WWRROD is a group which was created to show the need (or even necessity) of giving real rates to games. What is the real rate? It is a detailed rate with all pros and cons considered before choosing the number from 1-10 range. It is also great if review is provided. It is way too frequent to see rates like 10/10 with a commentary like 'I had great fun!!' or without any review at all. This is not what we want. We want honest rating for games. If you liked the game but it wasn't perfect to you, don't hestitate to give it solid 8. If you hated the game but you can objectively tell, that it has some good points, use a honest 3. While giving rating you should be precise. If you like the game or do not like it at all, explain why. It will be good for developers, cause they will receive decent feedback, and also for other gamers who will gain better information if game is worth playing, or not. We Want Real Rating On Desura!

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Little guide for rating games on Desura the good way, showing two methods for that.

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In the other article I mentioned, that the good way for rating games is considering all its advantages and disadvantages, thinking about:
- graphics
- music
- sounds
- plot
- gameplay
- level of fun reached while playing
- unique/fun features

And taking the mean from these elements.

Let's take the game Neverball, an opensource marble game, as an example for rating:

The graphics are nice, they are just fine for such a game, we could give it 8/10.
The music and sounds are not special but also not annoying, a little above average, 6/10.
Plot isn't present in the game, we can skip this part.
Gameplay (how entertaining and fluent is playing this game) - just fine, relaxing, but sometimes can be also quite challenging: 7/10
Level of fun: It is not a super entertaining bestseller like Skyrim, but you can get sucked up by game for few hours. Let's give it 7/10
Unique/fun features: Nothing special, just fine but this is not what we expected from this game. 5/10
Mathematic average: 6.6/10, so we can give it a 7/10.

There is also another, easier way. Just think for a second or two, how much you liked the game. Then, think does it have any pros and cons that can influence the rating.

Example? Smokin' Guns, the western FPS. I liked this game very much because of general idea of the game (western film atmosphere! yeah!) and some cool, interesting features (stationary machine gun, throwing knives, throwing dynamite, train map). I was really excited about it, I could give it a 9/10! But wait. It is made on old Quake3 engine and sometimes it can be annoying in gameplay and running/jumping characters look, also causing some technical issues (sound in Linux). We need to lower the rating. 7/10.

Choose the way you prefer :)

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