There
are two types of journalism when it come to games, these are NGJ (New
Games Journalism) and OGJ (Old Games Journalism).
The
main differences between these types of journalism I that with OGJ it
is written from the technical view of the game, going into detail
with such things as how the mechanics of the game work, if the user
interface is easy to read and how good the graphics are. However NGJ
looks at the game from the players view; what their experience of the
game will be like and what they liked/disliked about the game.
Personally,
I prefer NGJ as it give the reader an insight into what they would
be feeling while playing the game as this could be a big deciding
point to whether they buy a game or not. I'm not saying that OGJ is
bad because it certainly is not, it gives you the facts about the
technical standpoints of the game which is highly important to some
people.
Are there any examples of "old games journalism" or "new games journalism" you could cite by way of example to either illustrate the point you are making, or to exemplify what it is about "new games journalism" that you find interesting?
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