I know, it is a weird thing to review. Watching someone else play video games when I could be playing them myself. And that is a good point but I would like to counter that with another point. I have hobbies where my hands are too busy to hold a controller. For example, I am currently working my fingers to the bone trying to finish knitting a cozy blanket for my newest nephew. He is so cute!
Right now, I am going back and forth between a few old favourite games on these long play no commentary videos. They're actually putting me in the mood to play them but like I said, nephew's blankie won't knit itself. This week, I am watching people play through RPG games and I know they can't hear me but I am constantly telling them when they make mistakes or choose the wrong companions. I mean, can you believe this person chose the wrong weapon setup?
I also find this a good way to decide if I want to play a new game or not. Sure, I could read or watch people's reviews but I find that reviewers are biased towards their feelings of what they're reviewing. Watching just the actual game play is far more informative than listening to people rant or rave on their latest favourite.
There is a reason I haven't listed any game players that I watch or which games I'm watching. What I like, you may not. The only time I name or shame anything in a review is if it is a book, movie, music, or restaurant. It will be very rare (but not outside the realm of possibility) that I may review individual products but that would mean I would have to really love it or really hate it.
Hope to see you all around the kitchen table.
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