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I just noticed that when I look at a game which I know nothing about and Steam says "Mostly Positive" I tend to immediately get suspicious

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My internal rating is:

Overwhelmingly positive: game is actually quite good and also probably, but not always, a niche game.

Very positive: most people don’t hate it

Mostly positive: Game has one or two big, specific issues for most people, like a specific performance or gameplay problem, but is otherwise fun.

Mixed: game either sucks or has had some controversy. Usually games that are good but not worth the money go here.

Mostly negative: game sucks

Overwhelmingly negative: exclusively reserved for shovelware and yearly sports games like FIFA and NBA games.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Donut County and Stray are both quite short and an absolute delight to play.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Stray is brilliant. It's the most cat cat ever in a game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Mostly positive usually just means it's not for everyone, just look at Shadow of the Erdtree.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Robocraft used to be good, but I don't know if it being rated mostly positive and being good ever overlapped

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Update, I just played Industria which is rated mostly positive and it was so good. I've always wanted a game that felt like Simon Stålenhag's art and Industria really does

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Dark Nights with Poe and Munroe is the only game in my library that came up as mostly positive, and it's a...mood, for sure

Imagine if a community theatre group made a cheesy suspense/mystery film that ended up feeling like an excuse to dress up sexy. When they finished they sold it to a game studio who chopped up the video, added some quicktime events and shipped it.

Mechanically it's not great, and it's not great writing, but when I opened myself up to the silliness of it I enjoyed it