Sep7agon Game Reviews

Verbatim · September 03, 2015, 05:13:42 PM

Actually, what am I, insane?

Instead of sorting by author, I should sort it alphabetically by game. Then I'll have each review/score linked underneath each title.

overhaul incoming

Verbatim · September 05, 2015, 07:34:41 PM

Testing a new format.

S

Super Mario Bros.

Mega Sceptile

7/10

Super Mario 64

Mega Sceptile

6/10

Super Mario Bros. 2

Mega Sceptile

6.5/10

Super Mario Bros. 3

Mega Sceptile

8.5/10

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Mega Sceptile

6.9/10

Super Mario World

Mega Sceptile

9/10

edit:
I think that's good. Lot of fucking work, though.

Verbatim · September 05, 2015, 09:06:02 PM

So, I'm doing some digging for extra reviews I might have missed, and I found these:

http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=1303.0 (shitty dishonored review by napalm)
http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=5033.0 (shitty destiny "review" by neo)
http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=28116.0 (it's piglets, so i can't tell if he's trolling or not)
http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=41177.0 (jester's "review" of batman: arkham night)

should i even include them

i want to, just because they all had the gall to call these things "reviews", but i mean

nosejob · September 05, 2015, 09:18:24 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 05, 2015, 07:34:41 PM

Testing a new format.

S
Super Mario Bros.
Mega Sceptile 7/10

Super Mario 64
Mega Sceptile 6/10

Super Mario Bros. 2
Mega Sceptile 6.5/10

Super Mario Bros. 3
Mega Sceptile 8.5/10

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Mega Sceptile 6.9/10

Super Mario World
Mega Sceptile 9/10

edit:
I think that's good. Lot of fucking work, though.

Those are the edgiest review scores I've ever seen.

Verbatim · September 05, 2015, 09:22:10 PM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on September 05, 2015, 09:18:24 PM

Those are the edgiest review scores I've ever seen.

I think they're fair. I think his score for 64 was a little generous, and I would've given SMW a 10 (one of only three games I've played that I think are worthy of such a number), but everything else seems reasonable, if you ask me.

also, i'm including your review of advanced warfare, if you don't mind

nosejob · September 05, 2015, 09:30:01 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 05, 2015, 09:22:10 PM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on September 05, 2015, 09:18:24 PM
Those are the edgiest review scores I've ever seen.
I think they're fair. I think his score for 64 was a little generous, and I would've given SMW a 10 (one of only three games I've played that I think are worthy of such a number), but everything else seems reasonable, if you ask me.

also, i'm including your review of advanced warfare, if you don't mind

Too each their own I guess.

And wow I forgot that existed. Pretty dank piece of mine. Reading it back I don't even know what the fuck I was doing. Might've done it in my sleep.

Verbatim · September 05, 2015, 09:33:40 PM

yeah, i'm trying to sniff out the entire forum

Everything is all sorted, except for Brute's—I'm saving all his shit for last.

I've never actually watched any of his videos, so, I hope he uses some kind of numeric rating system so that I can just skip to the end to see the scores <_< I don't know if I care to sit through that much content in one sitting.

Jono · September 06, 2015, 03:24:01 AM

Alright I figured out how to make my Starcraft 2 review, it will be the longest review I write so it may take me a day or two.

Big Boss · September 06, 2015, 08:11:13 AM

I want to do a review but I can never think of good shit to write

BaconShelf · September 06, 2015, 09:10:49 AM

I'm panning on doing a Halo 5 review of the campaign based on the perspective of someone who knows the lore and expanded universe. I figured it would be interesting, considering not reviewers don't read the books so we never really get the kind of opinion of how they tie to the larger universe.

Big Boss · September 06, 2015, 09:27:56 AM

Actually tempted to record some MGS reviews with my own thoughts. What do I need?

Verbatim · September 06, 2015, 09:48:54 AM

Quote from: Big Boss on September 06, 2015, 09:27:56 AM

Actually tempted to record some MGS reviews with my own thoughts. What do I need?

Written reviews are easier (unless you hate writing, I guess), because all you need is to extrapolate an opinion over all the primary facets of the game, but video reviews are a little bit more costly—both monetarily and time-wise.

Ideally, you're gonna need a good microphone (any will do as long as your voice can be clearly heard) and a capture card to record game footage, if you desire (I've never had one of these, so I couldn't tell you which one to get). Then comes the editing software. Audacity is a must, and for the video, I always tend to use WMM... <_< If you want something more higher-end, I can't really recommend anything that you wouldn't pirate, which I don't condone, so... Google-fu.

Speak clearly and enthusiastically. Make sure your script is concise and well-written, and that the game footage aligns well with what you're talking about (if you want to talk about a specific part you thought was annoying, for example, make sure to include footage of it on top of your commentary—this reduces your need to describe it yourself, and gives the audience a clear visual to go off of). Try to shoot under ten minutes, unless you really just have a lot to say.

Don't say shit like "rate, comment, and subscribe" and shit like that. People will subscribe if they want to.

That's all—you don't need anything fancy. Personally, a pen and paper is all I need. While playing new games (and old games too), it's important to take notes as you play, and maybe you can fit them in somewhere. If you're recording game footage, it's always important to keep back-ups of it, in case you lose it.

Big Boss · September 06, 2015, 10:31:31 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 06, 2015, 09:48:54 AM

Quote from: Big Boss on September 06, 2015, 09:27:56 AM
Actually tempted to record some MGS reviews with my own thoughts. What do I need?
Written reviews are easier (unless you hate writing, I guess), because all you need is to extrapolate an opinion over all the primary facets of the game, but video reviews are a little bit more costly—both monetarily and time-wise.

Ideally, you're gonna need a good microphone (any will do as long as your voice can be clearly heard) and a capture card to record game footage, if you desire (I've never had one of these, so I couldn't tell you which one to get). Then comes the editing software. Audacity is a must, and for the video, I always tend to use WMM... <_< If you want something more higher-end, I can't really recommend anything that you wouldn't pirate, which I don't condone, so... Google-fu.

Speak clearly and enthusiastically. Make sure your script is concise and well-written, and that the game footage aligns well with what you're talking about (if you want to talk about a specific part you thought was annoying, for example, make sure to include footage of it on top of your commentary—this reduces your need to describe it yourself, and gives the audience a clear visual to go off of). Try to shoot under ten minutes, unless you really just have a lot to say.

Don't say shit like "rate, comment, and subscribe" and shit like that. People will subscribe if they want to.

That's all—you don't need anything fancy. Personally, a pen and paper is all I need. While playing new games (and old games too), it's important to take notes as you play, and maybe you can fit them in somewhere. If you're recording game footage, it's always important to keep back-ups of it, in case you lose it.

Alright I may give that a go when I'm back in uni. Might crank out a few written ones first to get in the feel of it.

Zonda · September 07, 2015, 02:17:02 AM

I'm tempted to do some reviews of my own, specifically for a few Zelda games. Only issue would be the effort of writing it all down and choosing a good way to format it.

Jono · September 07, 2015, 04:51:05 PM

Incoming massive SC2 review after I made a few adjustments to it

Rinev · September 07, 2015, 06:00:59 PM

Did you use a pepper to separate different sections?

Elai · September 07, 2015, 06:04:30 PM

Quote from: Rinev on September 07, 2015, 06:00:59 PM

There you are.

To answer your question in my thread, you can play TPP and enjoy it even if you don't understand/know the previous games.

I actually recommend it. The gameplay is flawless.

Verbatim · September 07, 2015, 06:05:03 PM

Quote from: Rinev on September 07, 2015, 06:00:59 PM

Did you use a pepper to separate different sections?

it's called a fleuron lol

Verbatim · September 10, 2015, 07:21:03 PM

Updated.

As you can see, it's pretty much completely different now. They're sorted alphabetically by game, instead of by author.

Here's a full list of games we've all reviews thus far:

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Alien: Isolation
Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed: Unity
Azure Strike Gunvolt
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Origins
Battlefield: Hardline
Beyond: Two Souls
BioShock Infinite
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Company of Heroes 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Crysis 2
Crysis 3
Dark
Dead Space 3
Deadlight
Dear Esther
Defiance
Destiny
Dishonored
Doom 3 BFG Edition
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Duck Dynasty
Dying Light
F.E.A.R.
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Far Cry 4
GoldenEye 007
Gone Home
Grand Theft Auto V
Grim Fandango
Half-Life 2
Halo 4
Heroes of the Storm
Hitman: Absolution
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Infamous: Second Son
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat
Journey
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Max Payne 3
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metro 2033
Metro: Last Light
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Mighty Gunvolt
Natural Selection 2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Ori and the Blind Forest
PlanetSide 2
Ratchet & Clank
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Resistance: Burning Skies
Sleeping Dogs
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Spec Ops: The Line
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
State of Decay
State of Decay: Breakdown
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario World
The Last of Us
The Order: 1886
The Walking Dead
The War Z
Thief
This War of Mine
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Tomb Raider
Tony Hawk's Underground
Wolfenstein: The New Order
World in Conflict

In all, that's 93 reviews of 91 different games.

Thoughts? Does it look nice? Could it use work?

Also, yes, I do not omit the word "the" when alphabetizing (e.g. The Order: 1886 is filed under "T" for "The").
I know. I'm TERRIBLE. But that's how I like to do it.

challengerX · September 10, 2015, 07:43:51 PM

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Ásgeirr · September 10, 2015, 08:00:03 PM

Reminds me i always wanted to do a Warframe review and was even offered help but i just dunno how to compose such a thing at all.

Verbatim · September 10, 2015, 08:00:53 PM

Quote from: Venom Jester on September 09, 2015, 01:20:44 AM

I included your review of Batman: Arkham Knight. It's not very in-depth, so if you'd rather it not be here, I can respect that.

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on September 10, 2015, 07:34:46 PM

I included your review of Dishonored. It doesn't come across like a serious or in-depth review, so if you'd rather I take it out, I can do that.

Quote from: Neo on September 10, 2015, 07:15:51 PM

I included your review of Destiny. Do you care? It doesn't really go in detail, and it's rather poorly written (no offense), so if you would like me to remove it, I will.

thanx

Verbatim · September 10, 2015, 08:04:57 PM

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on September 10, 2015, 08:03:09 PM

No, leave it up. Personally I thought my review was highly perceptive and quite in depth. I took upon myself the task of reviewing Dishonored with the utmost professionalism and I'd like it if people read my review.

All righty then.

Mmmmm Napalm · September 10, 2015, 08:51:11 PM

... "Shitty"? It was a joke review.

Naru · September 10, 2015, 08:53:38 PM

i wanna do a review of Broforce

Pippen · September 10, 2015, 08:56:54 PM

I'm thinking of adding another review to my group of reviews.

What should I review? I kinda wanna do Pokémon Shadows of Almia

Verbatim · September 10, 2015, 08:56:59 PM

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on September 10, 2015, 08:51:11 PM

... "Shitty"? It was a joke review.

I was scouring every inch of the forum in search of reviews I was missing, so I wasn't really looking at things like subtext. I didn't read very much into any of the reviews I found—I just put 'em up there. I wasn't sure if you were being serious or not.

If it's a joke review, I'm gonna go ahead and take it off, then, all right?

Mmmmm Napalm · September 10, 2015, 08:58:34 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 10, 2015, 08:56:59 PM

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on September 10, 2015, 08:51:11 PM
... "Shitty"? It was a joke review.
I was scouring every inch of the forum in search of reviews I was missing, so I wasn't really looking at things like subtext. I didn't read very much into any of the reviews I found—I just put 'em up there. I wasn't sure if you were being serious or not.

If it's a joke review, I'm gonna go ahead and take it off, then, all right?

Alright, I do ask that you read it though. When I saw you posted it I was quite surprised lol.

Verbatim · September 10, 2015, 08:59:53 PM

Quote from: Sergeant Pip on September 10, 2015, 08:56:54 PM

I'm thinking of adding another review to my group of reviews.

What should I review? I kinda wanna do Pokémon Shadows of Almia

Your call. A Pokémon review would be cool. No one's ever done one of those yet.

Pippen · September 10, 2015, 09:13:11 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 10, 2015, 08:59:53 PM

Quote from: Sergeant Pip on September 10, 2015, 08:56:54 PM
I'm thinking of adding another review to my group of reviews.

What should I review? I kinda wanna do Pokémon Shadows of Almia
Your call. A Pokémon review would be cool. No one's ever done one of those yet.

I'm gonna have to re play the game(for the fifth time) and I may make a thread about the playthrough so that I can keep track of certain tidbits. It is one of my favorites though so I may have a bias.