In a Twitch stream, Gronkh reacted to a video by Maxim that addressed negative Steam reviews. Gronkh agreed with Maxim and emphasized that Steam reviews are often not very meaningful.
What does Gronkh mean by that? Gronkh reacted in one of his Twitch streams to a video by Maxim. In it, the YouTuber discussed negative reviews on Steam. One issue he pointed out is that as soon as a game is shown as balanced on Steam, many players no longer want to play it. As an example, Maxim takes the game No Rest for the Wicked.
You can see Maxim’s entire critique in his video:
As another example, Gronkh mentions the game Cities: Skylines 2. He tried to understand whether the criticism for the game was justified. He said he wonders why
the game received criticism.
He further addresses that the game struggled with problems at its release, but he still gave the game a chance. He also mentioned that he could understand the criticism, especially at the beginning.
Reviews on Steam are not meaningful at all
How should one deal with reviews instead? Primarily, Gronkh advises not to be discouraged by negative reviews on Steam, as they are not meaningful. Nevertheless, he admits that he sometimes lets negative reviews influence him, but this only applies to games that are not important to him.
He further recommends watching gameplay of the games one is considering purchasing. He particularly suggests getting an impression of the games through YouTube or Twitch streams.
Lastly, he mentions that he sees discussions on Steam more as entertainment, but rarely uses them to seriously inform himself about a game.
Reactions from the community: Opinions on the topic seem to be mixed in Gronkh’s community. During his stream, some users are writing that they sometimes do not buy games if the review on Steam is labeled as balanced. However, many others seem to share a similar view to Gronkh.
Under his video on YouTube, some users write about the topic:
- ShizuNeko writes:
I do look at reviews, but when it says balanced, I usually look for videos of the game on YouTube and then decide for myself whether I like it or not. I do not let myself be influenced only by the reviews of other people.
- evocatus8 comments:
No matter how the Steam reviews for a game are, I watch gameplay videos and always play it for less than 2 hours so I can get a refund from Steam if I really do not like the game!
- lucara notes:
I have always found reviews difficult in general because, in my opinion, many people give ratings that are too high. For example, I think a 5/10 is not bad! A 5/10 is okay… not great, not terrible. But what the colleague wrote is completely unacceptable.
What No Rest for the Wicked
is about and why it could be particularly interesting for fans of the “Dark Souls” series can be read here: New action RPG aims to change the genre, gameplay-wise more reminiscent of Dark Souls than Diablo
