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So I take it someone needs to get the ball started.

The re-review off is a chance to rewrite history -- in particular, your history, as the goal is to write a better review than you did before. I think everyone here feels they have reviews in their catalog where they could have done better. For this competition, reviewers will need to submit TWO reviews: the first the original work, the second their rewrite on the original game.

Aside from rewriting an existing review, there are no other strict rules to follow. The best place to store off the original review here is a blog post -- that way the judges can confirm the new review is both different and a better review than the previous version. "Touch ups" and small revisions are not the goal here -- the goal is to write a NEW review that does a better job than the previous version.

DEADLINE:

Saturday May 7th at midnight HG time, though in the spirit of friendly competition accommodations can be made.

JUDGES:

-Wolfqueen
-Leroux
-Asherdeus

While there is no plus or minus system for this competition, judges should not reward writers that have either written a review that they feel is worse than the original version or not different enough. Reviews should ideally either provide a new point of view, provide more context or give better examples that better support the original thesis. Grading is on the usual 100 point scale.

COMPETITORS:

True
pickhut
JoeTheDestroyer

!! You totally stole O.D.'s idea!

I'm in still.

If I Offended You, You Needed It.

Would this only be with HG reviews, or could it be with any old reviews that were too embarrassing to upload on HG?

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I was -inspired- by Overdrive's idea!

He can have all the credit without actually organizing it. Win-win.

Good question pick -- those reviews would be allowed (although there's no bonus for the original review being really bad).

Ah, ok. I've spent the last hour thinking, on and off, about what review I could do a rewrite for, and it's driving me nuts!

I'm just gonna say I'll sign up now. I'm sure I'll pick one before the deadline a month from now.

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I'm in.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

I'm willing to judge. I should do my part around here and this seems like it'll produce some interesting reads.

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I want to re-write Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar


Original Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

Age is a condition not a state of mind.

So, is this a go?

Age is a condition not a state of mind.

I imagine so. Ideally it'd be great if more people showed up, but... We'll see.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

I will be there. It'd look bad if I wasn't, since I invented the idea!

With the way I'm suffering from extended-duration writer's block, I might get the award for "biggest decline in quality from original to new", but I'll try anyway.

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

Anyone else interested in this? We only have six people so far (EmP, CD and OD haven't been added yet).

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

The only reviews I recall being genuinely unsatisfied with are my two Mass Effect reviews, and I'm pretty sure people were sick of hearing me talk about those games at least year ago.

You exist because we allow it. And you will end because we demand it.

Sea Monster review is up.

Original is still in my blog.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

I'm still in... just taking my sweet time. >__>

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I have RotW this week so I'd like to see about extending that deadline for a few days. Thanks.

Age is a condition not a state of mind.

The tourney deadline or RotW deadline? You're not judging, so I'm a little confused as to how the tourney deadline matters. Either way, the results probably wouldn't come out until a week after the deadline.

You need to explain a little more why you want an extension before I can consider one. I may consider one anyway just because we have so few people that have actually posted a review. (Only you and Joe so far), so we'll see. Don't rely on it though.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Yes, sorry. I wanted to extend this tourney. I'll have RotW on time. I'll try to get my re-write done by the 7th but the thing is I probably won't. I'm only half way done now so I do need a few more days to finish that up. If an extension is not possible I'll just do it anyway and it won't get judged.

Age is a condition not a state of mind.

I've been hard at work on mine. By which I mean, I've posted the original to the blogs and replayed most of the game. Actual words and...stuff to come soon!

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

Hm... Well, now that you cleared it up, I'll probably consider an extension, but I want to ask the other judges first. One may not be such bad idea anyway considering that as of right now, almost no one's entries are guaranteed yet.

Odd, though. I could've sworn you'd finished your thing; maybe I just saw your blog post and thought you had the rewrite done already. Sorry about that.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

No I posted the blog so I would not forget later because I probably would have. Just a few of days would be fine. Like the 11th or 12th.

I also was not to sure this was a go so I am getting a late start here. Altough I am about half way done.

Age is a condition not a state of mind.

Oh, yeah.... should post my original review before I put up the new one.

Original: Dune: The Battle for Arrakis

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PROGRESS REPORT: I now have typed three paragraphs. Or four, but the first one is two short sentences, so I'm not counting it as a full paragraph.

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

PROGRESS REPORT: Another paragraph has been typed. Stay tuned for further updates.

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle