What can we do to get more reviews

[Jack Dandy]

There are too many new RPGs, and not enough reviewers!

This is a shit situation.

 

[a mod]

There should be a default review for each game that says simply "it's shit". Then if a fanboy makes a long overly worldy review it would be distilled down and so the new review would say something like "mostly shit".

 

[Somberlain]

1. Infinitron leaks confidential data regarding developer/publisher X
2. Codex gets blacklisted by developer/publisher X
3. Codex enters into a zealous fury
4. Users line up in the hundreds to review games of developer/publisher X, fueled by hate
5. Done

 

[Darth Roxor]

get off your fat ass and write them

 

[dream expert]

Clone Bubbles

 

[Jack Dandy]

Is there a good review-writing guide somewhere?

Would RPGCodex accept a number of mini-reviews?

 

[Darth Roxor]

Is there a good review-writing guide somewhere?

see my signature

Would RPGCodex accept a number of mini-reviews?

see konjob signature

 

[Konjad]

Would RPGCodex accept a number of mini-reviews?

Yes, after all I do quickies. I published three of mine already, and the fourth is coming, but they postponed posting it because Gamescon takes priority. So go ahead and start writing.

I wish I wasn't the only one doing quickies too, Jools wrote one and that's it. I usually don't want to spend a lot of time reading long reviews, and I imagine neither do a lot of people, hence I write short ones (I have set myself a limit of about 2000 words per review) and would be happy if others joined too. Not to depreciate Roxxor's and others' good work with proper reviews, but I only read those if I am very much interested in the game, otherwise I ignore them (which is like 90% of the time).

 

[Jack Dandy]

I will pass over these and see what can I do. The fact some great RPGs are going reviewless in a prestigious site such as this is a shame.

 

[Neanderthal]

There are too many new RPGs, and not enough reviewers!

The fact some great RPGs are going reviewless in a prestigious site such as this is a shame.

Make your mind up, which is it, new uns or great uns?

Spoiler

 

[Hegel]

We could use another POE review.

 

[dream expert]

 

[A horse of course]

I don't have the patience to write a quasi-professional review of anything, let alone some boring RPG. If I get particularly animated about something I'll write a few paragraphs in the Resident Evil megathread.

 

[Bubbles]

IIRC, Infinitron is still looking for a White March reviewer.

 

[Infinitron]

I like reviews, but I also hate having to decide what to do with a crappy one. Reviewers like Bubbles and Darth Roxor have set a pretty high standard for us. We have other good writers, but generally I prefer to reserve them for big stuff rather than exhort them to volunteer to review random indies. So this can be a problem.

 

[Tito Anic]

The fact some great RPGs are going reviewless in a prestigious site such as this is a shame.

Where is my "Underrail", "Fallout 1.5" review?

 

[Bubbles]

The fact some great RPGs are going reviewless in a prestigious site such as this is a shame.

Where is my "Underrail", "Fallout 1.5" review?

I don't know, where is it?

 

[Infinitron]

P.S. Nobody should ask Bubbles about reviewing anything for the next month at least, he has a boatload of GDC and Gamescom stuff to write up.

 

[dream expert]

Where is my "Underrail", "Fallout 1.5" review?

The Brazilian Slaughter

 

[Bubbles]

P.S. Nobody should ask Bubbles about reviewing anything for the next month at least, he has a boatload of GDC and Gamescom stuff to write up.

You misspelled "year".

 

[dream expert]

Where is my "Underrail", "Fallout 1.5" review?

The Brazilian Slaughter

Yes?

Time for a Fallout 1.5 review. Brazilian style.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

I don't have the patience to write a quasi-professional review of anything

Why on Earth would you ever associate the word "professional" with a Codex review?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Why on Earth would you ever associate the word "professional" with a Codex review?

Prestigious is more like it.

 

[dream expert]

Prestigious is more like it.

Why on Earth would you ever associate the word "professional" with a Codex review?

Being paid, even if just in doritos and Mt. Dew, implies you are "professional".

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

We could use another POE review.

It could actually use another with all the changes.

 

[Konjad]

We could use another POE review.

It could actually use another with all the changes.

Here goes my Codex quickie #5 about PoE:

The game was average borefest.

They patched and balanced it.

Now it's a patched and balanced average borefest.

5/10 would get bored again.

 

[Kane]

What can we do to get more reviews

Make RPGs worth my time and money