I don’t understand why this is a thing? Who wants to watch someone nod their head to someone else’s content?

Just show the original video! How did this get popular and what is wrong with those that helped it to happen?

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    3 hours ago

    They are generally reacting to games they have not previously played for fun so you get their genuine first impressions. Not always, but a very good chunk of the time. Especially the one-offs and not the long-plays.

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      3 hours ago

      That’s a fair take, I’m just not sure that’s what op means. Perhaps I am wrong. My mind just files gaming videos separately from “reaction videos”, I think because the gamer is actively taking part in the game, rather than reacting to what someone else has already recorded and posted.

      If the gamer is just watching someone else play a game and reacting to that, then it would fall into my idea of a reaction video.