Token Female Gamer

Ratings explained!

I wasn’t sure if giving an overall rating to sum up the review was a great idea, but in the end decided that I might as well give it a try.

My system sounded so simple in my head. Sadly its bit more complicated then I had intended. Let me explain how it works:

For computer games there are two parts to the ratings.

The first part is an overall number for the entire game. It is represented by a set of mushrooms from one to five, five being the best. The color of mushrooms that I pick for this rating will represent my overall mood for the game.

The second part I call my mood progression. This set of mushrooms will always be a set of ten. Here the colors are the focus. They represent my various states of moods that occurred throughout my gaming experience.

I am a person with many moods and I think this system will offer a deeper insight into why I chose a particular overall rating.
I am hoping that it will be helpful and not confusing.

For everything else that I rate, I will stick with just the one to five mushroom rating.

Here are some of my general thoughts associated with numbers of mushrooms.

One mushroom: I want my money back!; There is no way I’m ever playing this again!; Landfill fodder.
Two mushrooms: Not really worth my time and effort.; This didn’t inspire me to want to play more.
Three mushrooms: Enjoyable!; Well worth the time I put into it.
Four mushrooms: There better be a sequel.; What do you mean there are only 160 hours of game play?
Five mushrooms: Nirvana, perfection, excellence.; This is in my top ten favorites.