Hello!I want to say thank you in response to a very supportive first month since going full-time by dropping a peek at what the next content update will be focused around. Now that 1.13 is mostly wrapped up, I'm now focusing on putting together the feature you've all been waiting for...
Game Edition Combining!
You heard it here first! With this update you'll be able to track which edition of game you've played in the same log as the parent, instead of having to track it as a separate game entirely. This will also bring all stats for a game and its editions together to better represent the number of plays / ratings / reviews it has. Don't worry, I'm also planning on providing options to filter ratings / reviews if you want to check a specific edition.
Game editions will still have their own page on the site, can be added to lists as a separate entry, liked, favorited, etc... as it is now. The main difference will be that you'll log the game under the parent instead, as the log editor will open up to the parent game with the edition selected instead of being its own.At the start this will focus on bringing game versions together as that seems to be the easiest category to automate. Here are some examples of games that would be considered an edition:
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle: Premium Edition
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Collector's Edition
Dragon's Dogma II: Deluxe Edition
Next would be bundles, where a bundle game becomes an edition for any game in its bundle. For example Sonic X Shadow Generations would be a selectable edition under both Sonic Generations and Shadow Generations.
I'm still deciding on how to approach Remasters as I think they are more on a case-by-case basis whether if a remaster should be considered its own game or not.
I'm mostly still in the planning phase so there's a lot of nuances to figure out in terms of how this will affect the rest of the site, so please share any feedback or wishes for how you'd like to see this feature implemented!
Hope to share more soon!Best,
MrProg