Post by arcadehero on Apr 15, 2015 8:42:35 GMT -5
I can't remember the last time I read a professional review of a game and had that influence my purchasing decision (Granted, can't remember the last time I read a professional review). Generally it is a combination of impressions from trailers/brief playthroughs, ECM-branded peer pressure, maybe a demo once in a while, and more peer pressure by reading blogs/comments along with more ECM. 
Looks like for most gamers, it is roughly the same, although ECM based peer pressure is not one of the questions asked
www.breitbart.com/london/2015/04/14/report-professional-game-reviews-almost-totally-irrelevant-to-buyers/
This image from the article also might be of interest for the breakdown:
I find it interesting that the reputation of the developer is so low on the scale given the amount of praise vs. vitriol that tends to be produced when any one game is discussed but I also find it unbelievable that 4% of gamers make their primary decisions based upon....box art.
Granted on the arcade side of things, I tend to demo the games first or weigh the info I get on it from both manufacturers operators. But it usually comes down to price and whether the game will give me some sort of ROI. Completely different beast really.
Looks like for most gamers, it is roughly the same, although ECM based peer pressure is not one of the questions asked
www.breitbart.com/london/2015/04/14/report-professional-game-reviews-almost-totally-irrelevant-to-buyers/
This image from the article also might be of interest for the breakdown:
I find it interesting that the reputation of the developer is so low on the scale given the amount of praise vs. vitriol that tends to be produced when any one game is discussed but I also find it unbelievable that 4% of gamers make their primary decisions based upon....box art.
Granted on the arcade side of things, I tend to demo the games first or weigh the info I get on it from both manufacturers operators. But it usually comes down to price and whether the game will give me some sort of ROI. Completely different beast really.
