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1. just an actual husbear (guizzy@pleroma.guizzyordi.info)'s status on Monday, 02-May-2022 14:31:55 EDT just an actual husbear
   This is the big conundrum of writing reviews IMHO:
   
   No one cares as much about a review than people who have already made their mind about the subject.
   
   These people's interests are directly at odds with those the reviewer is supposedly writing to; the undecided.
   1. just an actual husbear (guizzy@pleroma.guizzyordi.info)'s status on Monday, 02-May-2022 15:50:06 EDT just an actual husbear

      in reply to
      Qualitative game review scores on a 1-5 scale:
      
      5 - If you like video games, you should probably consider playing this game.
      4 - If you are a fan of the genre this video game is in, you should probably consider playing this game.
      3 - If this game already had your interest prior to this review, you should consider playing it.
      2 - Unless there is a specific aspect in this review that I point out this game does well that you really, really like, you should probably avoid buying this game as it might to disappoint you. Maybe wait for a deep discount or try it somewhere first.
      1 - You should avoid this game, it will disappoint you.
      
      I think that would be a useful scale. People who are genuinely interested in a review to guide their decisions get the info they need. The problem is when people start taking these to compare games. By that scale, the best fighting game of all times might still get a 4, while a fantastic but more flawed game in a more approachable genre might get a 5.