Do you still care about critics when consuming something?

[JellyjamLu]

No, though it's interesting to read and sometimes laugh at, IGN for example, but all that matters is your own point of view. I feel if anything, if your really need a review, I recommend much smaller Youtube channels.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Critics? Pffft why should I care? Brother i don't even care what you or anyone else thinks of X game , only MY and MY opinion matters anything else is of secondary importance to or not important at all

If i enjoy this game then that's all i need to play it , everything's else can burn in hell for all i care

 

[SoThankful SoThankful]

Critics are a good way to get perspective when viewing media, but letting them weigh too hard on your opinion of anything is a good way to kill any and all fun you could have with it.

 

[Dyne]

lol, no.

 

[HexGramarye]

When I look at a score on Metacritic, my opinion on a game is a bit more likely to align with the critic score than the audience score, except I tend to be much more charitable to indie games than critics are.

I never 100% agree with any review, but post-indiepocalypse, reviews do really help put games on the map for me since there's just so many releases every year. And I find the print media environment to be a cozier way to stay caught up on games than the internet these days.

I find a lot of newer YouTube personalities aren't really qualified to talk critically about games (but they make hourslong videos anyway), and it's much more of a profit-driven thing for people than the small cottage community it used to be, so I don't really use YouTube anymore for gaming stuff.