AGS Game Ratings Drive

Stupot · Wed 03/04/2013 01:33:52

I've always been guilty of playing games and then neglecting to rate them in the database.
I notice I am not the only one. It's kind of dusty in there.

Well, no more! I've just spent the past hour rating and commenting on 10 games which I had played but not rated.
You should do the same.
How about, over the next week, everyone takes some time to rate 5 or 10 (or more) games? If you're busy, do one a day for a week.

Now go... and rate. Become a serial ratist!

Peder 🚀 · Wed 03/04/2013 02:39:33

Someone should make a plugin to do the rating in-game

. hehe.

Armageddon · Wed 03/04/2013 02:52:27

I'd love to become a serial ratist but I don't have the attention span or puzzle solving skills to finish most adventure games, I've only ever done Wadjet Eye games and even then I needed walkthroughs quite a bit. So I can't rate games without finishing them...

Baron · Wed 03/04/2013 03:28:49

Quote from: Armageddon on Wed 03/04/2013 02:52:27
I'd love to become a serial ratist but I don't have the attention span or puzzle solving skills to finish most adventure games, I've only ever done Wadjet Eye games and even then I needed walkthroughs quite a bit. So I can't rate games without finishing them...

...but most AGS games of any quality have online walkthroughs!

My excuse is that I'm lazy. Try to shoot holes in that!

Ponch · Wed 03/04/2013 03:32:46

Challenge accepted! I'll spend all night giving all the Barn Runner and Oceanspirit Dennis games 5... no, 6 cups! Thank you, Stu, for showing me the way!

AGA · Wed 03/04/2013 07:40:41

Quote from: Ponch on Wed 03/04/2013 03:32:46
Challenge accepted! I'll spend all night giving all the Barn Runner and Oceanspirit Dennis games 5... no, 6 cups! Thank you, Stu, for showing me the way!

Note to self: put something into the games page that stops people voting for their own games

bicilotti · Wed 03/04/2013 08:40:05

Very nice idea!

Radiant · Wed 03/04/2013 08:44:33

Quote from: Armageddon on Wed 03/04/2013 02:52:27
I'd love to become a serial ratist but I don't have the attention span or puzzle solving skills to finish most adventure games,

Then you could start by rating all non-adventure games made with AGS

CaptainD · Wed 03/04/2013 08:44:48

I will try to do this... my Games Played to Games Rated ratio is pretty embarrassing...

Tabata · Wed 03/04/2013 09:19:36

That's an excellent idea, Stupot!

I declare guilty as well and will give this challange a go!

All games offered to the community deserve it!

â€¦ and they should get what they deserve

miguel · Wed 03/04/2013 10:19:01

Rating Spreeeee!!!!!!!
Excellent topic Stupot! I've done my bit and just rated some games.

elegantmechanic · Wed 03/04/2013 14:32:41

Thanks for the prompt, by the time I've downloaded and played a game I'm usually so far from the game page that it doesn't occur to me to rate them. I've just rated four games and left comments, will try to be more proactive in future.

Peder 🚀 · Wed 03/04/2013 14:46:01

I guess this is something I should think about for AGSA.
I've already added a feature that stores a value in a DB whenever someone downloads a game when they are signed in to their AGSA account.
So I guess I could make it so when the player has marked the game as "finished it" or after a certain time has passed it will prompt the user to rate it in their notification bar/on their account page.

CaptainD · Wed 03/04/2013 15:05:28

What would be nice (for both AGS DB and AGSA) is if you could get a list of all UNRATED games and be able to go through some of them.

Crimson Wizard · Wed 03/04/2013 15:42:39

I rated Resonance and Cat Lady recently. And even posted reviews for them.

Anyway, that made me wonder if Demos should be rated and reviewed separately from full commercial releases, because there is a huge "Download Demo" button on game page, and no "Buy Full game" button.

Eric · Wed 03/04/2013 15:54:55

I may be a bit crazy. I've just left a comment, but don't see a place to rate the games (only the AGS panel rating).

Stupot · Wed 03/04/2013 16:20:42

Quote from: Eric on Wed 03/04/2013 15:54:55
I may be a bit crazy. I've just left a comment, but don't see a place to rate the games (only the AGS panel rating).

On the game page, just beneath the list of details (to the right of the screenshot) is a little box marked 'public opinion'. There may or may not already be some stats in the box, it depends if enough people have rated it.

Ghost · Wed 03/04/2013 16:23:32

Maybe make it so that you can't post an "empty" comment?

Eric · Wed 03/04/2013 16:31:03

Ah! Thank you. For some reason, I thought that link had taken me to the comments section. Need more caffeine.

Tabata · Wed 03/04/2013 16:59:12

Quote from: Eric on Wed 03/04/2013 16:31:03
...I thought that link had taken me to the comments section. ...

To comment without rating just scroll down to the bottom of the gamessite.

AGS Game Ratings Drive

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