discussion Do ratings affect whether you download a game?

[HarryMason]

no if it isn't too big to download then I will just try it but if its a big game I will read comments to see if the time is worth

 

[Viir Hahnu]

If the ratings are well written and explained then I'm very much willing to give them far more credence. However if a game peeks my curiosity and the tags are decent I'll give the game a chance (just one) despite the apparent negative reviews I see.

 

[jajajabr69]

absolutely affect my choice but if theres enough going for it il ignore ratings/reviews

 

[Magooo]

If the reviews are numerous and all bad I usually pass. Good games may have bad reviews and just because some players didn't like a game I might still love it.

 

[james223]

I look at what people say about the game and the preview but sometimes download anyways if they say it’s bad just to experience

 

[sullys]

Depends on how bored/horny I am

 

[Ashwind]

It does affect it for me. I don't need a game to be perfected rated with 100 essays explaining why it is a 5 star, but I don't think I ever enjoyed a game with a rating below 3.

 

[diosgas]

Na, Ratings dont care, in my case i read the content and if the Art its good enough for me i try

 

[rocketsheep]

Yes and no. When the rating is 2 or less, I will usually not look closely at a game. If it is 4 or more, I will strongly consider it even if it doesn't immediately appeal to me. But apart from that, I base my decisions on the example images, plot description, game engine, and review texts. Also tags to some extent.

 

[SupreTiso]

I never read reviews. All games here are free anyway so why not just try it

 

[djkla]

yes,i mean time is limtead

 

[LewisCarroll]

Partially, yes they do. If it's lower than 3 stars and there are several reviews I might take a peek, but it puts it on the back burner where it may be forgotten.

 

[bobforleweds]

It depends, if it's rpgm and got less than 3 stars it's almost garanteed to be trash. If it's renpy, a vn and the renders look nice or it serves a rare niche I might still try it even when it got a low rating.

 

[Rads95]

If the game has 1/5 or bellow I pass. I have found interesting games with a score bellow 2. But if the game is 1 or bellow, normally I find those games very difficult to play.

 

[User_111574]

More like detailed reviews rather than ratings. Unfortunately, longreads are not very popular nowadays, but you can find them somewhere. Reviews consisting of two or three phrases are obviously of no interest.

 

[User_138467]

I don't rely on them too much, I think only a very small proportion of those playing the game even bother to come back and rate it.
I do however read the last few pages of comments, just in case there a consensus that it's trash or has unavoidable paths of nonsense that wasn't clear in OP/tags (like NTR).

 

[Underlord]

Depends on the quality of the ratings like how eloquent the reviewers are if they are well stated and clear on why they think it sucks yes but if it is cave man reasoning no.

 

[N4TH0]

Not for me as I like to download the game regardless and judge it myself as not all games are to everyone's taste

 

[sitrukpc]

I check the number of reviews the game has. If then are too few I wait for more to see if the score goes up or down more. The more reviews the better chance the game could be either good or bad.

 

[NumberZZZ]

If the previews are good I'm willing to check out the game even with bad ratings if it's only like 2-3 reviews, but if it's more than that I guess something is wrong with the game so I usually skip it unless the premise seems really interesting. In such cases, I read through comments and make a decision