What we need....

[Pilot_51]

One thing that I should point out while this is still hot... You can't review an unreleased game, it's impossible, you can however preview an unreleased game. In almost every case, doing either requires that you play through the entire thing in its official form (the real game that Nintendo intended to give out, not a ROM or leak).

[Mario Famous]

Originally Posted by ShadowMarth

Famous, looking at a guide for a review is despicable. Don't write a review if you can't understand the game enough to beat it without having it all handed to you. Also, what you're talking about would be a PREview.

I don't look at guides to do reviews. I'm stating that some people do.

[bignds]

Originally Posted by biggy

Er, not being rude, but since when was lkr calling shots.

Look i can understand where you are coming from, and im probably the least guilty of not ramming the site with content, what with organising and producing the WIRL, ACWW review.

Thing is, im reviewing where i can, metroid pilots got now, mario kart has disappeared into the abyss, but as i was aware of dsdude had that, new super mario bros. was namster teh hamster. Only thing i can see where i missed out is mario and luigi, but only then i got a short amount of time, nor do i still have it. meh, i can still review it though. Ill have it up for tomorrow.

Just adding to my point. Please bare in mind people we are fan based run, we do not recieve promos, nor do we get these games free, their funded from our own pockets, so jus be a little understanding.

[Lkr]

biggy, i never said i was calling the shots, nor to rush anything. im saying that over time, we need to put something together to get a lot of GOOD, QUALITY reviews up. and since we fund ourselves, if a member is able to produce a GOOD, QUALITY review, and mods agree its good, it should be put as official

[bignds]

Er, we already do that. Mine was done back when i wasnt a mod, same with Shadow. If we recieve quaality reviews, lkr, we will post them up.

ok...

metroid - pilot

MK DS - I'll do it if Dsdude doesn't want to

SMB - namster

M&L - Biggy?

any other games are up for reviews as far as i know, as long as its a good quality review.

[Yoshi]

Originally Posted by Mormon

ok...

metroid - pilot

MK DS - I'll do it if Dsdude doesn't want to

SMB - namster

M&L - Biggy?

any other games are up for reviews as far as i know, as long as its a good quality review.

Yes! I can do a review...

Here's the deal. I want to make all this as streamlined (efficiency ftw) as possible. So, the mods who currently are "queued" for a review still have first dibs on those reviews (i.e, I still have the opportunity to review MKDS, and Namster still has the opportunity to review NSMB). Here's where I'm extending the review opportunity to the regular members: All a member has to do is request to review a game, and they can review it. If they request to review a game that is currently in mod's queue, the member can only review it if the mod decides to not review the game themselves. It's all about volunteering. So here's a quick example:

Lkr decides he wants to review NSMB. So he PMs a mod (or posts in a "review request" thread if that is easier) saying that he wishes to review New Super Mario Bros. Now, since Namster has said he will review the game, Lkr can't review it. However, if Namster decides to not review it (or takes too long), then Lkr will be able to review it.

If Lkr wants to review a game that isn't currently assigned to a mod, all he has to do is await approval, and then type up his review. The review will have to conform to certain grammatical guidelines and formatting. After it is written, he sends the review to a mod for final approval, and it is posted. Of course, if it still doesn't seem "up to scratch," then Lkr would have to rewrite it and send it again. Same applies after a mod-queued game is approved for a member.

Sorry to use you as the example, Lkr, but you're the first non-mod I could think of at the time (take that as you will). So that's how I see this working out. We mods can only do so much, and I feel that it is necessary that we obtain all the help from the members that we can get. Volunteering is all we can rely for now, seeing as how "hiring" full-time reviewers isn't exactly a current option.

All reviews will have to be of a certain length, and quality of grammar.

[Pilot_51]

We should also have a template of sorts to make it easier to create a review, especially if we're to have screenshots throughout the review like many review/news articles do. A guideline for what aspects of the game to review is a must, if even just the very basics.

Indeed. That was something I was thinking about doing. Set up a template for users to input their review into. Though, should we rely on the users to submit their own pictures, or for the mods to get some and edit them to fit properly? Seems like another issue all its own, seeing as how not many users have access to imade-editing programs.