With Eddie, we got to look at old and new games journalism and the differences between them which I'm required to talk about now...
Old Games Journalism
This is the sort of "Games Review" Most people are familiar with, where the game is talked about in sort of sections, like gameplay, graphics, controls etc. This type of journalism anyone can read and probably understand well. It talks about the game in way so people know if the writer thinks the game is worth buying or not. Lots of people I know and many more go online and read these reviews to decide if they want to buy the game or not, which has pro's and con's. The pro's are that the review is quick and straight to the point so you know if the writer likes or dislikes the game. And that normally the game is rate out of 10 in different areas, so if you want game with purely good storyline and you can look at the score for that section. The con is that well, the review was written by one person, and only that person opinion of the game. So what he or she may think is a rubbish game with no replay value, you may think is the greatest game since DOOM. So lots of people decide if they want to buy the game or not from one persons opinion.
New Games Journalism
New Games Journalism is very different from old, it focuses on a players experience of a given moment in the game, rather than the mechanics of the game itself. For example we looked at a article called "Bow nigger" where a player talked about his experience in "Jedi Knights 2: Jedi Outcast" . He talked about his experience in an online game where he came across a player who basically in simple terms is a wanker. He talked about his feelings when he came across this player and journey he took to overcome him. At no point in this article did he talk about how good the graphics are, and how good the story is. This is because it wasn't review, it was just a player telling us about one game he had. If I was interested in buying this game and read his article to decide if I wanted it or not, it wouldn't help. But it did give me an insight in what the game may be like if I was to play it online and it affects me as a player.
a fair synopsis of the major differeces between o and ngj, but if you want to purchase a game, would you simply look at one review, or would you look at several to get a more balanced set of opinions?
ReplyDeletemost people find a source which they trust and go my that one, but yes some people would look at one or more review. Or simply get a demo of the game :)
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