discussion Do ratings affect whether you download a game?

[john.doe.456]

I don't look at ratings. I find it to be a poor metric as it doesn't account for taste. Some of my favorite games have mid/low-ratings.

 

[MattShizzle]

I don't look at ratings. I find it to be a poor metric as it doesn't account for taste. Some of my favorite games have mid/low-ratings.

And some I find truly awful - such as some blueball ones - have very high ratings on Fuck95. But then they also tend to delete bad ratings for those games. Their system makes it so almost any will have some reason they can give. Or they don't even give one.

 

[SilentHunter]

I trust them with a certain measure of caution. However, the ratings and reviews are only on two sites, which I will not name, so as not to violate the rules. There are a lot of visitors, a lot of reviews, and at the same time there is a transition from quantity to quality, among a fair amount of garbage there are very sensible reviews, large ones, with detailed arguments by the author. It is a pity that there is no such section here. I wrote about 50 reviews, but posted them on another site - for the sake of feedback, it is important, here, alas, large texts are not in favor, but their creation is a lot of work, it took me about 2 hours of pure time to create one review. Unfortunately, the discussion of games here mostly boils down to posts of one, maximum three sentences. This is bad, maybe it's a consequence of the so-called clip thinking? I don't know. The era of Tik Tok, for fuck's sake.
And just for the record, none of my reviews have been deleted anywhere. And I am very critical in my judgments. I don't know what to write to get the review deleted. And as for the ratings, I'm glad that the rating of Summertime Saga, which once thundered everywhere, is sliding down to 3/5, on another site the game flew out of the top 200 with a bang. You can't fool people, they recognize shit easily.

 

[MattShizzle]

There ARE ratings on here but they haven't been used much yet...

 

[claytonjay850]

For me it's more about the subject matter, and the quality of the artwork. If the preview pictures aren't in a style I personally enjoy, then it'g going to be difficult for me to enjoy the game. The game play is ultimately what makes or breaks a game for me, if its too complicated and I have to work too hard to get to the end, then i'm going to drop the game. I'm looking for entertainment after all, not stress and frustration.

 

[qweraswtf]

I dont look at the general rating but i read some reviews to see what people like/dislike about the game

 

[MercurioC]

Generally, yes. I usually try to play games that have a rating of three stars or higher because they give me more confidence that the game will be good. However, sometimes I'll still try games with lower ratings if they have a tag, genre, or feature that really interests me.

 

[Rusted]

Only if awful, the best games i played were 3,5 to 4,5 stars range

 

[wrombo]

Sometimes I have decided not to play a game because of ratings/reviews. But other times I ignore it if I'm really interested in the game or see that it has content I want to see. There are some sites out there where people only complain about games so I ignore those too

 

[Guinnos]

Not really, if a game is lower on the ratings I'll tend to check the comments.
Other than that I'll try the game myself and see if I enjoy it.
We all enjoy different things so I tend to take the ratings with a grain of salt.

 

[protons]

Ya, I understand that certain genres get downvoted but if a game is rated so low that probably means its not good as well.

 

[O&M's]

If it's below 3 stars with over 20 reviews, I'll start questioning if it's a good idea to play it or not. If it looks good enough to me, though, I'll just ignore the warning signs and regret it later

 

[Creedy]

If it’s overwhelming positive/negative, for sure. Otherwise I usually give it a try if it myself if it looks decent enough.

 

[TheCollection]

Sometimes yes, but I mainly prefer to try the game and form an opinion about it before. I don't like to make decisions based on external opinions

 

[Tommax16]

Even when there are bad ratings i still look at the pictures, if characters interest me or if the graphics are to my taste i give it a try, ratings are overrated imo xD

 

[richpalmer]

If there are hundreds of positive reviews or ratings for a game (such as Being a DIK, Eternum, or Pale Carnations), I generally give the consensus the benefit of the doubt and assume that it's a well-put-together experience.

However, with fewer reviews available for a game, individual preferences have a greater impact on the overall rating. This can significantly skew the average into positive or negative territory based on reviewers' specific interests or expectations, which greatly decreases my trust in the rating.

Of course, if I find a game with tags that perfectly align with my preferences, I'll give it a try even if it doesn't have a great rating. I might discover a hidden gem. And when I do, I make sure to give it a high rating or write a good review!

 

[putquid]

I think ratings make me more cautious of what to look for in the game. I use to gauge on whether a game is worth my time or not.