SAILERIUS'S PROFILE

I used to power through games with a boring beginning before with the promise that they got better but I just don't have the time anymore - there are innumerable other games that do start out strong, so why would I waste my time with one that's boring? I got burned hard with a couple games (FF6 and Chrono Trigger) where I had heard they were really good and couldn't get into them yet people kept insisting they stopped being bad and started getting better, but no matter how many hours I sank into them, they never got good.

I don't buy into it anymore. The first few minutes should give you a good idea of the quality of the rest of the work and if they're not up to snuff, well, I have a hundred other games on the pile I can play instead.

We're saturated in so much free and cheap media nowadays that there's no reason to linger on something if it doesn't catch your interest.

There was tons of character interaction in Chrono Trigger, it was just bland, cliche, and forgettable.

author=Liberty
Thing is, people complaining in the topic about having not played the games had three weeks to play the games! And yes, that was pointed out to them. They didn't play the fucking games. >.<;


- Maybe during the time of voting there could be a special Front Page spot that cycles through the Nominees? That would draw attention of some sort to actually playing the games. Have it weighted to the games with less downloads/buzz so that they get more attention and have it above Buzzing games so it's the fist thing seen on the page aside the banners/gamespots.
- Lock out voting for those who haven't downloaded the game (tied to their account). If you haven't at least downloaded, why the fuck are you voting?
- Hold a game-play jam just for nominees with a small MS bonus for each constructive comment you add to the games (like the one held late last year) or reviews. That not only drums up some buzz but would give people another reason to play the damn games.
- Have a podcast talking about the games by people who played the games. (I'd be down for that~)
- Give a yearly badge to those who vote with a small MS gain... but each year add a multiplier to it. 3 years in a row of voting means 3x the initial score. After 5 years, a new graphical badge.

- An August body to regulate the proper areas.
- More exposure for the lesser-known games. Maybe allow people who play a game to put that game into a list of potential good games. We can then check the list, removing the names that are well-known and see where the most votes lie and show those off a bit more.
- Just pointing out the less loved games for those who don't know about them. More coverage means more people voting.


(Eh, I wasn't too taken with SS's characters. I did, however, really enjoy Last Word's characters and Antagonist's (Chef Sephiroth! Teeth! not!Cloud! ;^;) or Quest Twilight Prince Prophecy Chronicles (XD) or at least 10 other games with great characters. Hello Mercy from the IGMC, for example.)

The problem isn't RMN members not playing enough games, it's that we're outvoted by other social networks swooping in. I would suggest just setting a minimum Makerscore of 1 to combat this. So if you've contributed anything at all, even a single game profile, you're eligible to vote.

Yes. After how much it was hyped up to be the best RPG ever, I was expecting something... well, better than most games on RMN. The encounter rate is through the roof, most battles can be won by mashing attack, and 90% of the time you spend playing the game is wandering around pointlessly trying to figure out what pixel you need to interact with.

The characters are mostly irrelevant and forgettable, the much-lauded Kefka is just The Joker but Japanese... I don't even know where to start. Everything about the game is generic, half-baked, and boring. There's nothing wrong with it except there's nothing good about it, either. It's just a generic RPG that checks every box for the features you need to include in a SNES RPG.

There's no challenge, no fun, and no interesting story. It just goes through the motions.

Can we see second and third places?