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#1 SirKazuma

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 03:20 PM

Going to start to make a quest review topic! I will make reviews obviously (well, that was redundant) I will try to include humor and stuff, too. I'll try to review stuff as often as I can. Also, MabusTheDark (really cool guy) will also be making reviews! How fun! :P go home little boy
 
Anyway, since I'm a lazy butt, I'm going to steal the criteria Mr. Davi Awesome uses! :D
 
The Sections of the Reviews
  • Gameplay- This is the section where I talk about a quest's gameplay, such as if the quest uses new items, enemies, or even scripts. This section will also include the flow of a quest as a whole, creativity, and difficulty balancing.
  • Story- This is the section where I talk about a quest's settings and other aspects of a story. This section will also include an analysis on the story and how well it was written. Keep in mind that having no story doesn't affect your quest's rating.
  • Design Attention- This is the section where I talk about a quest's visual appearance through its graphics, and other aspects such as the design of the overworld and dungeons and even diversity. Screen bugs will be talked about here.
  • Music- This is the section where I talk about how well a quest used music and sound effects to enhance the gameplay. Keep in mind that having the regular NES music will not affect your quest's rating.
  • Concluding Thoughts/Summary- This is the section where I combine everything I've talked to into a small and short summary. I will list the strengths and weaknesses of the quest. This section also includes the ratings that the quest receives.
The Rating System
Note: The story and music of a quest don't affect the score that a quest receives as much as gameplay and design attention do. This doesn't mean that your score won't change - an amazing story and amazing music or a horrible story and horrible music can affect your score substantially.
 
Rating (out of 10)
  • 10 (Masterpiece)- A quest has to be almost perfect to achieve this score. It has to be a masterpiece, essentially. Not only does the quest creator have to deliver a perfect balance of gameplay -- in terms of creativity and difficulty flow -- but overall highly solid, stunning screen design.
  • 9.0-9.9 (Amazing)- A quest that receives this score is very highly recommended even though it is not 100% flawless. The quest creator has to deliver an almost perfect balance of gameplay and screen design that looks great. Obvious effort has been put into this quest and it does something to be remembered easily.
  • 8.0-8.9 (Great)- A quest that receives this score is highly recommended. Even though this quest isn't literally WOW-quality, that quest creator still has to show great balance of gameplay and great screen design with minimal bugs.
  • 7.0-7.9 (Good)- To achieve this score, the quest creator has to show that effort was put into the quest. The gameplay and screen design are good, but don't exactly WOW the player in any way. While there are better quests, a quest with this score is still somewhat recommended.
  • 6.0-6.9 (Okay)- A quest with this score isn't good, but it isn't bad either. It's just slightly above average. The gameplay and screen design of the quest aren't necessarily bad, but they could be improved. More effort would have helped this quest to achieve a greater score.
  • 5.0-5.9 (Mediocre)- A quest with this score is perfectly average -- it's not amazing but not terrible either. The gameplay of this quest is rather bland and maybe repetitive, and the screen design may not have enough detail. Bugs in the quest are not excessive, but there are a few sprinkled around.
  • 4.0-4.9 (Bad)- A quest with this score may have a few good things about it, but the bad things outreach them. The gameplay is rather boring, and the screen design may have serious problems. Some effort and beta testing is obvious, but not as much as it should be.
  • 3.0-3.9 (Awful)- A quest with this score is pretty bad. The quest is poorly executed at best, and the gameplay and screen design are bad and even boring. Bugs may impede the player frequently. This game is not enjoyable most of the time.
  • 2.0-2.9 (Terrible)- A quest with this score shows obvious signs of almost no effort. While this quest is still beatable to some degree, the entire journey is infuriating or even perhaps insulting in some way. The gameplay and screen design are absolutely terrible.
  • 1.0-1.9 (Unbearable)- A quest with this score is most likely achievable only if the quest creator tries to do this badly, as it is extremely horrible. Not only are the gameplay and screen design absolutely horrendous, but the quest is littered with bugs. While still beatable to some degree, the quest is so horrible and annoying that it may make you want to bang your head against a wall. 
  • 0.0-0.9 (Disaster)- One of the worst quests ever created. There is absolutely nothing good about the quest at all. A quest with this magnitude of badness is not only a complete disaster, but so bad that the quest creator must have tried to do badly. The quest is most likely unbeatable due to the substantial amount of bugs and shown no signs of beta testing and/or effort.
Database Rating (out of 5)
After I give out the rating out of 10 points, I divide and round to get the following scores, which is what would be given if I made the review in the review section of a quest in the database.
  • 5 (Amazing)
  • 4 (Good)
  • 3 (Okay)
  • 2 (Bad)
  • 1 (Terrible)
  • 0 (Disaster)
[hidden Citation (MLA Format)]Awesome, David, Mr. "DaviAwesome's Official Quest Review Index." - Custom Quest Discussion. DaviAwesome, 24 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 May 2014.
 
Reviews By SirKazuma (Michael) :
Quest for Freedom I
 
Reviews By MabusTheDark (Josh)
 
THIS LOSER HASN'T WRITTEN ANY YET - SirKazuma

Edited by SirKazuma, 23 September 2014 - 03:17 PM.

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#2 Joelmacool

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 03:23 PM

sounds great! cant wait for the first review!


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#3 David

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 03:47 PM

Can't wait for both of your reviews! :D


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#4 Avaro

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 04:10 PM

Awesome! Looking forward to see how you guys reviewing styles are like. the only thing I don't like so far is the rating system, since it's a bit shifted from the real database rating system. 3 is good not 4. 4 is actually great but I guess that doesn't really make a difference ;)



#5 SirKazuma

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 04:15 PM

Awesome! Looking forward to see how you guys reviewing styles are like. the only thing I don't like so far is the rating system, since it's a bit shifted from the real database rating system. 3 is good not 4. 4 is actually great but I guess that doesn't really make a difference  ;)

I stole these all from DaviAwesome! :P Blame him!


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#6 MoscowModder

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 04:46 PM

+50 points for including an MLA citation format we can use when quoting your review in professional papers when ripping off another reviewer.

 

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#7 Demonlink

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 05:41 PM

So, who's quest are you going to review first? :D


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#8 SirKazuma

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 05:53 PM

+50 points for including an MLA citation format we can use when quoting your review in professional papers.

I was actually citing the fact I literally copied and pasted David's criteria! But I'll make citations in all of my reviews for y'all :P

 

So, who's quest are you going to review first? :D

You'll see! It'll be out tonight or tomorrow morning!~


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#9 Moosh

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 06:38 PM

I totally feel tempted to close all my posts with an MLA citation now. :P

 

Looking forward to the reviews when they come.


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#10 Joelmacool

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Posted 25 May 2014 - 04:48 AM

Are you reviewing Demos as well?
And Are you gonna review the quests suggested?



#11 Eddy

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Posted 25 May 2014 - 05:30 AM

Looking forward to the reviews!

 

I wonder what goes first? :P



#12 SirKazuma

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Posted 11 June 2014 - 09:20 PM

Reviewed Quest for Freedom. You can find the review here.

 

http://www.purezc.ne...showtopic=63735

 

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#13 trudatman

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Posted 18 June 2014 - 02:42 PM

cool.  keep them coming!



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Posted 18 June 2014 - 11:46 PM

Still looking forward to your next review! albeit whenever it is :P You should take a totally non biased look at my Quest of Lamda II :D



#15 SirKazuma

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Posted 16 July 2014 - 10:52 PM

Probably going to make a new review soon, we'll see. Not sure yet, of course, but I'll try.





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