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Reviews: Writing for different types of gamers

Almost every gaming site that is out there has their own system when it comes to reviewing games. With systems I mean, symbols (Like the "Game Emblems" that Gamespot.com uses to sum up specific areas of the game that is particularly good or bad), different grading scales (Can be 1-5, 1-10, 1-5 with grades like 1.5, 2.5 etc or 1-10 with scores like 7.5 and so on. I I would mention all examples you will grow old and die before finish reading this article. Which would be a good thing in case it is abysmal) or something similar to 1-5 but with stars or something else representing the numbers.

What is interesting about reviews is that it seems very hard to write a review that is for everyone. Depending how deep your interest in gaming is (hardcore, casual or casual-hardcore etc.) you will most likely be looking for different things when reading a review.

To be a casual gamer means that you play games occasionally and only games that you can put down or save your progress whenever you want to. If you are a hardcore gamer you probably play for long periods of time and get deeply involved in whatever game you play. If you are a casual-hardcore gamer you are probably really into a specific genre while playing other types of games on a irregular basis.

A casual gamer would most likely want to read/see a review (I mention "see" due to the fact that a lot of people go to the review score immediately) and a review you would want is probably pretty short but very clear on what is good and what is bad with the game in question.

A hardcore gamer is more likely to be interested in reading about other aspects than just good or bad. A hardcore review is longer and goes deeper into the different areas in a game such as graphics, sound etc. It also mentions specific problems, if there are any, and will most likely use strong words (by strong I don't mean "bad words" and such, rather words that is enhancing the adjectives used without being a "bad word". Incredible, abysmal are two examples) to describe what kind of impact these things have on the game.A hardcore gamer is more likely to enjoy quite a few genres.

The casual-hardcore category is extremely tricky though. This category is more depending on the people themselves and what genres they prefer and since we are all different (thank god for that. Everyone being exactly like me; horrible thought.) There isn't much else to say about this category.

So why did I decide to make a piece about this? Well as we all know when it comes to marketing, targeting the right consumer-group is crucial to the success of a product. If the review isn't aimed at the right group of people, or written in a way that the target group would want it to be, they are more likely to skip reading it. But there is a dilemma. There are a lot of games out there that can be both hardcore and casual at the same time and it wouldn't make sense for a site/paper/magazine to write several different reviews at once. So the what is written in this case isn't as important as the visuals.

If the review in question contains amazing visuals in the form of pictures, videos or even animated content it can catch a groups attention without them being the main target group. But then again, different groups would want to see different things.

So the main point of this whole article is the following: When writing a review make sure that you know what your target group wants. You are more likely to get the attention that you want that way. If you write a review that is aimed for younger people, be sure to include pictures of things that they would like and use a language that they find funny. Same thing goes for the other ages as well.

MidnytRain5328d ago

Interesting piece. I myself prefer "hardcorde" reviews that span multiple pages that really get me in-the-know. This way I can make good choices on awesome games after reading several reviews.

groutnics5327d ago

Yeah Definitely! I am entirely agree with above lines,which it writing reviews problem big problem for everyone.because it is not so easy.You should have deep knowledge and weapon of words for it.
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Neonridr17h ago

hopefully VRR via a firmware update is released for docked play as well (like the PS5 did post release)

fr0sty5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

There's actually a pretty long list of games on PS5 that support 120hz. Even more with 60+hz unlocked, and that isn't even counting PS5 Pro.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS...

badz1497h ago

err...is it even HDMI 2.1 on that thing?

repsahj6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Yes, according to the dock teardown. It contains HDMI hardware chip of Realtek RTD2175N that supports 4K 120hz. And the HDMI included on the Switch 2 is HDMI 2.1.

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repsahj14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

I'm happy for Nintendo. Even though the Switch 2 has received so much hate just to bring it down, it hasn't won. Even though some are saying they'll boycott Nintendo, it hasn't affected sales. Especially now, with word of mouth that the system is good, demand for the Switch 2 will definitely increase more.

Profchaos10h ago

Yeah loud minorities that were not going to buy it anyway

ZeekQuattro1h ago

Considering the record sales the Switch 2 is seeing around the globe its clear a portion of the loud minority clearly bought the device.

Profchaos10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

But But the internet told me the switch 2 was going to be a failure.

Such a good system im having a blast with it and really enjoying my first ever playthrough of yakuza 0

senorfartcushion39m ago

You shouldn’t care about the sales of a game company

babadivad9h ago

Sold through or to the stores? Asking because they're tons of them at my local Best Buy. When the PS5 and Series consoles launched, you couldn't find them anywhere.

OtterX7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

The article clearly says sold. If it were shipped, it would say shipped.

Nintendo had been saying the last year or so that they would be flooding stock so that scalpers would not be an issue. They've followed through with their word. It's not cutting edge tech, so it's been easier for them to sit on stock for a while until it accumulated to a massive number available to be shipped.

Good-Smurf8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Good for them, I'm still not buying.
Looks to be a pretty safe and boring upgrade over Switch 1 which I don't think they can top it on how plain looking it is design wise.
Shame since Switch Lite showed they still know how to make a handheld that looks good and is actually portable in a classic Nintendo sense.
That's why I got one over Switch 2's block of charcoal.
Then there's the prices of it all and the whole Key card thing destroyed any sense of game ownership.

Profchaos7h ago

There'll be a number of revisions for the s2 like a s2 lite or oled also seems inevitable

Good-Smurf6h ago

Unless they drop the prices and actually has a more portable variant that can also dock then maybe I'll reconsider but as of now, nope too big too boring and expensive to make it worth this early, not enough of its own games atm as well.

Profchaos6h ago

Who knows removing the dock capabilities would lower the cost of the unit pretty significantly.

The cost of the dock, reduction in shipping costs etc bug savings which will enable a cheaper system

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