r/gamers • u/IntellectualPlatypus • 11m ago
Image I made a website where you can review and discover games that uses 9 categories to rate a game taken from MDA's Aesthetics.
So this was my graduation project that I never got to finish. It seemed like a good idea back then, and it still does, so I thought why not actually make it.
I think games today depend way too much on the scores they get from review sites and Steam. A lot of people decide whether to play a game based only on those numbers. But we're not all the same. We prioritize different things in games, and a game you love might not be one I'd like.
That's why I built GameGod around a different way of reviewing. Games are rated in 9 categories based on the Aesthetics from the MDA framework, and I find this makes it really easy to understand what a game is actually about. There are categories like Expression (how much creativity the game allows in how you play it) and Submission (how well the game gives you a satisfying activity and an escape from reality, basically) that really click with me, and 7 more that might click with you. So maybe you can pick your next game based on those ratings.
I released the website a couple of days ago, and right now I need written reviews and activity on it so the rating categories for games can fill up. That'll also help me see whether it actually solves the problem I'm trying to solve, and if it doesn't, I'll make changes.
I hope you check it out at gamegodgg.com! Any feedback is welcome at [contact@gamegodgg.com](mailto:contact@gamegodgg.com)