We need some more games, guys! Start suggesting some, or I'll have to pick some out, and I'm sure my opinion differs from everyone else's.

Now, the point of this post: Lets get started reviewing. I thought about it for a bit, and decided that reviews should include a few bits of information in them. These are the guidelines:

Gameplay

Simplicity - Is it easy to understand the general concept / get the hang of, or does it take hours of playing to understand?
Complexity - Does the game have any depth, or is it just simple button mashing?
Fun - Simple- how fun is the game? Do you enjoy playing it, or is it dull and boring?
Replay Value - Is it a game you can play a few times, or one that you'll stay away from after one or two plays?

Presentation

Pixel Art - Simply how the pixel art looks. Is it appealing?
Sounds - Does the game have any sounds? Do they fit well?
Fit - Do they go well together, or do the icons clash and look like they're from other games (or ARE they from other games)?
Originality - Did the staff of the game make the icons / sounds, or did they get them from somewhere else?

Originality

Concept - Was the game's concept thought of by it's creator, or based off an already existing thing?
Programming - Is all of the programming made by the staff of the game, or is some of it not theirs?
Presentation - Are the icons and sounds made by the team of the game, or are they ripped?

Overall

Should be based on the other scores, and also affected by the overall experience the reviewer had playing this game.

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I think it's a pretty good system; If you guys agree, I'll start reviewing, and others are free to submit reviews as well, as long as they follow these guidelines, and write a non-biased review. However, these guidelines are subject to change.

I know I'm supposed to be doing more polls for game ratings, and I will soon. I just need people to start suggesting games. Anyway, so now I wanted opinions on something kind of random- does grammar really matter? In my opinion, if you're writting a blog, proper grammar is essential. But does it matter if you're commenting, or just on a game? I've always thought higher of people who took out the time to actually write out words like "you" and "are", and use proper capitalization.

I can never really take anyone who types like a second grader seriously, no matter what they're talking about. Especially BYOND programmers / game developers- I've known at least five or six who claim to be awesome developers, yet still type like they're six years old. I mean, it's common for just random players (no offense to any of you random players, out there) to not type out full sentences, and such... But I just can't take any developer seriously who doesn't even understand elementary school level writing.

But enough of my rambling- what do you guys think about it? Vote! Also, don't forget to suggest any new games that should be added. You can page me, or leave a comment.

Somebody submits a game normally, or emails me. I put up a poll (or ask for comments), and the game is to be rated. I'll make a custom content box that has the game's hub icons / banners, and based on the rating they got, they'd get a little "rank". Like a small pixel trophy- if they got 9~10, then they'd get gold. 8 would be silver, and 7 would be bronze. 6 would be no trophy, and 5 and under wouldn't be allowed in.

All types of games would be allowed in, fangames, original, etc. Anyone who wants could submit a review (for approval), and I'd be doing review pretty often. If you'd like your game to be reviewed, and it's at least worth looking at / up often, I'd do that.

Also, thanks to the CSS Guild for the new layout. I messed with it a bit... hope I didn't screw anything up. So, any suggestions to improve the system would be helpful. It's just an idea, though- so if you don't like it at all, at least offer another idea!

Since obviously "Best of BYOND" isn't doing too well, and no one person (especially myself) can judge which games are the best, I figured I'd change the theme- or, get rid of the guild altogether. I think I should still use it as a guild, though. I'd never be able to make a personal blog... It's pretty obvious, but I'm not that interesting.

Any suggestions for what I should turn the guild in to? Or should it stay the same, just be improved? I was thinking a place to put original games, but that's been done so many times I'm sure you guys are sick of it.

Thanks much for reading. That's all.

EDIT: Removed the PS, but I still have to say, I'm going to change the CSS... Well, actually GET a CSS... Remove the disgusting background, and make a banner that doesn't suck. Any other suggestions, yeah, feel free to say them.