(04-28-2015, 07:57 PM)Melkire Wrote: tl;dr: quit being sheeple, video games have yet to mature enough as an industry for reliable ratings systems to have emerged.I don't think any type of rating system will be truly be able to quantify the quality of a game. It's a really personal experience in many cases. I don't see the appeal of games like Gone Home or Dear Ester, but I know people like them, and they're not blatantly bad like Ride to Hell.
Word of mouth helps yeah, but only if you do share a common liking of the genre.