Fallout-medskaber advarer imod at lade influencere diktere hvad du synes

Tim Cain har både været med til at skabe Fallout-franchisen og The Outer Worlds, og selvom han har formet en karriere omkring at kommunikere direkte med fans om hvad spil skal kunne, så ser han en bekymrende tendens i at lade influencere diktere hvordan stemningen er blandt disse fans.

I en video på hans egen YouTube siger han, at han ser en udvikling, hvor disse særlige influenter har fået en bekymrende stor indvirkning på hvordan individuelle spillere interagere med spil, og hvad de synes om dem.

"Now we're in the 2020s and many gamers don't even look to influencers for reviews. They look to influencers to be told how to think about the games. So, people don't form opinions from the online video. They're handed an opinion from the online channel they're watching. What this means is I've seen reviews go from 'this game has less combat and more puzzles and dialogues for you to interact with than this other game' to 'this game is stupid and slow paced and made for casuals, I think you should skip it'. That's a huge difference in how games are presented. But more people are going for that ladder. They're like: 'I don't have time. There's too many games. Just tell me whether I should buy it. Tell me if it's for me.' So they find someone they just like, and then that person's opinion becomes their opinion."

Naturligvis kan det være et dyrt foretagende at skulle prøve alle spil du gerne vil købe, for at kunne forme en individuel unik holdning. Men samtidig ønsker Cain tydeligvis at gøre op med den del af influencer-kulturen.

Hvad synes du?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GdE9GkrsVs