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Game wikis just aren't as popular anymore? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Has anyone else noticed that Wikis for most games just aren't as complete anymore?

I'm the one helping to fill in stuff these days when I swear most games had pretty fully Wiki pages within a week of release. Have most of these just moved to actual Gaming article websites? They sure as hell haven't gone to Gamefaqs lol.

I've recently played Diablo 4, Remnant 2, 30XX, Armored Core 6, and just started Have a Nice Death... and I've had to help with additions on nearly every free Wiki... Never used to have to do this...

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[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 79 points 9 months ago

I don't know if it's just anecdotal, but it feels like a lot of content is moving to Youtube. People make a 10+ min video out of what used to be a paragraph on a wiki site.

[-] hightrix@lemmy.world 45 points 9 months ago

Call me an old geezer, but I can’t stand videos for about 95% of all video game guides. They are either too slow or too fast, and include 10 mins of talking for “and the hot key you are looking for is H”.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 7 points 9 months ago

I've been thinking lately that a lot of people are way worse at reading comprehension than I would have guessed. Like, there's a large chunk of the population where reading is difficult and uncomfortable. Of course they prefer YouTube.

We'd rarely encounter these people on a text first medium like here.

[-] DrQuint@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

We need sponsorskip to shorten tutorial type videos

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

This is why I only look for the videos where the uploader is showing their screen, and then watch them at 10x speed (using the Enhancer For YouTube addon) with the sound on mute.

[-] Jabbawacky@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

I can't stand listening to them. 99% of people doing these videos, any videos, on YouTube have no concept or idea of how to actually talk properly to an audience. I don't want to have to skip through someone fucking mumbling in an indecipherable accent to find what I need.

Give me written instructions/guides. It's faster, I can re-read easily at my own pace (fast!) and I don't get annoyed by someone's nasally voice. Yes I'm an older one too.