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[thomasmahler @thomasmahler]

Hey folks,

I'm launching a website today: https://t.co/JolbgwKsO7

It started as a little database I built for myself. I use Metacritic and OpenCritic a lot and they're clearly useful, but to me as a designer the user experience always felt a bit lacking.

Then the thing kept growing, and at some point I realized it had become genuinely useful for any gamer, not just me. So here it is, for everyone.

My main problem with the existing aggregators: Their scores tell you how the press felt about a game, not how players did.

That made sense 20 years ago. I cared a lot what GameSpot gave a game back then. But today we can actually measure how players felt, and to me that will always matter more than how the press did. On https://t.co/JolbgwKsO7, players hold at least two-thirds of every score, by rule. Press still counts, it just can't outvote the people who bought the game.

The other big problem: Those sites rate a game once, at launch, and then never really touch it again.

But that's not how games work anymore. A game can launch rough and get patched shortly after, but on Metacritic and OpenCritic it carries that scarlet letter forever.

No Man's Sky is the obvious example: Famously rocky launch, and Hello Games has spent the years since relentlessly improving it. Its Metacritic score has never moved. On https://t.co/JolbgwKsO7 it launched at 50 and sits at 82 today, because scores here are LIVE: launch-era reviews fade out over time, and reviews written after a significant patch count the most. When player sentiment changes, the number changes. Simple.

And since press does still count, I ended up reviewing the reviewers too. Every outlet and creator gets a trust score based on one question: When they reviewed a game, did players end up agreeing? You can see who consistently calls games the way players see them, and who doesn't. Again, simple and fair.

And everything is transparent. Every game page shows exactly how its score was computed, and the full methodology is public. No editorial opinion, no magic number.

Anyway, I hope you get a kick out of it! Even just as a way to see the best games on each platform, find something you missed, or browse a site that isn't wallpapered in ads, I think it's already pretty useful.

Enjoy!👍❤️

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@FlippityGames This is my favorite non-Fromsoft souls-like, followed closely by Lords of the Fallen (which you've already done). Interested to see your review.

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@AmericanMartel @ELDENRING A few new skins/armors and 2 new starting classes. Not much for non-switch2 users, but it only costs $5.

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@PopcornPost_ City Slickers 2
Wreck-it Ralph 2
The Last Jedi

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@booksandfaves @CarbonHelium This was my choice. While the second soldier really isn't a side character, he's definitely not the main character until, suddenly, he is.

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@FlippityGames Lol that's awesome! I've never heard of this game. I'll check it out. It looks like a platforms or metroidvania? Is it any good?

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@parkenharbor This is the reason I have not yet bought the game. Played the demo, and even with 'cinematic camera' turned off, there was still WAY to much camera movement (far more than any souls I played before). I'm excited to play it but waiting for some QoL changes and bug patches.

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@Cromwelp Samre boat you were in. Now the DLC is out, I will heed your advice and give it a second chance.

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@Ryvnhll @theeRetroRhino

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@arizoftgames @SandyofCthulhu I agree with this. When I hear how many commands-per-second some competitive SC players are, I realize the game is not for me. I feel I could do great at the strategy portion but the ceiling is far, far above me on the speed portion. It wouldn't be fun.

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@joshstifter Joe vs. The Volcano

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@microrex2112 @kamisokk Watch the people in the background. Not a single one moves a muscle as the kid jumps around freaking out and moves toward them. AI shit is right.

[Ghost Of Babylon @KindredBlade]

August 14 to October 29 might be one of the greatest periods in gaming history. September and October in particular are unbelievable.

🔸 Mafia: The Old Country DLC – August 14
🔸 The Sinking City 2 – August 18
🔸 Nioh 3 DLC– August 19
🔸 Mortal Shell II – August 20
🔸 Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters – August 27
🔸 Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 – August 27
🔸 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – August 27
🔸 Star Wars: Zero Company – August 27
🔸 Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition – August 28
🔸 NBA 2K27 – August 28
🔸 The Blood of Dawnwalker – September 3
🔸 Onimusha: Way of the Sword – September 4
🔸 Halloween: The Game – September 8
🔸 Valheim 1.0 – September 9
🔸 Marvel's Wolverine – September 15
🔸 RuneScape: Dragonwilds – September 15
🔸 Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed – September 15
🔸 Another Eden Begins – September 17
🔸 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – September 17
🔸 Trine 6 – September 17
🔸 Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War IV – September 17
🔸 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – September 17
🔸 Dune: Awakening – September 22
🔸 Control Resonant – September 24
🔸 Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition – September 24
🔸 Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea – September 24
🔸 Silent Hill: Townfall – September 24
🔸 Minecraft Dungeons II – September 28
🔸 Gothic II Complete Classic – September 29
🔸 Ghost of Yotei Echoes of Sekigahara – October 1
🔸 Rayman Legends Retold – October 1
🔸 Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered – October 1
🔸 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve – October 2
🔸 Gears of War: E-Day – October 6
🔸 Star Wars: Galactic Racer – October 6
🔸 Silver Pines – October 8
🔸 Hellraiser: Revival – October 8
🔸 Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 – October 8
🔸 Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen – October 9
🔸 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse – October 15
🔸 Tales of Eternia Remastered – October 16
🔸 Nintendo Switch Sports Resort – October 22
🔸 Final Fantasy Resonance – October 22
🔸 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – October 23
🔸 Steins;Gate Re:Boot – October 29
🔸 Phantom Blade Zero – October 29
🔸 No Rest for the Wicked – October 2026

Which games will you be buying?

[PsyopAnime @PsyopAnime]

Being a game developer used to mean something.

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@omgsidewalks This won't be a popular opinion, but The Martian movie I thought was substatially better than the book.

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@grok @Dakari80 @Pirat_Nation Owen Lars doesn't say it, Obi-Wan does (though he is quoting Owen).

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@DocFloyd813 @TheQuartering Your forgetting thrown weapons! Glaives or morning stars are best for small beasts.

[HeroHei @_Hero_Hei_]

Wow no way what could have gone wrong

[qAlphA @q_alph]

@prav_twit @Mente_Alpha_ Yes, clearly AI slop