NO-STAR REVIEWS: I DID, AND YOU CAN TOO!

Alright, I'm getting my hitlist for this weekend down:
Borefest 2: The Boringest - If I'm not bored, I'm walking away unhappy.
Return to Awz - Short VN in 2k3. Sounds like my thing.
Suicide Club 3 - 4-hour VN. Sure.

They're all pretty short, so I should me able to make dent in the forces of No Star Land.

That Relic game might be interesting. It's been a while since I've done a proper review, too. It's not my style to do rated reviews for demos, but that doesn't mean I won't have things to say about it.

And isn't giving quality feedback all that really matters?

*Edit: Though, psy_wombats has a point, doesn't he? Well, I'm still mostly willing to do it, if the author is still up for it.

author=psy_wombats

author=Twidge
My game has a download and No-Stars :(
Could somebody review it, to take one off the list?
http://rpgmaker.net/games/3264/

It's not a completed game though. There are 161 games on the site that have been sitting completed without much notice. If you're looking more for feedback on how to improve for future versions, consider finding beta testers, not reviewers.

Kinda this. I've started to play the game but depending on the play length, a simple post in the game profile could be more appropriate than a review.

author=Marrend
I've seen reviews for demos on this site before. Rated ones too. I don't see what the huge problem is, but maybe it's just me talking?

It's not a huge problem, it's just my philosophy. If I'm specifically looking for something to review, I'm going to pick finished games 9 times out of 10.

For me, a review is an overview of the game, not a list of stuff that needs fixing. If I play a demo, I'll happily leave giant bulleted lists of things that could use attention. If that content was posted as a review, it'd be silly. Let's say there's a buggy demo up for a game so I go and review it. It plays horribly because of the bugs, so I post a review that says "1.5 stars. Buggy as hell. Fix these!" So the game gets cleaned up, completed, and... Now it looks like the complete version is 1.5 stars. Not to mention that other reviewers won't show as much interest in it (as it's already been reviewed) and I won't get the chance to give it the real review it deserved.

Problem with this "let's review something!" movements is that maybe the people who made the games don't even come here anymore, they won't even know if their game is reviewed.

Unlike some people who're always around but have unreviewed games. *wink wink*

That doesn't invalidate the review, of course, but there are ways to prioritize. :D

author=calunio
Problem with this "let's review something!" movements is that maybe the people who made the games don't even come here anymore, they won't even know if their game is reviewed.

Unlike some people who're always around but have unreviewed games. *wink wink*

That doesn't invalidate the review, of course, but there are ways to prioritize. :D

Reviews are for the players just as much as they are for the developer, if not entirely so.

author=Twidge
But hey, I still wouldn't mind one for the demo :) It's the full first chapter of the game, so I guess it sets the mood. So, I'd say full games are first priority, but I'd still be happy if somebody would review the first chapter of Relic :)

Well, maybe not a rated review (doing rated reviews for demos isn't my style), but I'm still up for playing the game to it's most complete point. Or, if I turn out not liking it for whatever reason(s), the "point of frustration". Whichever comes first. Fair enough?