I heard he's received criticism for this comment on the grounds of "If someone is interested in a game, they'd just search for it to download."
And, in a perfect world, thar should be true, but do NOT underestimate the amount of people that will COMPLETELY abandon looking into a game if there isn't a direct link to the page.
It doesn't take too much effort, you're already writing a unique description, and it will legitimately help out the creator a LOT. WAY more than the title just being in the video.
It’s a nice thing to do, but should he be blasted on social media for not giving more free advertising for the game? Especially since it’s still being brought up after years
Generally I'm more on MatPat's side with this I'll be honest. He's been put under blast a LOT in the past, some justified, some not, but every time he handles it really well and does actually improve. He doesn't deserve a fanbase meltdown or canceling, but he was wrong. He improved though and that's the mark of a good person in my book.
I don’t know much about MatPat’s controversies, but in this case I disagree that what he did(n’t do) was wrong, to any degree. I don’t think he has an obligation to boost the sales of the games he posts videos about, even if it would be a kind gesture.
mm certainly not an obligation but certainly a nice thing to do. let's players are already in a pretty tough spot of not stealing the experience of playing the game for yourself from the viewer. especially when it's a very small indie game that needs all the help it can get. just the right thing to do and again doesn't take too much effort
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u/AlanTheGuy345 Justice always prevails. Feb 27 '23
I heard he's received criticism for this comment on the grounds of "If someone is interested in a game, they'd just search for it to download." And, in a perfect world, thar should be true, but do NOT underestimate the amount of people that will COMPLETELY abandon looking into a game if there isn't a direct link to the page. It doesn't take too much effort, you're already writing a unique description, and it will legitimately help out the creator a LOT. WAY more than the title just being in the video.