Aye, there's definitely some weird shit with Steam's stats and rating/review results. And "recent reviews" tends to be implemented rather poorly, to the point to where a game that's only received 8 or so reviews in the past month can lead to "mixed review" status based on 3/8 of those reviews being negative. Even if they're negative for shitty reasons.
Also, how utterly short and meaningless most reviews are. I've actually AVOIDED writing reviews for years because I felt like I needed to be overly detailed and verbose, and didn't have the time to do that. Maybe I should've said fuck it and given games I like positive low effort reviews anyway? I dunno.
One thing I'd like to bring up, since it's something I often tune out, fail to notice, or forget, is how awesome and useful some of this NextFest stuff is that Steam's been promoting lately. Games with playable demos and the like, giving people a proper chance at previewing and trying before buying. Still plenty of shovelware but I've played at least a few demos that were legitimately enjoyable and/or seemed like they might have decent potential.
Aye, there's definitely some weird shit with Steam's stats and rating/review results. And "recent reviews" tends to be implemented rather poorly, to the point to where a game that's only received 8 or so reviews in the past month can lead to "mixed review" status based on 3/8 of those reviews being negative. Even if they're negative for shitty reasons.
Also, how utterly short and meaningless most reviews are. I've actually AVOIDED writing reviews for years because I felt like I needed to be overly detailed and verbose, and didn't have the time to do that. Maybe I should've said fuck it and given games I like positive low effort reviews anyway? I dunno.
One thing I'd like to bring up, since it's something I often tune out, fail to notice, or forget, is how awesome and useful some of this NextFest stuff is that Steam's been promoting lately. Games with playable demos and the like, giving people a proper chance at previewing and trying before buying. Still plenty of shovelware but I've played at least a few demos that were legitimately enjoyable and/or seemed like they might have decent potential.