Petition for change in Giantbomb

The object of this is to get Giant bomb to do more video reviews, and less ER, trust me i do love them, but I think in the meantime video reviews would be better. Giantbomb should also review some older games too, because the one thing our competitors have against us is age. People still search for review on older games too.
Reasons:

1. When most people search for a review for a game they search videos.
2. This would boost GB's users because if GB puts out more video reviews then more people will find them.
3. That is about the gist of it.
   Do you think they should do more video reviews, opinions???

I like the ER. 
Also you want them to go back and play a load of old games that could take a while to complete just for a 5 minute video review?

Video reviews are nice, but if doing what they're currently doing takes up too much time to be doing video reviews as well, then I don't think they should. The quick looks give so much more insight into a game than a video review does.
 
If they have the time though, more video reviews is definitely something I approve of.

Yes, older reviews would be good :3
 
For some reason the first thing that came to mind is Oddworld.

So instead of reviewing newer releases they review... older releases? Naa I'm not feeling it. 

Giant Bomb wants to be different from most video gaming sites which is why we have things such as the ER and TANG, more video reviews compared to unique content would only spoil that.

The whole idea of the site is that users can review old games.  I myself have reviewed some NES, Dreamcast, and Xbox games.  Thats the whole point, you can review what ever you want.  To have them go back and review all old games would be great but that takes time.  So would you rather have old or new stuff?  You can't have both because time is money and if they had tons of money i am sure they would have no problem hiring help to do this.  Remember, Giantbomb is a business as much as we think of it as entertainment.  You want them to make money or we wouldn't have any of this.  So hiring help to do so may be an idea down the road but i think they are trying to run a successful business at the moment and that does not include paying someone to do old reviews.

 My personal preference for this website is exclusive material, like the Endurance Run. Besides, I find the Quick Looks give me a much better look at the game than a review.

I don't know, I do wish there was more Giant Bomb for me to consume, but at the same time I don't. I love this site because I feel like the guys get to do their own thing, and use this space as they see fit.

" Giant Bomb wants to be different from most video gaming sites which is why we have things such as the ER and TANG, more video reviews compared to unique content would only spoil that. "

Personally I think it'd be nice if they were to allow users to make video reviews for games as well. Even if they didn't allow us to upload them directly here, and to upload elsewhere and then embed it or something. But not YouTube, because YT embeds don't look pretty. Still, I don't really watch many videos on the site, but I enjoy reviews and Quick Looks.

I don't watch the endurance run, so sure.

Video Reviews take a lot of time and resources recording and editing them. Endurance Runs and Quick Looks take hardly any editing. They just sit in front of the TV, play the game & talk about it, and then upload it to the site. Simple & not overly time consuming. Video Reviews involve playing the entire game, writing and recording the review, going back through the game to record appropriate clips & editing it all together. All of the editing is very time consuming for Drew & Vinny. They just don't have the resources to do video reviews as often as they would like.
 
Also, I strongly disagree that :

"When most people search for a review for a game they search videos "

No. I'd go into further detail, but what I would've said has already been said.

Do you want less of the things that made me love Giant Bomb in the first place? I completely disagree with you.

I could give less of a toss about video reviews. If I wanted an overly edited video I'd watch one of the trailers the publisher has put out. Quick Looks are more than enough for me.

Don't change a God damn thing?

" Video reviews are nice, but if doing what they're currently doing takes up too much time to be doing video reviews as well, then I don't think they should. The quick looks give so much more insight into a game than a video review does.  If they have the time though, more video reviews is definitely something I approve of. "

I just wish they would hire a couple of reviewers to increase their coverage of portable and indie games. They don't need to cover "everything" like GS or IGN, but a couple more reviews per month would be better. 

No. No, no, no, no, no. No. None. Not any of what you said.
I, personally, when looking for a review always go to a particular site first that I know will have it. I never search 'videos', because chances are I'll come across some idiot middle-schooler trying to review it on youtube. I might just do a normal search, and if I see a reputable website name, I'll click it. Chances are I already know a shitload about that particular game, though.
 
I've only seen the first two videos of the current Endurance Run. It's not my thing. I can definitely see why so many people like it, though. Getting rid of what makes Giant Bomb different is a horrible idea. If they start doing what appeals to everyon e, then before they know it, the essence of Giant Bomb is lost, and people will find no real reason to go to "just another under-staffed video game site."
 
The way they are doing things is absolutely correct. The wiki, the quests, the quick looks, the ER. All of it is drawing users in from all over. Good job, Jeff and crew!

Compromise and they do ERs, then do a video review of the ER.

"I think most people prefer written reviews to video reviews. They're more detailed, and if the person is interested in the game they will have already watched gameplay video's of it, so viewing the gameplay in the review isn't really needed. And if they haven't already seen gameplay, it's easy enough to find some. "

Video Reviews are kinda pointless. They take a lot of resources to produce and never say anything that wasn't already mentioned in the text review.
 
 I get a much better feel of whether I'm gonna like a game or not from the Quick Looks. Plus those can be really, really, funny.
 
I vote for leaving the current system in place.

The problem there is the editing and stuff. Writing and cutting up a video review takes much more time than throwing a game in the Xbox and hitting GO!. While it has been a while since their last video review, I think that ER and Quick Looks do a lot for games that other sites don't do.  
 
Well, the ER gets me to watch about at least one game a lot. It's always entertaining. And I bought Persona 4 (2 copies even) thanks to the first run...

I prefer ER's as I couldn't care less about reviews.

Less ER? Fuck off.

" Do you want less of the things that made me love Giant Bomb in the first place? I completely disagree with you. "

" Video Reviews are kinda pointless. They take a lot of resources to produce and never say anything that wasn't already mentioned in the text review.   I get a much better feel of whether I'm gonna like a game or not from the Quick Looks. Plus those can be really, really, funny.  I vote for leaving the current system in place. "

I would think there are enough Video Review sites already, it would be kinda pointless to focus on that path. I enjoy much more seeing Giantbomb doing their own thing.

NOOOOOOO! ENDURANCE RUN FOREVAR! vid reviews r kinda lame compared to INFINITE SMG!!

" Personally I think it'd be nice if they were to allow users to make video reviews for games as well. Even if they didn't allow us to upload them directly here, and to upload elsewhere and then embed it or something. But not YouTube, because YT embeds don't look pretty.

I'd rather see more stuff like Video Things, stuff that shows the creative side of the staff more. You can see video reviews anywhere.

Boo hiss.  I love ER and prefer to read reviews.

Meh.  I usually don't watch the video reviews, I prefer the written version and the quick looks.

I'd rather they keep up with the unique features like Ask Me Anything, Quicklooks, and ER instead of doing stuff everyone else does. Reviewing old games could be a unique feature though, kind of a hidden gems segment makes sense. 
 
But Giant Bomb doesn't have the man power to compete traditionally, games are kind of time consuming to review. Maybe later on when they conquer the universe, but right now they're carving out their own niche in the market and it looks like it's working great. Why imitate when you can innovate?

Video reviews aren't terribly valuable, since they just read the text review in front of a camera.  The time spent filming and editing could be much better spent on features that aren't so redundant.