When I consider a game for buying, I look for playthrough videos, more than reviews. Do you do the same thing, and what are your favorite channels?

  • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    10 days ago

    No, I normally look for reviews rather than pla throughs. That being said, one of my favourite games (Tokaido) is one I discovered from a Wil Weaton playthrough

  • cRazi_man@europe.pubEnglish
    3·
    10 days ago

    I’ll look for a short sample of what the gameplay looks and feels like. But that doesn’t give info about the whole play through (unless you watch the whole thing from start to end). A review should tell you what the progression and experience is like from start to finish in a much more summarised way.

  • Korval@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    10 days ago

    Yes, generally as a last step before buying (often after a review). I mostly watch Heavy Cardboard and Before You Play, for the slower pace and higher quality (some rules people talk to fast for my taste).

  • Panties@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    10 days ago

    I don’t have the patience for playthrough videos. I usually try to find a text review and read the parts where the reviewer talks about the general feel of the game, what they like and what they don’t like. If I find the concept interesting, the art good, and the cons not too bothersome, I go for it.

  • mysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    9 days ago

    https://youtube.com/@3MBG

    Don’t have the patience for full playthroughs so I usually watch 3-Minute Board Games. This guy from New Zealand does reviews of games in 3-4 minutes. That’s his whole schtick!

    He does a good job explaining the basic rules of the game and his thoughts on it in a very succinct manner.

    I can usually get a pretty good feel for if I’ll like a game or not after watching one of his reviews and I’ve discovered a lot of lower visibility gems I normally wouldn’t have otherwise considered from his channel!