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Author: Halon
Posted: November 26, 2008 (12:50 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I apologize for the tardiness; there was a confusion about the deadline with one of the judges.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:12 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
My congratualations to Drella for relegating me to the runner-up status for the second year, making this tournament my official albatross. I swear, if I ever win this thing, I'm taking a one-year sabbatical just to let it sink in. Think I have two second-place finishes, a third, a fourth and two fifths in it. At least I beat EmP this year.
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Author: drella
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:12 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks!
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hah. Well, I'll take this as a going home present. I wanted to place 6-10 in this tourney, and I did. My other goal was to receive all 80s, which didn't quite make it, but Jerec's 90 complements Masters' 70, anyway, and marks my first 90 ever, which makes me very happy. Thanks! And I laughed my ass off when the game got the last laugh at me. The irony was so awesome, I really couldn't help it.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:22 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the feedback on my review. It definitely was an experiment and one that didn't work as well as I hoped owing to my wife's complete and utter inability to critically dissect the game (or to justify the few thoughts she did have on... anything). If you think the review is light on details now, you should have seen her notes before I coaxed as much info out of her as I could!
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:31 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Wow! Just... wow! Great work by the judges! It's hard to review a review, and it was well worth the wait to get this constructive criticism! This has been really helpful, and I plan on using the feedback in my next review, for Valkyria Chronicles.
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Author: jerec
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:45 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I like how Janus' critique of Darketernal's entry is pretty much identical to mine of Lewis. What works for some people doesn't work for everyone else, hmm.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 26, 2008 (01:51 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
My outside bet won! Where do I claim my money?
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: November 26, 2008 (02:02 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think when reviews are as experimental as Lewis's and DE's they're always going to strike a chord with some readers AND put others off completely. That's just the way it is. Familiarity/interest in the game/genre usually help tip the balance one way or the other. The fact that I can remember the bits Lewis described from Half-Life 2 probably did help.
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Author: darketernal
Posted: November 26, 2008 (02:09 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for taking the effort of judging.
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: November 26, 2008 (02:52 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It's pretty interesting how each of the judges managed to nail the review in their own ways. It was longer than my usual reviews, since I wanted to see what it would be like to add a bunch more details than I do. Funny how it ended up being for a game were I actually had to describe the game in detail for readers to really get what it is. Though, in that attempt, I risked boring the reader, like jerec, by being too descriptive. Should have thrown in some RTS game comparisons to help a little, as well. And janus was right about the review feeling worn out halfway through, since that's how I actually felt when I wrote it.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: November 26, 2008 (02:57 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Mad congrats to Drella for getting his long-overdue alpha win. Equal congrats to OD who slew me this time -- the next chair-lift payment is on me, buddy.
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Author: bluberry
Posted: November 26, 2008 (07:45 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I demand a recount.
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Author: jerec
Posted: November 26, 2008 (09:40 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Okay! 0 for Boo, 0 for Boo, 0 for Boo. That adds up to 0/300.
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Author: True
Posted: November 29, 2008 (07:15 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Tied for third with EMP, beat out only by Drella and OD...
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: January 20, 2009 (05:00 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the first time a contestant in the Alphas has submitted a review and achieved a score of zero?
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: January 20, 2009 (06:34 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
...the "review" was just a sentence. It wasn't even accepted. He just "wrote" it as a joke.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: January 20, 2009 (08:09 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Zero's still a higher score than Willers got.
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: January 20, 2009 (01:06 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Well, no, since a null-score is not a number. It'd be like saying that an old, beat-up, falling-apart car has better steering than a pinapple.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: January 20, 2009 (01:13 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It would. One is still clearly better than the other.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: January 20, 2009 (01:18 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Mmmmm... pineapple...
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