In the immortal words of Ray Stevens, "It's me again Margarette!" Uh, except my name isnt Margarette, im not a woman, and i dont even know Ray Stevens. Anyway, its late yet again and so i figure i might want to throw in my 2 cents on the newest feature to hit MAG, The Game Rating System. As always, my thoughts end up in a top 10 list of sorts so bare with me. Today's Top 10 List:Things to think about when rating people's games.
10. Could you have written a better game? If not, dont be so cruel when rating it.
9. Do you have a problem with the particular author? If Eggboy or equivalent were to make a game, would you rate it solely on the game and not the author? if not then dont play their game to begin with.
8. Is the author your close friend or relative? if so then be weary when playing their games, it doesnt help the site or its members if you are giving a friends game a high ranking just cause you know them.
7. Is it your game? while people tend to enjoy running through their game once they have completed a new game its not a good idea to go and rate your game first, just to give it a better score right off.
6. Try not to use outside information about the author to rate their game. similar to #9 but with this dont look at the forum to find out who their friends are, how old they are, or their gender if you have a problem with young girls who are friends with Eggboy.
5. Stear away from rating games more than once, if thats possible. if you like a game that isnt getting good marks, voice your opinion on the forums. dont keep playing it to raise the rating again.
4. When determined to play a game to rate it, give yourself enough time to enjoy it. dont play a game with a length of 8 and run through it and give it a bad rating.
3. Read! similar to #4 but an emphasis on reading, not skimming, the pages. Reading involves imagination. you cant get that imagination flowing unless you read the text.
2. Dont judge basic games on the same level as advanced games. many basic games have rocked more than the advanced ones. this should be taken into consideration.
1. Remember, some games may have a short "death" path that starts on the first page. if you find that you end the game with 3 clicks, go back and play multiple paths. infact, play as many as you can find before you decide to rate a game. many people run through the worst path and give a horrible review. those people totally miss the better paths because they were too quick to judge.
Honorable mention 11. remember, treat others how you would like to be treated. judge harshly, and so will you.
As always, its been my pleasure to bring you another installment of my top 10. if there are any comments or questions, or hate mail, or letters of encouragement, or endorsement deals, or job offers, or death threats, or envelopes of money laying around you can send them to me by way of email. N T G C 21 AT A O L Dot Com.
PS. enquire through email on sending me the envelope full of money.
nate
