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Posted July 24, 2015
http://www.gog.com/game/starflight_1_2

This is a good example for why I think technical problems shall be in the review;

Part 1 has really some problems with saving and font-size and it is just hidden in the sub-forum. But if you don't know what you are looking for, it is a bit painful too find.

So, if some people are referring too the forums, than there shall be a sticky with this information, which I think will be a major headache to moderate.

I was thinking of buying it and for sure the oldest and in this case most useless reviews were right in the beginning. No the review of trusteft is good context wise, but the critical parts are missing, they are mainly starting on page 10 of 11.

And having reviews which are 4 years old, I don't know....

And there is not even a link to the subforum! *shaking my head in disbelieve*

And I am still not sure, if I shall buy it..... ;)
Posted July 25, 2015
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tinyE: Is there an asshole convention in town? There are a lot of these threads going up today.
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noncompliantgame: Well you're ... oh, umm, nevermind. :-/

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Dracomut1990: I'm sorry, I did not communicate that well, what a meant to say is: hitting the review button and then just making it one sentence long which is a technical complaint. I am more than happy to hear negatives in a review, but when the review is just one single complaint of something that is better off asked in the forums I have to raise an eyebrow.
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noncompliantgame: Don't be sorry, you're right. Agree totally. I don't write reviews all the time, but whenever I write a review I generally like to give an accurate description of as many aspects of the game as possible and a fair assessment of the quality of the game. Unfortunately, like most review sites, including Metacritter, GOG's game reviews are cluttered not only with people complaining about technical details that belong in a game specific forum but also people who don't know how to write reviews or write one line "Wow Gr@te G@me" reviews. But the worst variety are the completely uninformative and useless "I remember playing this game when I was abandoned by my parents while they went to Ayahuasca Retreat in Paraguay for three weeks and left me with an alcho nanny who beat me black and blue 17 different ways 'til Tuesday and forgot to feed the dog and it attacked her and devoured her alive and I had to survive on my own and resort to cannibalism and I fell down on my knees and thanked sweet little baby Jeebuz for Resident Evil. Five Stars" variety that tell you little or nothing useful about the game. Then there's those that have a little substance to them but are mostly just bias without any useful description or info on the game itself. And of course there's the whole every game gets 5 stars factor - 5 stars should only be reserved for the most rare, exceptional games ever produced.

I know 2000 characters is a lot to fill out but its really quite easy. A brief one or two sentence general description of the game. Some specifics about game-play. Sharing a comment on your opinion of the aesthetic qualities of the graphics may be helpful. And some more specifics on other qualities the game might be endowed with such as immersiveness, mechanics, online community, options, re-playability, user interface, and other features. Finally some closing comments about the game and before you know it you've written a game review that people will actually want to read and may even assist them with deciding on a purchase! I hope this helps. :-)
Nice little micro-how-to on game review writing I'll try and apply next time I do a game review!
Posted July 25, 2015
Being concerned about people using their freedom to downvote and not explain themselves as they see fit is the same as criticising people for how they write reviewsbased on their own experiences.
Welcome to a world where everyone has a different perception and approach to everything.

People always lose me when they start telling other people how they should think, act or behave. Only you are you, nobody else.

On topic, I find technical issues in reviews a good thing, especially when the person lists relevant information like their hardware and OS combinations etc.
Makes it easier for all to see if a pattern Develops and if their hardware matches they can then avoid.

Sort of like "Witcher 3 keeps crashing my 2006 Intel HD 3000 graphics based Windows 98 laptop with 512mb of Ram."
Helps people on toasters know not to buy a 2015 game for it.

But yeah not a fan of people writing whiny reviews slamming a title when the problem is on there end.
I mean as others have pointed out, if people highlight a problem with a game that gets the company to fix the problem that is a fault in the product. Then so be it.
If they buy a game that should work but doesn;t then they have every right to say as such.

Just as we have the right to not read the review. Like me reading and replying to this thread, nobody held a gun to my head and made me do so.

Opinons are like arseholes, everybody has one and you're not gonna like every one you see.
Posted July 26, 2015
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noncompliantgame: Well you're ... oh, umm, nevermind. :-/

Don't be sorry, you're right. Agree totally. I don't write reviews all the time, but whenever I write a review I generally like to give an accurate description of as many aspects of the game as possible and a fair assessment of the quality of the game. Unfortunately, like most review sites, including Metacritter, GOG's game reviews are cluttered not only with people complaining about technical details that belong in a game specific forum but also people who don't know how to write reviews or write one line "Wow Gr@te G@me" reviews. But the worst variety are the completely uninformative and useless "I remember playing this game when I was abandoned by my parents while they went to Ayahuasca Retreat in Paraguay for three weeks and left me with an alcho nanny who beat me black and blue 17 different ways 'til Tuesday and forgot to feed the dog and it attacked her and devoured her alive and I had to survive on my own and resort to cannibalism and I fell down on my knees and thanked sweet little baby Jeebuz for Resident Evil. Five Stars" variety that tell you little or nothing useful about the game. Then there's those that have a little substance to them but are mostly just bias without any useful description or info on the game itself. And of course there's the whole every game gets 5 stars factor - 5 stars should only be reserved for the most rare, exceptional games ever produced.

I know 2000 characters is a lot to fill out but its really quite easy. A brief one or two sentence general description of the game. Some specifics about game-play. Sharing a comment on your opinion of the aesthetic qualities of the graphics may be helpful. And some more specifics on other qualities the game might be endowed with such as immersiveness, mechanics, online community, options, re-playability, user interface, and other features. Finally some closing comments about the game and before you know it you've written a game review that people will actually want to read and may even assist them with deciding on a purchase! I hope this helps. :-)
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Bunglatron: Nice little micro-how-to on game review writing I'll try and apply next time I do a game review!
Glad to be of help! I do what I can for the people - esp. Gamers. :-)
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