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#195318 15-Apr-2016 12:35

Hi There!

Free or Paid, what game review sites do you currently frequent? Ideally one with timely video reviews often.

I am currently mostly on IGN since Game Trailers bit the dust.

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#1533517 15-Apr-2016 12:54

I use

youtube.com [insert game name here]

and steam reviews

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#1533520 15-Apr-2016 13:05

GiantBomb is pretty decent, but yeah, YouTube tends to be the main contender.

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#1533528 15-Apr-2016 13:08

Yep, as above. Generally reviews don't make too much of an impact on my buying decision unless it's a truly terrible game. But I find Youtube great, and can quickly jump between multiple videos to get a good idea of what a game is about.

I sometimes check out videos from boogie2988 or angryjoeshow to name a couple of examples.

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#1533608 15-Apr-2016 15:52

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#1535148 18-Apr-2016 18:43

The mainstream gaming web sites sites are mostly shills for the publishers that pay their advertising revenue, I have little faith in their objectivity these days.

There are loads of good independent reviewers on youtube though, AngryJoe and TotalBiscuit are two of my favourites:

Angry Joe: https://www.youtube.com/user/AngryJoeShow

TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit: https://www.youtube.com/user/TotalHalibut

..and if you want the super cynical version there's Escapist Zero Punctuation

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheEscapistMagazine