This thread is in response to a review for Moraff's Dungeons of the Unforgiven on the PC. You are encouraged to view the review in a new window before reading this thread.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: June 22, 2009 (02:02 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Sashanan--I enjoyed these 3 reviews, but in #3 I think you got caught up in something I've fallen prey to, mainly that the further I went in reviewing some games in the series, the more I felt obliged to say, because the game -should- be more complex, and the review needs to stand up to that, right? So I think if you get the rewriting bug, that'd be the best one to fix.
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Author: sashanan
Posted: June 22, 2009 (10:40 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'd have to look up the dates on GameFAQs to make sure, but I think I wrote the Moraff's Revenge review last (despite it being the first game in the series). It probably is also the review that worked out best of the three.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: June 27, 2009 (09:55 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is a good line:
Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic." |
Author: zigfried
Posted: June 27, 2009 (10:52 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
In reference to the above advice... Referring people to other reviews for essential background information (as opposed to tangential tidbits) is generally considered poor reviewing form; the thought is that a review should stand on its own and provide everything someone needs to know about the game. References to other reviews should be for extra/fun/un-needed information.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: June 27, 2009 (11:10 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm almost always with you on that, Zig. But in this case, where it's a series of reviews on games that are very similar, and in fact the POINT of this review is to say that they haven't changed enough (or changed in the wrong areas) I think it would be very effective.
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Author: sashanan
Posted: June 28, 2009 (09:38 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Bear in mind that we're looking at crossposts from GameFAQs here. Honestgamers tends to allow more leeway in experiments like that - and I do think it would have benefited both these reviews and those for Phoenix Wright - but GameFAQs would likely reject a review that requires the reading of another, even in a scenario where it makes sense to do so (and isn't a lot to ask because the reviews are consequently shorter).
"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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