tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772300945348413135.post9010958015538229992..comments2011-04-25T06:51:45.208-05:00Comments on VGAmalgam: Picking a Video Game Review System (You Can Help)WesFXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13671940889778134918noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772300945348413135.post-17339281747348330922011-02-25T15:36:41.568-06:002011-02-25T15:36:41.568-06:00@Falco8
Hmm.... I don't know if I agree. If th...@Falco8<br />Hmm.... I don't know if I agree. If the reviewer likes the game, then they might give it a high score to encourage people to buy the game, and if they don't like it, a low score to "help" people to avoid buying the game. In a way, they are accomplishing exactly what they want.WesFXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671940889778134918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772300945348413135.post-90345026814218840552011-02-22T19:19:31.854-06:002011-02-22T19:19:31.854-06:00Oh cool, I was just wondering about it since I hav...Oh cool, I was just wondering about it since I haven't seen anything on the hardware to indicate an embedded microphone on the system.<br /><br />Also, I chose Kotaku's way just because there was no rating system because everyone is just using the rating system as a crutch just to decide on whether to buy a game or not. Which, unfortunately, makes everything that the reviewer wrote "null in void", in a way.Falco8https://www.blogger.com/profile/08179216480799259166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772300945348413135.post-37870737798611264412011-02-22T18:21:44.543-06:002011-02-22T18:21:44.543-06:00@Coffee
Yeah, I definitely planned on including st...@Coffee<br />Yeah, I definitely planned on including stats like play time, purchase price or if I rented it, control method I used most often (Classic Con vs. Wiimote + Nunchuk, for example). I've never actually read a Kotaku review (the site structure doesn't make it convenient to view them later when I would read them) so it's funny that you both mention Kotaku's review style.<br /><br />@Falco8<br />Actually, it does have a microphone. I couldn't tell you where it's located on the unit, but Nintendo's site still says it's there http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/hardware/specsWesFXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671940889778134918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772300945348413135.post-56170521194102135052011-02-21T21:34:21.663-06:002011-02-21T21:34:21.663-06:00I really don't have any video game review styl...I really don't have any video game review style that I like really. Actually, I don't think that I'd really be a good video game reviewer since I can tolarate most games that I play (ex. Rugrats in Paris for the GBA. I actually had a blast with that game! It was a good distraction whenever I go on car trips but it was freaking hard to complete the game even for a licensed game) <br /><br />However, I do prefer Kotaku's way of reviewing games but recently it feels as if Kotaku reverting back ever so closely to rating their game(I don't have any concrete proof but it's just a feeling that I've got). <br /><br />But if I were to choose a review style, I would just write about the game's "The Good, the Bad, and the 'Nitpick'" (....I know, but just try to stay with me here). In the good section, one will only talk about the good things about the game, then only talks about the bad things about the game, and then finally comes the "Nitpick" section which the reviewer talks about which components of game should have improved on the game, removed from the game, and remained the same in the game.<br /><br />Basically, you got two pseudo-objective sections (The good and the bad) and then a subjective section (The nitpick). Also to clarify, when I say "pseudo-objective", it means it really subjective, but in the reviewer's perspective, it should really be fact for the game.<br /><br />P.S. <br />Sorry to go off topic here, but have you guys ever noticed that the 3DS does not have a built-in microphone? I actually found this out when I saw a 3DS starter pack which includes earphones with a microphone, but since the system has removed that feature, games like warioware, rhythm heaven, and other games will be somewhat useless on the 3DS unless the games are compatible with a microphone but I don't know... Something to think about.Falco8https://www.blogger.com/profile/08179216480799259166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772300945348413135.post-17633313607768257062011-02-21T18:48:50.193-06:002011-02-21T18:48:50.193-06:00Well, after two tests, and being in a semi-recover...Well, after two tests, and being in a semi-recovering state from the flu over the last 5 days, I'm catching up on posts!<br /><br />I've held off for the longest time on doing "reviews" on my site.<br />I actually prefer detailed previews...or even just game-play videos with voice-overs(getting more into this).<br /><br />I have a standard I would use, if/when I start doing reviews on a regular basis though...and it would be like Kotaku(even though that site I disagree with on 95% of their content due to it being basically trash journalism IMO), where they show a positive/negative list of what they enjoyed overall and what they disliked overall.<br /><br />IF you do reviews though, please include the amount of time you played the games...because nearly 95% of all reviews read like press releases these days that are copied/pasted from other sites...just with different words to appeal to their audiences.<br /><br />When reviewers don't even finish games before reviewing it(which I think happens VERY often)...the least they could say is how many hours they played it, or where they stopped and what level they stopped on and why they didn't finish it.coffeewithgameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381995224445934504noreply@blogger.com