Overview
- Cain said in a new video on his YouTube channel that many players now seek influencers to tell them what to think about games rather than using reviews to form their own views.
- He explained that developers have spent recent years staging set pieces for shareable clips, citing flashy cinematics, end bosses, unusual weapons, and particle effects built to pop on streams.
- He described a shift from descriptive reviews to prescriptive calls to buy or skip, pointing to language that labels slower games as “stupid” or “for casuals.”
- Cain noted an upside in finding critics who share your taste, yet he said he often sees near-identical comments that echo influencer lines without context.
- Looking ahead, he said discourse could harden into tighter influencer bubbles or see a backlash from newer players, and he added he is now back at Obsidian working on an unannounced project.