Review Redesign

So, as I've been thinking back, I've been realizing that I have been straying from my original goal of what kind of reviewer I want to be. Journalism is meant to thrive off of clicks and attention for money. That's not the path I want to go down. My goal is not to claim that a game is amazing or that a game is utter dogshit. My first and foremost goal is to provide explanations of the game in its highs and lows, and explain its pros and cons.

One of my main hesitancies when it comes to purchasing a video game is because I don't know how the game is going to feel in its downtime. What is it like to play this game when it becomes slow, boring, or in some other sort of lull? Video game trailers are meant to boast features, exciting gameplay, immersive story, and all that other fun stuff. And sure, that's great, there's nothing wrong with that at all; I wouldn't want to watch a trailer where it's just somebody grinding for experience the whole time. That being said, if the game contains lots of this grinding, I want to know how the grinding feels. I want to know if this grinding is going to be excruciating, or if it's something I can perhaps mindlessly do while I jam out.

That's what I want to provide. I haven't seen any sort of review that does anything like what I envision. Hence, I want to provide it. I want someone, curious and possibly even hesitant about a game, be able to turn to somewhere reliable to decide whether the game is right for them. Taste is subjective. One person may view a game as a timeless masterpiece, while that same game may be viewed as a disgrace to gaming for someone else. Not everyone likes visual novels, not everyone likes horror. It doesn't matter how many 10/10's that game is getting, it won't change the fact you dislike it.

Obviously, I'm still going to be giving my personal thoughts on the game, and some of the above is inevitably going to end up with some amount of bias, as, well, all of this information is coming from a solitary source; me. And that bias is going to be unavoidable. But I'm going to do my best to keep as much bias away, and to warn those about certain aspects that are naturally prone to heavy bias.

That's about all I have to say. I'm hoping that now I've had this revelation, I can finally be content with creating reviews more regularly, even if it becomes less often than my original once per week schedule. Thanks for reading this whole thing, by the way. You're pretty cool. I hope you guys stick around. See you then.