Lets get started, shall we?
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:
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?
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?
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?
Should be based on the other scores, and also affected by the overall experience the reviewer had playing this game.
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.
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.
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.
Posted by Sabaku no Kira on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 05:39PM
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#9 Gochels:
Here are a few good games my kind sir.
http://www.byond.com/games/Yurgeta/GameCentral
http://www.byond.com/games/DBEO/DragonBallEpicOnline
http://www.byond.com/games/SuperSaiyanGokuX/MurderMansion
http://www.byond.com/games/Ruben7/ResidentEvil
http://www.byond.com/games/Ruben7/ResidentEvil
Saturday, October 17, 2009 08:52PM
#8 Chaos Productionz:
Foomer wrote:
> Those are lists of things to comment on for each category, not subcategories. When you've finished commenting on one aspects, you look at the list and see if there's anything left that you haven't commented on, and you write something about that. It helps to make sure you have a thorough review.
My mistake in not understanding the post.
Sunday, October 04, 2009 01:53AM
#7 Foomer:
Those are lists of things to comment on for each category, not subcategories. When you've finished commenting on one aspects, you look at the list and see if there's anything left that you haven't commented on, and you write something about that. It helps to make sure you have a thorough review.
Thursday, October 01, 2009 08:30AM
#6 Sabaku no Kira:
Chaos Productionz wrote:
> Why bother splitting it into a number of sub categories? You can make a detailed paragraph for each of the categories which is more than enough.
I suppose I didn't quite word it properly- I meant that those would be things that should be included in each part. They're more like guidelines than subcategories, I'll clear that up now...
Thursday, October 01, 2009 08:22AM
#5 Chaos Productionz:
Why bother splitting it into a number of sub categories? You can make a detailed paragraph for each of the categories which is more than enough.
Thursday, October 01, 2009 04:53AM
#4 Charliegrooms14:
jajajaja
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 05:52PM
#3 Sabaku no Kira:
Foomer wrote:
> I'm still in favor of the approach used by the article You've Got Game, But Can You Write? at IGN.
>
> And I honestly thing that Originality and Overall are fairly meaningless categories. Originality is very arbitrary, and overall doesn't really mean much. A simple Conclusion would be better.
I have to agree with you there- I was trying to think of a way to incorpirate the default parts of the review system. The article was definitely an interesting read, and I'll have to use it as a reference when I edit this post around a bit...
EDIT: Yeah, I realize I posted it twice. For some reason, even if I only click submit once, it seems to make two blogs for me.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 05:50PM
#2 Foomer:
I'm still in favor of the approach used by the article You've Got Game, But Can You Write? at IGN.
And I honestly thing that Originality and Overall are fairly meaningless categories. Originality is very arbitrary, and overall doesn't really mean much. A simple Conclusion would be better.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 05:46PM
#1 Drehdog7:
Agreed
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 05:46PM