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Hi there,

I would like to propose some ideas for 2 indicators:

1) a Player Presence indicator from 0 star to 5 star on how much action and interaction the player is requested to do (i.e: 0 being a movie, 5 being a shoot’em’up action game). This could help gamers to know how much the game is “action-oriented” instead of being mostly a passive experience.

Player Presence indicator Examples:
- 5 Stars ( Action Adventure oriented gameplay ) :
    Portal 2, Superliminal, Inside, Stacking, Amnesia
- 4 Stars ( Bits of action gameplay but with a good amount of pauses for cinematic, dialogue, text ):
    There Is No Game, The Room, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
- 3 Stars (Classic adventures with balance between interactivity and cinematic, dialogue & text):
    Eastshade, The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango
- 2 Stars (Adventures developed around cinematic, dialogue and text):
    Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Overboard!, Life is strange, Heavy Rain
- 1 Star (Walking simulators with little or no interaction):
    Last Stop, Late Shift, Journey, Dear Esther

2) a Satisfactory Ending indicator from 0 star to 5 star on how much good is the ending (or the best ending) in the context of the game, if it feels rushed or with a cliffhanger (i.e: 0 being a rushed cliffhanger, 5 being proper finale with no important loose ends).

Satisfactory Ending indicator Examples:
- 5 Stars (Well rounded endings):
    Portal, Grim Fandango, Telltale’s The Walking Dead
- 4 Stars (Good endings with minor unanswered questions):
    Life is Strange, Little Hope, Heavy Rain
- 3 Stars (Good endings with major unanswered questions):
      The Secret of Monkey Island 2, Obduction, Virginia
- 2 Stars (Thin endings):
    The Witness, Firewatch, Machinarium
- 1 Star (Abrupt endings):
    Still Life 2, Over the Alps

Let me know what you think.