not, but I'd divorce it from the rest of the content; a review where someone just endlessly gushes about a game, but says nothing of any real substance is completely worthless to anyone but its creator, and is best saved for casual conversation. I NEVER read 10/10 reviews. What I mean, though, is to have the beginning of the review be mostly factual, explaining how the game works, giving an overview of the story/characters, talking about the genre of music used in the soundtrack, etc. After getting all that out of the way, you can talk about whether or not you liked it, why, how well these elements fit (or don't) together; that sort of thing.

Make a review for your friends. Don't try to pander to some unknown audience's assumed tastes or expectations. Tell it as you would tell a friend about a game, what you liked and disliked and wether technical issues made a game unenjoyable or if it still had something that made you want to keep playing it.