Reviews for Can you review?

[JMShearer]

A matter of semantics, really

What I'm about to say is really getting down to a matter of semanics, for the most part. The way I see it is that this pretty much guides people through the technical aspects of reviewing a submission, which, as far as I know, is something anyone with an account *can* do, even the ones who only say "U suxors!" Perhaps a better question to address with one of thes would be "*Should* you review?" My process has pretty much become "Do I have anything worth saying about [this specific flash]?" Here, I obviously think I did. Generally speaking, though, my answer has become a default no, because I've found myself bashing more than I should.

Anyway, I'm done now. Hope I helped some.

PARAGON-pvp responds:

Thanks for the review, i'll take that topic into concideration, or maybe even another flash creator will think about making something like that!

PARAGON_pvp

[ArtemisTheHunter]

Funny... yet total shit.

The idea behind it was really, really funny but the graphics where really crude. The audio was total Mehness. The buttons where a little hard to press at times... You get a 3 from me though!

~PRSF

[Tovi-Noname]

Ouch.

Well, here's my proper review.

That wasn't much of a game... nor was it really all that entertaining. You could do better.

~Tovi~

[B1gR3dC4t]

Some problems I noticed...

This actually won't help to turn around the ideas some have of reviewing. If anything, it would cause people who review poorly to do a more poorly review.
The steps should be...
1: Choose a Flash to view/play
2: Watch Flash animation or Play Flash game
3: Give statement on piece viewed/played
4: Vote based on what should be proper for the Flash
With 3 and 4 being switchable of course.
This is how I do things. I view or play, then give opinions. Sometimes I do lose my cool, but I give a reason for not liking the piece.
With your "write a review" flash, you are almost saying that people who, for example, have a right to say something from the Clock Crew sux without needing to view it. Another thing, not all Flash are that good. Some are bad, so saying something is bad isn't bad reviewing, as long as the reviewer gives reason why. What needs to be focused is on giving critique with etiquet.

PARAGON-pvp responds:

Thankyou for the reivew, i completly agree with your method and thats how i review too, well, unless i'm having a bad day, then i have a hard time controlling what i say, and also i didn't make the "write a review" flash, the author of that flash just inspired me to make this, because i agree that we have a problem with bad reviews, look back to one of my old responces to another review to see the purpose of creating this game, thanks again for the advice

PARAGON_pvp