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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: June 18, 2009 (12:00 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Before entering THE VERDICT ZONE, a brief word from the judges about OBSCURANCY.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: June 18, 2009 (12:26 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Congratulations to the winners! Congratulations to my teammate, too, for topping the list and for getting me to play Hoosier City and putting out a great review despite time constraints. And to the judges, for expediently making insightful insights to every review contributed. And to everyone else, including EmP for thinking this up.
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: June 18, 2009 (01:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Bloomer, I'm going to have to call shenanigans on your Obscur-O-Meter rating for Sheep. You seem to be giving it a negative rating for two reasons: one, it's a Capcom game, and two the title is boring.
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Author: darketernal
Posted: June 18, 2009 (01:33 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the fairly quick judging of this competition. All people that are judges in these contests could learn from this.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: June 18, 2009 (01:49 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Willthegreat, I played Sheep for the PSX, and it seems to be the same game, roughly. That doesn't change the review's entertainment value, of course. Just that I think bloomer's assessment was [edit: reasonably--randomness and subjectivity and all] accurate/justifiable.
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: June 18, 2009 (01:52 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ah, well yes, the fact that it's a port/remake would clear that up quite nicely.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: June 18, 2009 (02:01 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I have to agree with Will on this one. I enjoyed (immensely enjoyed, in fact) the comments from the judges, and everything seemed spot on and good... until I came to the obscurity scoring for Sheep. I can attest that this is an extremely obscure title. I actually recently was at an online convention with several Capcom officials (for Devil's Lair stuff) and asked about this game on a whim, remembering this review... they didn't have any idea what I was talking about.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: June 18, 2009 (03:13 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks bestowed upon the judges for timely critiques and admitence of my tactical brilliance. Congrats to several of the people who took part and vile threats to others -- the trick is, I'm not revealing who gained what!
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Author: Suskie
Posted: June 18, 2009 (04:51 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Perfectly happy with that result considering the review wasn't written for this comp at all and, frankly, was just a way of knocking that pesky "I" out of the way for the Alpha Marathon. So thanks to the judges for putting up with a game that, let's face it, isn't obscure in the slightest.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: June 18, 2009 (04:52 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Recounting tales of how you gratuitously spread the name of Sheep to anyone and everyone who would listen does not establish obscurity!
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Author: zigfried
Posted: June 18, 2009 (05:06 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
PS - Thanks for the prompt judging (buy a DS, Bloomer!) and awarding TEAM SPOILER the victory. Janus and I will proceed to use the trophies as moonshine goblets, because that's how we roll.
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Author: bloomer
Posted: June 18, 2009 (07:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The reviews were of a very high standard, so good work everyone.
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Author: turducken
Posted: June 18, 2009 (07:38 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
As was much of the review, although at times I felt like I was reading the ramblings of a crack addict in desperate need of fix.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: June 18, 2009 (11:41 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks to the judges and to my teammate. Congrats to the others. But sorry for winning an obscurity contest with reviews for games that really aren't that obscure!
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: June 18, 2009 (11:47 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I personally consider Aschultz to be my understudy, whether he likes it or not.
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Author: sashanan
Posted: June 18, 2009 (11:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Congratulations everyone! Issues of obscurity aside, we're looking at overall strong reviews here awarded overall good grades. Also cool to see my choice of game - which was a last minute inspiration - carry my piece to the top. All in all I'm pleased with how it turned out, though some credit must go to my teammate and proofreader. For the record, my review made him play through Hoosier City entirely and then dig into its sequels, while I lasted not five minutes in Super Black Onyx because I couldn't figure out how to harm the first enemy I came across.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: June 19, 2009 (08:26 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You could argue my FAQ didn't explain things clearly enough...while Sashanan's did. But enough of this backslapping, naw-YOU-the-man-dawgging, and reveling in my highest finish ever. We're rivals now in the team tourney, and that's serious business! I see your teammate is already talking a little trash :). You have no clues of the platforms I will unleash on you, I say!
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: June 19, 2009 (12:00 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for judging and congrats to the other winners/participants.
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Author: sashanan
Posted: June 19, 2009 (01:47 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
We're rivals now in the team tourney, and that's serious business! I see your teammate is already talking a little trash :). You have no clues of the platforms I will unleash on you, I say!
"Deep in the earth I faced a fight that I could never win. The blameless and the base destroyed, and all that might have been. -- GK" |
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