Re: Steam's Revising Reviews

On 19/08/2024 13:35, Mike S. wrote:

On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:54:47 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
 

Now if it's a game that you didn't think you'd like but it turns out
that you do, then that I think can be helpful.

 I also agree with you on this point.
 I did not think I would like Borderlands because it is a first person
shooter first and foremost and I do not like that genre. But I
absolutely loved it and I know why I liked it so much. I would explain
in my review that even if you do not like FPS games, you may like
Borderlands... here is why....
 I think that can be useful.

B:1 I picked up on the cheap as I just fancied some mindless violence and it seemed a good fit. I enjoyed it more, and put more hours into it, than I imagined I would. Torchlight:II and Titan Quest are in the same category. I'd give them a thumbs up but I don't think I can really explain why I liked them without straying into post hoc justification.
Bioshock:1 was the other around as I was really looking forward to it but instead found it all rather uninteresting. That's possibly because I was sucked in by the hype and in particular using different mechanisms to create traps. What it felt like you got was a decent shooter set in a different from normal environment. For some reason I ended up getting Bioshock:3 and that I rather enjoyed which I think is because my expectations where much better aligned with what what the game actually offered.
A shorter version is that sometimes I just don't know why I like/dislike things I just do.