Hey, I decided to add a few charts to the discussion. I wanted to create a thread for it but I am but a wee Junior Memeber and posted it
on Medium instead. So
StraySheep had a look at the charts and said it could be a good idea to dump them here. Hope you'll like it, it'll give you more to discuss and perhaps a bit different perspective of what is important to games as an industry and an entertainment.
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Officially,
RAWG, where I work, launched in its open beta only in February 2018. Since that month, we have aggregated
well over 100,000 game ratings which allowed me to tinker with the database and compile a few interesting tops. I present to you the 3 weird games tops according to our users' data in 2018.
The 20 Most Controversial Games
What's the math: These are the games that were equally rated with the highest and lowest ratings. The first place is the game that has a close to 50/50 ratio in ratings.
Naturally, the list includes many online games. Single-player games are represented by Beyond: Two Souls, as Cage's games are always a new wave in digital arts for some and pretentious movies for others. Assassin's Creed III also made it to the list with fully remapped controls, some questionable mechanics, and a Shyamalan-esque story opening. Finally, there is Fallout 4.
The Most "Mixed Feelings" Games
What's the math: The games that got equal shares of all ratings. Same, but different from the previous top.
The 20 Most Loved Games
What's the math: I ranked the games by how many people listed them as "favorites" in their profiles.
It is no wonder that The Witcher 3, The Last of Us and GTA V are there. But then the list gets more interesting. What is surprising though is that Sony's exclusives are so high (the data represents gamers on all platforms). Another curios thing: Bioshock is the only series with two entries on the list.
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I'd be happy to compile more humble stats report like this but I also need some feedback—what would be interesting to read for you as a gamer? How big is the average gamer's backlog? How many games do they complete and buy a year? Do people beat games more or just try them and drop? Drop me a few lines with you ideas in DMs or just reply here. And I hope that it adds to the overall discussion. not mars it. ☺