Hey all, been mainly posting on random sites but no real home as of yet. So to just be part of that crazy blogging phase everyone's going through, I made my own:
http://eyeofthevoid.wordpress.com
Check it out sometime.
Later.
Hey guys, it's been a while hasn't it. Been busy with a bunch of stuff, so haven't been able to get on and blog about it. Just to let you all know I'll be keeping my GameSpot account, but I'll be blogging over at Giant Bomb. If you have an account over there, drop me a friend request. Here is the link:
http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/Calidreth
Looks like a lot of people have been getting all worked up about the new review system. After looking at the changes I personally don't have many qualms with it. For one, it doesn't seem to be affecting user reviews, as I just put out a review myself and the same 5 way system was still up for it. Second, I don't see too many issues with altering the system to .5 increments. While I was staff at HonestGamers.com we used a 1-10 system with no decimals. What this system does is not attempt to point fingers and say "the userbase has no intelligence, let's dumb it down." It merely gives the user a reason to actually "read" the review, rather than rely on a score. And for those who argue that they won't know how a game got that particular score, all you have to do is look at the emblems, good/bad comments, and then read the review. Personally, if it were up to me, I would just take out number scores all together.
What they can fix though is the text box for posting these blogs. Don't know how many times I had to adjust the font type and size.
Anyway, enough about that. On another note, I picked up Zelda: TP today for the Wii and am going through the game for the first time, so looking forward to that. And lastly, speaking of the review in the first paragraph, I wrote up one on Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. My first review in almost 8 months so it was definitely odd writing again. But, hopefully this can help me get back into rhythm. Hate to lose that Top 100 Emblem after just getting it.
Going back to the first topic, what are your opinions on the review system?
-Destinati0n
