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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:22am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya_Brea (18 DEC 2002 11:46pm)
and why should it be ...or nothing? i doesn't have to be Igor or M.I. but why nothing?
Because maybe the reviewer just happened to play NOLF2 and offered to write a review? I don't know, you can ask Ray Ivey about it
so many adventures that are not reviewed, not even known by many... why not bring those to the open instead? they would DEFINATELY interest more adventurers
Nobody's stopping you from writing reviews for JA+ Didn't you say you did some writing professionally? If you are so unhappy about the situation, do something about it
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:32am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Ok, Panayotis, ok. You asked for it:
I, Rael, solemnly commit myself to review Igor, Maupiti Island and many older titles if there are no newer Adventure titles for reviewing.
Now, how is that? :
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:45am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Forum Admin (19 DEC 2002 12:19am)
The JA reviewers review what they want to review. They may be offered suggestions and such but unless they agree to accept a free game in exchange for a review of it, the reviewers review what they want. We are so appreciative that they send in these reviewers considering it's all done on a volunteer basis. I think we have the most excellent reviewers available.
that says it all... i, as a member, may not aproove reviewing action games over adventures but when it's all done voluntarily and offered free of charge i can only comment on what i think would be better.... and i did that
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:49am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By MichalN (19 DEC 2002 12:22am)
Because maybe the reviewer just happened to play NOLF2 and offered to write a review? I don't know, you can ask Ray Ivey about it
i have an exaggeration ready but i'll pass this time
Nobody's stopping you from writing reviews for JA+ Didn't you say you did some writing professionally? If you are so unhappy about the situation, do something about it
no, didn't say that! (read your words and my answer again!)... besides i couldn't write a review of a game... i am very subjective
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:51am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Rael (19 DEC 2002 12:31am)
I, Rael, solemnly commit myself to review Igor, Maupiti Island and many older titles if there are no newer titles for reviewing.
Now, how is that? :
Excellent! just add the word "Adventure" between the words "newer" and "titles" to eliminate any loopholes!
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:56am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya_Brea (19 DEC 2002 12:49am)
no, didn't say that! (read your words and my answer again!)...
I had said I thought you didn't do any writing professionally and you said I was wrong? You are confusing me again
besides i couldn't write a review of a game... i am very subjective
Oh, but every review is subjective. So, instead of pretending that is not the case, it's better to be frank about it. You can try to be "objective" but IMO that can never be 100%. No matter what, you will either like a game(/book/movie) or not, and that will be somehow reflected in the review. You can try to minimize the impact but in the end, you won't give an A to a game you didn't like and vice versa.
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 12:58am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya_Brea (19 DEC 2002 12:50am)
Excellent! just add the word "Adventure" between the words "newer" and "titles" to eliminate any loopholes!
There, I edited the post
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 1:06am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By MichalN (19 DEC 2002 12:56am)
I had said I thought you didn't do any writing professionally and you said I was wrong? You are confusing me again
i only said that this: "People who are good at spelling in one language are usually good at spelling in other languages. But more importantly there's your no-caps-and-no-interpunction which makes me think that you probably don't do a lot of formal writing" is another wrong asumption!
Oh, but every review is subjective. So, instead of pretending that is not the case, it's better to be frank about it. You can try to be "objective" but IMO that can never be 100%. No matter what, you will either like a game(/book/movie) or not, and that will be somehow reflected in the review. You can try to minimize the impact but in the end, you won't give an A to a game you didn't like and vice versa.
don't think i could! give me Myst and Riven to review and i just won't be able to hold me back! not to mention Simon3d of course
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 1:07am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Rael (19 DEC 2002 12:58am)
There, I edited the post
good... can never be too careful with the legal stuff!
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 1:12am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya_Brea (19 DEC 2002 1:06am)
don't think i could! give me Myst and Riven to review and i just won't be able to hold me back! not to mention Simon3d of course
Nobody's forcing you to review anything in particular... if you don't want to review a game, you don't. That's an advantage of volunteer work
But I should add that "hate" reviews can be pretty interesting.
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| 19 DEC 2002 at 1:17am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By MichalN (19 DEC 2002 1:12am)
But I should add that "hate" reviews can be pretty interesting.
i should try a review of Stupid Invaders then... now, is there a letter after Z to use as a grade?!
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| 20 DEC 2002 at 4:43am |
BelindaSchattenjger
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Status : Online | WOW!!!! You two just keep going at it with each other.
And you know what?? Aya & Michal should have their own forum board here for DEBATES! Cause that is what it sounds like between them. You know, like how the presidential debates go....and others......then you two could 'debate' on topics........ what do yous think?
These aren't flamewars here anymore, they are definately Debates!
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| 20 DEC 2002 at 10:50am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Belinda48 (20 DEC 2002 4:42am)
These aren't flamewars here anymore, they are definately Debates!
You know, Belinda, I wouldn't call this a "debate" because a debate is when two people reasonably discuss a subject. In this case, I'd say it was more like a person trying another one to listen to reason. In this scenario, usually one of those people is wrong. In this subject, Michal is right, Aya is wrong
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| 20 DEC 2002 at 11:57am |
HelenGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I like the mix, really my favorites are action adventure, I do enjoy alot of other genres and to me playing any game can be an "Adventure"
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