The industry is fucked. Best option is YouTube or stream.

^

Even then not a viable career unless you’re super good or funny

Broadband streaming made games journalism obsolete

Being able to see actual gameplay by someone whose pedigree you trust [maybe]

I can pretty much tell if a game is shit just by looking at it

Same

If it’s a game

It’s probably shit

Basic heuristic at this point

Platformers, fighters and rhythm games you really need to get a feel

Mfw people pay 60+ dollars for an online shooter that’s just reskinned

But watching can tell you a lot

Tfw I’m paypigging paradox on day1

I play single player and indie games that’s about it

I bought new Vegas and oblivian for like $2 at my local game store

Nice

I was buying up ps1 games like that when blockbuster wrapped

n64 carts too

I have a big enough backlog that I can wait to get good games for $30. Only time I’m spending 60 on a new release is elder scrolls 6, LoZ, or last of us 2

Now they retro market is poppin

Priced me right out on a lot of stuff I put off

I’ve blown so much money on shit I barely play on steam

Once the yang bucks roll in I’m buying a new earthbound cart in box

But have 2k hours in paradox games

I have 5 games on my switch I haven’t even clicked on

I had opportunity to buy one of them eb cib for 90 some years back. Regret

Guide too, crispy

BRO

with the guide for 90 bucks for fucks sake

Bush was in office lol

It’s like $950 now

Yeah

That hurts

I want the box, packaging, guide, stickers everything. Fucking love that game

But earthbound isn’t gonna get banned so I gotta cop my guns and suppressors first lmao

I'm like that with Mother3

Saving up for an MP5

Mother 3 is in jap tho I can’t understand

Patched translation

You can get it for emu or as a repro cart. Either way recommended