I’m pretty sure that’s how a lot of YouTube game previewers sell themselves to publishers. “Look how badly I can repeatedly play games, I’ll do a 1 off and never bother to learn any of the mechanics, and my viewers will need to purchase it themselves to see how it’s actually ‘meant to be played’”
I got suckered 3 or 4 times by northernlion back in the day before I caught on.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
9 times outta 10, the game they show in the ad isnt even the same game you end up downloading from the link.
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They use that trick to see which game interests people. That game ad you clicked on isn’t a real game, but might be if lots of people try to download it. It’s cheap to do an ad, expensive to make a game…
It’s amazing how fast the gaming industry went from “let’s make an even more incredible game” to dark patterns and shit like this.
shyguyblue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
When this happens, I make it a point to one-star review.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
A sternly-worded letter