"So I was trying to write reviews of a bunch of hit indie games I played recently. Then I got overwhelmed by the pointlessness of video game reviews these days and had to take a long nap.
And, I mean, pro reviews are pointless, right? If a game has a big enough budget or following and isn’t actively on fire, it gets a 9. If it is a competently made but low-budget indie, like mine, it gets a 7. If you read the actual review (nobody does), it’s a collection of facts about the game you could easily get from watching the trailer. Throw in a couple of comments from the reviewer about whether they like this genre or not, mix in 3 or 4 ham-handed political comments, and you got a review! Hit send!"
In france we have an independent video game magazine with reviews I trust. They don’t always bother putting a score to videogames and sometimes they don’t follow their own system. Their best rated games are games nobody ever heard about (I remember a 15/10 for an obscure managing game years ago).
They have been there for decades but they go almost bankrupt every 2 years or so.
It’s nice to have them around.
Canardpc ? i like Origami as well, ex Gamekult journalists