How should I make a game review?

derraleves said:
I'm not a gaming channel, so I can't give you tips on that. But as far as the video portion of it I would say to make yourself a script so you make sure to hit the important points. Then I would also say to do practice videos so you can learn to organize your thoughts, as you said was a problem, so the video doesn't end up being way too long.
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Cool, thanks a bunch, dude. I've actually been watching your videos for awhile, so it's cool to here from you here!
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ZenOokami said:
I'd recommend focusing more on your experience. Touch on the objective stuff too, but those don't always showcase the game in the right light. There are plenty of games that would be rated low in many objective standpoints and yet for some reason still plays fun and is addictive.

Find your own pattern, have fun, don't be afraid of being yourself - have it scripted, but no need to try and be a tv news host with a fake voice and horrible forced acting xD

Anyways - good luck man :)
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Awesome :D Thanks, dude!
 
Gammadile said:
Cool, thanks a bunch, dude. I've actually been watching your videos for awhile, so it's cool to here from you here!
Keep up the great advice videos, they've helped me start my channel a lot!
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Thank you! That's nice to hear, I hope they continue to help you.
 
What I would want to hear in a game review is the good parts of the video game and the bad parts of the video game. Like what makes it good but what are it's flaws
 
Gammadile said:
Yeah, totally :D That was something closer to my original idea and I like it a lot.
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Well the go for it. The point of a review is to hear the key features that a game has to offer while pointing out the flaws that it has. You can do this with both old and new games.
 
Script + Gameplay = Success. Doing a proper professional review can take quite a bit of time depending on how you lay it out. If you want to take it uber seriously then you need to write a script, record and organize all your footage in a way that you know what you need when you need it without scouring through hours of videos looking for it and also how to use said footage to compliment your script.

I have been doing it on and off for about a year and while I love it. It can take a hell of a lot of your time. Check out the major game sites for really good sources of inspiration and then think of a way to make it unique in your own style.

I personally score games with muffins. People seem to like it, especially if not a fan of numerical scores. At the same time I try to provide an incredibly detailed and passionate piece that doesn't consist of "Dem graphics good, oh and music is good toooooo!" Again look around and create your style from the ground up.

When it comes to voicing it then you have a tricky bit. You may find that your voice doesn't work well with your review maybe you have a really light voice but don't let that put you off. In time you might find a proper tone range that makes the review commentary muuuuch better but it takes times.
 
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