Welcome to Old Guy Games Reviews (original) (raw)
07:46 am - Welcome to Old Guy Games Reviews
If you're here, it's basically because I, 
superbus, basically led you here. Basically, this is the review section of my upcoming site, and by upcoming, I mean whenever I get some time.
A little bit of background as to why I can write reviews in the first place: I started out leaving reviews at VIMM.net, which got me noticed by the guy that used to run SNESzone, which was an all-Super Nintendo site. He asked me to write reviews for him, which I agreed to, so I started writing reviews for him exclusively, becoming one of the top reviewers on the site, despite being out to sea for long periods of time. Well, long story short, he started doing too much for the site, and it cost him; he merged with another site, and took on the reviews and staff of the entire place, which brought our reviewer staff from about 10 to about 45 people. Soon after, the hits stopped coming, and his bandwidth became harder to pay for, so he dropped the site altogether. And although most of those old reviews are gone, my style remains.
A quick review of my style (which, if anyone wants to submit reviews, I'm asking to please at least keep in mind): I try to write something about the game itself first; maybe a historical perspective. Then, I describe the story, and in the third paragraph, a review of the gameplay. After that, I go into the ratings (all on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being the worst):
GRAPHICS: This rates how attractive the game looks. Bland colours, breaking up of images (or polygons, for games that use them), and other unattractive features decrease this score.
GAMEPLAY: This rates the game's overall playability, and is the most important rating nine times out of ten. This includes how well the game controlls, what kind of playability options there are, and the game's overall difficulty; too easy or too difficult hurts this rating.
MUSIC AND SOUNDS: This is more important than most people would give it credit for, especially for systems like the NES. Good music sets the right mood for the game, while bad music makes you want to put on a CD, destroying said mood. Likewise, good sound effects won't have you plugging your ears.
FUN FACTOR: Basically, how fun is the game to play? All the bells and whistles in the world don't mean a thing if the game itself is a chore to go through.
OVERALL: This is an overall score as to how good the reviewer thinks the game is, compared to other games on the same system, in similar genres. THIS IS NOT AN AVERAGE!!!
Just one thing: we do have forums, so don't be shy about posting; sign up, and post away! We're still fledgling, but business is picking up, and if you like the reviews put forth here, then check out the forums, and see what else we have to offer.
I'll start off our reviews with a look back at the Mega Man series, starting within the next couple days.