Hey everyone! I've got a question (or two?) if you're willing to answer.
Assume that you like RPGs with good stories (good gameplay too, but you want to get a story out of it as well, and not a token one!)
Where do you go to find RPGs with good stories? Do you just look for a 'storyrich' tag on Steam or do you read reviews somewhere? Where do you read game reviews?
If you don't read game reviews at all, would a blog that critiqued an RPGs story as well as the gameplay appeal to you? Or do you really not give a damn about the quality of the story since you play RPGs for the gameplay more than the story itself?
Thanks!
Yes, in a year or so I want to start a blog and review stories of all kinds - books, games, whatever. But I don't know who does this WELL for games, so... tips please!?
First, when I find a RPG I look at the images of the game to see how are the fights.
Then I go directly to the reviews. The positive ones let you know if it has a good story, however they could also be written by a fan-person blind of hype, so you have to believe half the words.
Whenever I've read a few good reviews I go to the negative ones. Ignore all reviews that say "this game sucks" or "it works fine for return". Eventually there's always a well written review in which you can find all the problems the game has.
With all of this you decide if you want the game or not
I hope it is useful for you ;)
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Hahaha, thanks!
Where do you usually read reviews?
Appreciate you commenting! :D
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I usually use the steam page of the game, however any website with these coments is valid.
For example, sometimes I also use Meristation, which has reviews made from videogames critics and reviews from users.
However this page is on Spanish, but the method is always the same:
Images from the game -> good reviews -> bad reviews -> analize if I want the game
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I absolutely agree with Jtachan. Other than his opinion, I can say I don't really look for RPG's, I think if the game is really good it will find me. However, if wanted to read a review, it would be an old school magazine review. More like the story of the story. How did you play the game, what did you feel, etc. Plus I think pros/cons is a must.
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Hmmm, any idea who writes reviews like that online?
And great ideas! Thanks very much, good luck!
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Unfortunatelly, I have no idea about that.
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I don't normally play RPG, but when I do, I usually just get most popular ones, that I heard a lot about. Like Witcher 3, Kingdome Come, ELEX, Tyranny, etc. I barely played any of them, though, but I plan to finish at least one in foreseeable future. As even the most popular ones are hundreds of hours, I don't really need more.
Story is in fact more important for me than gameplay, as I treat such games as interactive non-linear books rather than games.
I would like to read a summary of the story, but without spoilers, or at least with not a lot of them. This is hard task to achieve sometimes, as sometimes it's very hard to describe what is good about the story without spoiling it...
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Very true! And great points, thank you!
Anywhere specific you go when you want to read a review? Or just steam?
Thanks again!
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When I need info about specific game, just steam. For fun though, I check one russian website sometimes... it's more of a news site than review one, though (although it has some reviews), and comments have more value than news themself. It has interesting polls as well, that have elaborated discussion of a subject in comments.
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Firstly I wish you the best of luck.
When i was really into games i watched Totalbiscuit. Now he's gone, and i've stopped playing as many games. Mainly i look at steam reviews, and yahtzee's videos. Being popular really helps. I also skim a local computer magazine, which has a games section.
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Nice, didn't realize TotalBiscuit was gone. I have never cared for watching videos myself, but most people prefer it!
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