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So in another co-event with RMW, our sister-site, we're throwing a review jam! That's right, dust off your typin' fingers and get down to boogie!

The usual information:
= This is an event, so no actual prizes bar badges!
= Post your reviews on RMN or RMW. If you post a review on RMW, make sure to link it back here in the comment section!
= You have until the date ends to write as many reviews as possible!
= Reviews on RMW will only count if they meet the same standards as on RMN, meaning at least 300 words, with decent writing craft involved (spelling, grammar, punctuation. Liberty will be checking those over.)
= The more reviews you write, the better the rewards!
= This event ends on the 21st of April! Make sure you have your reviews added to this page by then! (To add to this page click on the Submit link at the top, pick the review in question and add it!)


Oh, what's that? Rewards?~
= You will gain one badge every time you hit a level of review amounts.
= Each badge by themselves will award 30MS (bar the first level, which is 10).
= The last badge will net you 75 MS by itself.
= If you review any of the games that were released for the RPG Maker Birthday event, you will get a separate badge worth 30MS, in addition to any other badges you accumulate!

1 review = Harold Badge
4 reviews = Eric Badge
8 reviews = Ralph Badge
12 reviews = Arshes Badge
16 reviews = Zack Badge
20 reviews = Alex Badge
25+ reviews = Fess Badge
At least 1 birthday game review = Alexis Badge

Prizes!
Yes, as with the RMN Birthday event, there are prizes for this one too! Three lucky people from here or RMW (who is also holding this event!) will manage to net themselves a voucher for the DLC of their choice up to a certain amount. How does it work?

Each voucher cost is locked at a set amount of reviews. Each review you write puts your name in the drawing hat!

$10 prize - 1 to 5 reviews written will put your name in this drawing
$15 prize - 6 to 11 reviews written will put your name in this drawing
$20 prize - 12 or more reviews written will put your name in this drawing


You can find a list of the birthday games here:
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::DEMO::
Rave Heart
Eremidia: Skyward Temple (Episode Zero)
Downfall FES Re:Boot DEMO
Shooty and the Catfish
Eremidia: An Empty Tome
Worthy Stories
Le Renard (The Fox)
The Goracle
Unmapped Territories
Vega Legacy Episode 1
Thing in the Dark
Hangover Walk on The Wild Side
Cast Ashore
Captured Princess
Legenda Kristal
Sacred Earth: Desire
Hero Good vs Villain Bad
Woodtime
Fire RMNblem
Project VX
A Farming Game
Generic RPG Quest 3
Metal Frontier: Kloe Edition
Aurora Magica
Ouroboros

::FULL GAMES::
Falling Backwards
Traum
Touhou: Oracle of Forgotten Testament
The Root of All Evil- A Micro RPG
Elf's Diary (RSW)
Warrior School Wars
Captured Princess
Legenda Kristal
King of Grayscale
Breaking Thoughts
4
In the Castle
Antadin
Do You Want To Quit



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zDS
The Besr
5631
05/03/2018 03:19 PM
Libs said everything I wanted to say. I truly believe in the art of criticizing to improve, not to punish.

I also believe if you go for a 4.5 or above there should be a wall of text telling you why.(unless the game is super short) And there should always be a section of criticism. It only makes the praise matter more. Reviews are to help the dev grow and help them go on the right direction.
aquatorrent
5697
05/04/2018 01:13 AM
author=Cap_H
These reviewers are not critical at all. I mean, we might have too many high rated games now. Where's sated when we need him?

well, i'm not sure if i'm critical enough in giving the reviews, but i did my best to put all the details that i experienced while playing the game in my reviews. most of the games that i played for this event are also short games so there's not much that i can put in there.

author=zDS
I also believe if you go for a 4.5 or above there should be a wall of text telling you why.(unless the game is super short) And there should always be a section of criticism. It only makes the praise matter more. Reviews are to help the dev grow and help them go on the right direction.
i'm not really good in giving a wall of text though so i usually give the reason in the summary. but yeah, i agree on the criticism part. if there are some things that can be improved, it needs to be said on the review too.


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anyway, thanks for the event!
Irog
4858
05/06/2018 11:32 PM
author=Liberty
not more people who cut others' games into pieces and dissect them


Personally, I enjoy dissecting games and analyzing their mechanics. I dig as deep as possible to isolate the elements I like or dislike and explain why I like or dislike them. When people review my games, I carefully read the reasons why they like and dislike the various elements of the game. The why is what matters the most to me.

Is there something wrong with this dissection approach?
Dyluck
For thousands of years, I laid dormant. Who has disturbed my slumber?
5184
05/07/2018 12:35 AM
Liberty
not more people who cut others' games into pieces and dissect them in order to pull them down just because they can, revelling in all the things they personally think are wrong with the game without giving consideration to others feelings.

author=Irog
author=Liberty
not more people who cut others' games into pieces and dissect them
Personally, I enjoy dissecting games and analyzing their mechanics. I dig as deep as possible to isolate the elements I like or dislike and explain why I like or dislike them. When people review my games, I carefully read the reasons why they like and dislike the various elements of the game. The why is what matters the most to me.

Is there something wrong with this dissection approach?

It's only a problem when some people tend to dissect and cut out only a part of the game that's bad, and narrowly focus on that, instead of looking at the overall game as a whole. Ironically, you also dissected that quote from the complete sentence above, which put it a bit out of context. =P

Some reviewers just write bad reviews like they're trying to put on a whitty spectacle. Some focus a lot on a single part or aspect that they didn't like or felt frustrated with, or just like to nitpick on everything that's slightly wrong, without talking about what's right. It's natural because people like to talk about their own experiences, and the negative ones tend to stand out. But personally, I think it's important as a reviewer to balance out your own experiences with other things, such as looking at the overall game as a whole, providing useful info for readers to decide if the game is right for them, and taking the creator's feelings into account.

Liberty
RTP Princess
24266
05/07/2018 01:08 AM
Analytic approaches are great as long as you're not doing it to just one part of the game you didn't like, or if you're not being an asshole about it.
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