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Author: zigfried
Posted: April 19, 2009 (12:32 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is a really oddly structured review that actually works quite well. It's interesting how you flit from beginning, to middle, back to the beginning in chronological order --- but in doing so, you present concepts in the order that they need to be introduced to follow the final path of the game.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: April 19, 2009 (12:53 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for your comments, Zigfried. It's a pretty intuitive game to start off, and I managed to really enjoy it without knowing much about the anime series itself. The translation patch is good, though I was still confused as to what Yokai were afterwards.
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Author: randxian
Posted: April 19, 2009 (05:58 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Parts of it seemed a bit awkward, but maybe that's just me. In any event, I think I understand how this game works even though I never played it before. That's always a good sign for a review.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: April 19, 2009 (06:24 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Which parts do you feel were awkward? I know that when I try to convince myself a part of a review is not awkward, it's time to give up the argument and straighten it out again. Problem is, I'm so dreadfully biased I'm not awkward, so I need to find these blind spots when I can. I don't mean this as defense of the review per se, more a sort of "pick a sentence/segue or two I really need to fix, and it'll be worth it to sit down and fix it." Because I think that is a great exercise for me.
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Author: randxian
Posted: April 19, 2009 (07:02 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Along the way a fellow called Botchi. Well, all over the way, really.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: April 19, 2009 (07:07 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks very much. It's good to get this sort of feedback. I think you located two parts where I knew what I was saying and didn't catch a blind spot others have because, well, they are unaware of the game. Plus the joke about Botchi doesn't quite work as stated(though it should,) and I think I can compact the other observation, too. Let me know if you'd like close reading of any particular review of yours...
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Author: randxian
Posted: April 19, 2009 (07:39 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'd love to get feedback on my reviews. There was a thread on my review for Crystalis, so I have kind of a general feel for what I need to work on.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: April 19, 2009 (08:33 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Well, I've kind of been throwing a lot of reviews at the site, and I've gotten some feedback, so maybe it is time for me to do the same. It seems like critiques come in bunches here, so the more someone throws a random one out, the more likely it'll snowball into others. It looks like we have some reviews in common(Hamtaro,) and you have some of games I'd like to play and one I bought but never did(Wheel of Time.) So I'll try and give some help back in return.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 07, 2010 (01:25 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The opening to this review is awesome. "... the world, or in this case, an island shaped like Japan." Ha ha ha. And having the final showdown in pseudo-Korea? SO Japanese.
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