Too bad there is no game historian job, huh?
What makes our site unique is that there is no other site like this.
Plus we have own descriptions and are aware of release details.
Scaryfun wrote:I'd like to rate the games as well...on a scale of must-play, worthwhile and for-collectors-only.
I'm gonna discuss some policy matters separately, but speaking of this, ratings are futile, must-plays and top Ns are evil, competing with DB-only sites isn't worth it.
Scaryfun wrote:Having one site with every genre and viewing one game at a time is what every site does.
Is this a reason not to have consolidated search?
Scaryfun wrote:If we can find someone to start an "Other Platforms" section, then we can add it.
I think game segregation is a dead end. Whether we make RPG or Other Platforms, we'll only have more and more overlapping sets of inter-related games.
It would be great to introduce attributes. That way Myst could have [Adventure], Broken Sword. Shadow of the Templars: The Director's Cut - [Non-PC][Adventure], Full Throttle - [Adventure][Action], Dune - [Adventure][Strategy], Shannara - [Adventure][RPG], Doom - [Action], Cyberia - [Action][Adventure], The Witcher - [Action][RPG], Fallout - [RPG], Pandemonium - [Arcade][Platformer] and so on. The more tags a game has, the more 'related' it is to other genres. Additional attributes (like [Survival Horror], [3D]) could be used to reflect specific types of gameplay or design. 'Main' genre is the first tag, other than [Non-PC]. Game entry is maintained and decorated according to the main tag. Search result will have shortened tags first, then title name (rectangles are filled with different color): [Ac][Ad] Cyberia.
It is already difficult to search for some borderline entries like Alone In The Dark, and more sections with individual search will do a disservice to site's mission.
Scaryfun wrote:Like which are you talking about?
Both citations are parts of the same paragraph advocating for non-PC titles.