My Reviews

So, Since I wrote my last post, I have been thinking about how would I write a review. There are lots of people who write reviews for all kinds of things on the Internet. I read lots of reviews on different sites, some do a rating, others just say if they like it or not. I have looked over some of the web sites I read, and I have come to decide that I prefer the non rating reviews over the rated ones. However, I think I do need some kind of classification, to sum up my feelings about a game, book or movie. And I think I have something, a 3 tier system. Since I am a gamer above all else, I will use the game version as my example.

I Fucking Love This Game.

Best of the best, bad ass, no holds barred games here. Batman: Arkham Asylum, Mass Effect 2, The Bioshock series, the Dead Space series, The Half-Life games, this is where these games belong. These games have evolved beyond similar games, taken action, story telling, and adventure to the next level. They provide experiences that can be found in no other game, and at the same time elevated the developers to AAA status, if they were not there already. I would consider these must play, unless you hate the subject matter. Buy them on day one if you love the subject matter, or rent them for an awesome gaming weekend.

This Game is Pretty Fucking Good.

If I do this right, this is where most of the games that come out should fall. Good, solid experiences, but have some flaws that keep them from excellence. Examples would include Mafia II, Fallout: New Vegas, Prince of Persia, among others. These games provide a solid gaming experience to anyone who is willing to give them a shot, but they will find issues while playing. Bugs, iffy controls, whatever the case may be, there will be something that the player will complain about, something that will take them out of the action. I would still advise that someone play these games, but perhaps wait on buying them until they have been patched, or are cheaper, so the flaws are easier to forgive. These are prime games to rent and finish in a weekend, if possible.

Fuck This Game.

This category should only be used very rarely, and only in the most extreme circumstances. Game breaking bugs, controls that make it impossible to play, graphics that burn a hole in ones soul, or just bad ideas that all came together to make a bad game. I am hard pressed to think of some examples for this category off the top of my head. My brain screams Dragon Age II, but my heart hurts, and wants it to be a good game. Another one that comes to mind is Duke Nukem Forever, but I have not played it all the way through yet, so I don't want to prejudge it. When this category is used, it means that I ran into a wall while playing, I did not have a good time, have no desire to ever play the game again, and will be bias towards the developer in the future because of my experiences.

So that is how I initially plan on doing reviews. I may change it up a little, or add a 4th category, but I think that might make it too easy on myself. That basically would turn it into a 4 star system, which is what I am trying to avoid. With the gaming season due to launch in a little over a month with Deus Ex: Human Revolution, I am going to try to work out some reviews in the next few weeks as practice, try to hone my skills. Thanks for reading, and please let me know what you think in the comments.