Feel free to replace “friends” with “anyone you know in real life” or even online groups you trust or are close with.

“They”:

WOM marketing is highly effective as 88% of consumers trust friend recommendations over traditional media.

and my own personal experience; most games I have bought in the past 10 years have been off of recommendations from r/gamingsuggestions before Reddit went to crap and Lemmy came into existence; and even moreso when it is a personal friend recommending things to me.

Mods, feel free to nuke if this feels too close to advertising or better-suited for [email protected] (my own community); I mean it more as a discussion piece but I don’t run the place.

EDIT: The “not” in the title is optional; I’m asking about both successful and failed recommendations.

  • AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world
    36·
    2 days ago

    Btw everyone check out expedition 33. It’s the only game that should even be considered for goty and it’s not even close. Don’t @ me.

    • Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      5·
      21 hours ago

      Damn and I was going to post in this thread that my friend BOUGHT this game for me even though I said I wouldn’t enjoy it, and lo and behold, my girlfriend and I have barely enjoyed outside the prologue of Expedition 33. I’m most of the way through act 2 I think? And I just dropped it. I’ll finish it someday to finalize my feelings but they are pretty negative, and everything i’ve heard from other people is not improving my opinion. Just not my type of game I guess

        • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          20 hours ago

          I’m not far in Silksong - have not actually been stopped by difficulty yet - but even the obstinately unguided exploration is getting to me. And I do worry about the reports of it being too hard by others.

          I never actually beat the final boss of the first game. Gave it a few tries, decided something as hard as that being a two-phase where the second hits harder is bullshit, Just decided to YouTube the ending.

          • Vupware@lemmy.zip
            2·
            18 hours ago

            I loved the difficulty of silksong, and the movement is so much better than it was in the first game. There is one boss I hated but it is not required to beat the game.

            The unguided exploration was a refreshing change of pace for me. So many games just devolve into following a line on a map and it’s refreshing to have an opportunity to really explore. And there are so many nooks and crannies to the world that I was amazed I kept finding new stuff.

            That being said, Team Cherry are sadists and it’s apparent in the game design. I understand the game is not for everyone. If you find yourself frustrated, do not shy away from online guides or tips!

          • AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world
            1·
            20 hours ago

            Yeah, I haven’t played Silksong myself, but it was obvious from it being the most highly anticipated game of the year to getting a bunch of mixed reviews and then basically fell off the radar. Like I’m sure it’s a great game, but it doesn’t seem like it’s even going to be a contender.