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General discussionGOG 2022 update #6: OpenCritic reviews on our gamecards!(66 posts)(66 posts)
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Posted December 12, 2022
That we care about games is an undeniable fact and our strongest driving force. But besides that, we care just as much about providing our community with the best possible experience both on GOG and GOG GALAXY. Having said that, we are constantly improving our platform to make your – fellow gaming enthusiasts’ – stay on GOG the most enjoyable, smoothest and pleasant.

Another step in achieving just that, is OpenCritic implementation to our gamecards!

We’re very happy to announce that OpenCritic – one of the most renowned and respected review aggregation websites for video games – will now be a part of GOG’s gamecards. OpenCritic lists reviews from critics across multiple video game publications for the games listed on the site. Statistics generated by OpenCritic, alongside critics’ reviews will be available to you just below information about the selected title’s system requirements. We’re currently live-testing the implementation, so don’t worry if some of you don’t see it – you will soon!



We believe that such an addition will allow you not only to grasp a better understanding of games that you are interested in, but also help you make better decisions when making purchases and expand your library with titles that suit your gaming needs best.

As excited as we are about this news, we can’t wait to hear your feedback. Check out how it looks yourselves and make sure to let us know what you think about it in the comments!
Posted December 12, 2022
Cool. Nice feature.
Posted December 12, 2022
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An interesting experiment would be removing the numerical score from reviews. Since most people only glance at the score to make conclusions as to whether or not "critics" like or recommend a game, walls of text become redundant. Removing the score would make people draw conclusions from opinions and arguments of "critics" instead.
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HilariousHank: An interesting experiment would be removing the numerical score from reviews. Since most people only glance at the score to make conclusions as to whether or not "critics" like or recommend a game, walls of text become redundant. Removing the score would make people draw conclusions from opinions and arguments of "critics" instead.
I disagree. I like the rating scores, even if I check some reviews too.
They're flawed, but more or less like the reviews.
Also, I'm more interested in users scores, since the critics' ones are questionable since ages (see the IGN meme).

Btw, I actually wish I could personally use at least a 10 stars rating system, instead of 5.
Post edited December 12, 2022 by phaolo
Posted December 12, 2022
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This is a great addition!

I've got one small suggestion: The OpenCritic rating should also be visible at the very top of a game listing. I've created a mockup for a placement next to the user rating at the top of a game's page.
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Posted December 12, 2022
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HKayn: This is a great addition!

I've got one small suggestion: The OpenCritic rating should also be visible at the very top of a game listing. I've created a mockup for a placement next to the user rating at the top of a game's page.
I like this idea!
Maybe the score could be clickable to reach more details (even directly to the OpenCritic site).
Post edited December 12, 2022 by phaolo
Posted December 12, 2022
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Well since you asked for feedback. Please allow us users the ability to edit our reviews.
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FoxySage: Well since you asked for feedback. Please allow us users the ability to edit our reviews.
+1
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GOG.com: we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
If you really want to improve things, please get rid of the current review system and adopt Steam's instead:
• A few bad reviews is enough to tank a game's score and that's neither fair nor useful. Make every review a simple Recommended / Not Recommended and let players provide whatever details they want in the review itself. Get rid of the star score and replace it with Overwhelmingly Positive / Mixed Reviews / Mostly Negative, etc.
• Separate the score derived from recent reviews from the rest. I didn't think I'd have to explain the value of this, considering Cyberpunk 2077. Many times games are radically different at present compared to release day, and not always for the better.

A way to find our own reviews and edit them would also be very welcome.

OpenCritic is completely an utterly worthless to me.
Posted December 12, 2022
Nice improvement
Posted December 12, 2022
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Yeah, yeah, you care so much that the "games_that_treat_gog_customers_as_second_class_citizens" thread which lists missing updates, features and dlcs has 3643 replies now...

If you really cared you should enforce all games on GOG to be on par with Steam versions or be pulled from the store.
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FoxySage: Well since you asked for feedback. Please allow us users the ability to edit our reviews.
And to edit review feedbacks ;)
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Ice_Mage: If you really want to improve things, please get rid of the current review system and adopt Steam's instead:
• A few bad reviews is enough to tank a game's score and that's neither fair nor useful. Make every review a simple Recommended / Not Recommended and let players provide whatever details they want in the review itself. Get rid of the star score and replace it with Overwhelmingly Positive / Mixed Reviews / Mostly Negative, etc.
• Separate the score derived from recent reviews from the rest. I didn't think I'd have to explain the value of this, considering Cyberpunk 2077. Many times games are radically different at present compared to release day, and not always for the better.
This is one of the few times I disagree with you.
Binary scores are the worst for who likes ratings. -_-
A 10/10 would be treated equally as a 5-6/10. Bleh..

And about the recent reviews, I'd prefer if the filter were on the game version (but people would be lazy to fill its field, since it wouldn't be automatic, unless maybe on Galaxy)
Post edited December 12, 2022 by phaolo
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GOG.com: we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
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Ice_Mage: If you really want to improve things, please get rid of the current review system and adopt Steam's instead:
• A few bad reviews is enough to tank a game's score and that's neither fair nor useful. Make every review a simple Recommended / Not Recommended and let players provide whatever details they want in the review itself. Get rid of the star score and replace it with Overwhelmingly Positive / Mixed Reviews / Mostly Negative, etc.
• Separate the score derived from recent reviews from the rest. I didn't think I'd have to explain the value of this, considering Cyberpunk 2077. Many times games are radically different at present compared to release day, and not always for the better.

A way to find our own reviews and edit them would also be very welcome.

OpenCritic is completely an utterly worthless to me.
Having ready many negative reviews to get a critical look at games I'm interested in, I'd say something like 80+% (guessing!) of reviews where a reviewer actually explains why they do not recommend a game start with "I want to recommend this game, I really do!" or "I wish Steam had a 'meh' or 'middle thumb' review option". It seems like the most helpful reviews benefit from a number system.
Posted December 12, 2022
Interesting addition! And interesting timing - just this week I decided I'd make more of an effort to leave reviews, haha.
But hey, this is also a great addition, even if I personally won't pay it any mind (so many gaming media sites have issues giving honest, objective reviews)

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FoxySage: Please allow us users the ability to edit our reviews.
Another +1 here.
We really need this! I would review far more often if I knew I could edit them easily. >_<

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Ice_Mage: • A few bad reviews is enough to tank a game's score and that's neither fair nor useful. Make every review a simple Recommended / Not Recommended and let players provide whatever details they want in the review itself. Get rid of the star score and replace it with Overwhelmingly Positive / Mixed Reviews / Mostly Negative, etc.
• Separate the score derived from recent reviews from the rest. I didn't think I'd have to explain the value of this, considering Cyberpunk 2077. Many times games are radically different at present compared to release day, and not always for the better.
+1 for separating recent from past scores. So many times a good game has its ratings tanked because it wasn't that great during In Development stage, had issues at launch that were later fixed, and so on.
And while I personally prefer 5- or 10-point systems, I'd also be fine if GOG moved to a positive/negative system.


I'd also like to see VNs' and adult games' reviews looked over every once in a while. There are still several 1-star non-reviews just there to tank the score, obviously written by people who haven't played the title and just want the games gone. :/
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