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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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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[-] Sabin10@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

There was nothing wrong with the gamefaqs model, not every game needs or deserves a fully fleshed out wiki. Wikis are great if you want to know more about a game universe and its characters but are pretty awful as walkthroughs.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Agreed. I could completely understand why Gamefaq FAQ creators stopped though.

It's A LOT of work. For no payoff besides name recognition and being a good guy. If there were community built GameFAQs sure, but they're by author. I've never seen a community based Walkthrough in the classic text based only format.