Surely there must be more fellow players out there!

Just out of interest, for those of you who don't play but do toy reviews... do you factor in play value when appraising a toy? Cos some reviews I see just look at the toy in terms of visual aesthetics, design/engineering etc., which is all good, but fail to look at it from a play value POV. Cos you can have some toys that are really nicely designed and beautifully decorated... but rubbish to play with (i.e. nothing more than a transformable & poseable display piece). And the core function of a toy is to be played with -- a toy that just looks nice but isn't fun to play with is like having a car that looks stunning sitting in your garage or driveway, but performs/handles poorly on the road.

Whereas I know other collectors who are fiddlers, but they are still able to factor in the play value of the toy when reviewing them. e.g. how would a child (or adult player ) enjoy this toy? Those are the ones that I consider to be better toy reviewers, as they also delve into the performance and handling of the toy.