I have been enjoying making board game reviews on this blog, but I have been thinking recently “what if I made video game reviews too?” I will try to make a case for and against me making video game reviews and I am hoping people will comment wether they want me to do it or not.
The case for me making video game reviews is pretty simple. It will provide more review material for me and more options for me to choose from to review. It will also challenge me personally to write about both board games and video games and still remain consistent. Since I am doing these blogs as a personal writing challenge that is a plus for me.
Now let me tell you the case against video game reviews. The first point is that the market is oversaturated. There are so many different video game reviewers and I don’t think I would be saying anything unique. There are still lots of board game reviewers, but significantly less than video game reviewers. Another problem is that I will make less board game reviews. So if you only care about board game reviews please let me know. And the final point is that if I jump between video game a board game reviews too much I might not be able to write as good reviews for each one.
My thoughts on the matter is that I am enjoying board game reviews right now, but I think it will also be fun to do video game reviews. All of the points I stated earlier are things I agree with, both for and against. It is tricky for me to decided what to do, that is why I am asking you. So what should I do?
I think you should do more board game reviews for now because, as you say, the market is less saturated. Finish all the board games you want to review and if you run out then move on to video games.
But I do actually think you’d have something original to say because you have quite an original voice.
I dont play board games or video games so its difficult for me to make a meaningful comment. But if your blog is a personal writing challenge perhaps you should write about what interests you most regardless of what others are doing. If a subject is of interest to the writer then it is often interesting for the reader.