If you're tired of using stars as a means to finding out whether a game is worth playing, then things might be heading in your favor relatively soon. That's because Sony is experimenting with the potential for written User Reviews. Indeed, Sony via PlayStation has begun sending out emails to gamers asking for a written review on a game that has been associated with their Online ID.
Who are you, the Review Police?
News of the potential for user-curated reviews was first mentioned on the PlayStation subreddit, where one user shared the email they received, inviting them to leave a review for Helldivers 2. The Gamer is able to verify the emails sent because it has received a similar email asking for a review for The Witcher 3.
Perhaps what's most interesting about the request, is that, in the case of the email I received, I hadn't logged more than a handful of hours into The Witcher 3, yet was prompted to share a review.
In another interesting wrinkle, users who had owned the game on disc were also prompted to share a review, but weren't able to do so. One user shared on Reddit, "I tried to give...