Apparently I actually do have an effect on good ol’ stubborn Riddles! He and I are in the process of coming up with a unified review structure that will, in fact, include some sort of score. Now that I’m not the only one who will be scoring, I might save my Etho-erectile-meter for some other function since Riddles has the desire for some semblance of professionalism. But you know me, I’m King Loophole. And for kicks, I’m going to ask that you pronounce that as “King Loo-fole-lay”. In either case, what are all your preferences for scoring and formats in reviews? Let us know. We are interested in your input although we will very likely ignore all of it. My hope is that our reviews will look something like the below picture.
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Personally, I’ve always been a fan of simple rating systems, one that don’t necessarily involve numerical scales (“buy it/rent it/skip it”, for example). That way, you could have photos of Riddles with varying degrees of excitement on his face as the icons :D.
IMO Oliver should use the SIDEBURN-METER to indicate how much he has neglected personal hygine/grooming throughout the game’s duration.
@SN: haha, that would be excellent! It could range from “clean-shaven” to “philosophy major.”
It should be by pieces of Humpty Dumpty (i.e. 4 pieces of Humpty out of Five)… With an image of Humpty progressively being taped together. He could be broken in fifths and drawn. 0/5 is just a big mess of eggs and shells… for example “This game definitely failed at putting Humpty together again”. 5/5 = “This game fully succeeds in putting Humpty Dumpty together again” (5/5) which also = a big smiley and Happy Humpty Dumpty egg with thumbs up!
I ACTUALLY think my idea rocks.
I prefer various Oliver heads in varying states of unkemptness!
Considering the overall tone of the site, a numbered system just wouldn’t jive as well as a graphic-oriented thing like the sideburns, or stars, or even thumbs up/down.
That said, the sideburn-o-meter is a great idea ;)
And Oliver can have some real fun creating the picture for the Grizzly Adams end of the spectrum!
This feedback ended up being more helpful than I expected, and I expected you guys to be vocal. Thanks!
Any examples of sites that has systems you enjoy?
Haha no worries.
What’s this? MORE tired jabs at my facial hair?! SHOCK.
You guys better be careful… otherwise, I might be forced to post some pictures of my current self. In honor of no-shave November, I haven’t so much as trimmed in over 20 days.
It’s disgusting even to ME, so I assure you, you do NOT want to see it.
Although, the sideburn meter is a fairly ingenious concept that might have to implemented someday, somehow.
And, if you don’t want to take actual pictures of Riddles for fear of the internet collapsing under the massive weight of 20 days of facial hair (I tease because I’m jealous), Ethos could always MS-Paint him up Wooly Willy-style.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooly_willy
@DG- You shouldn’t be jealous, managing facial hair is a curse! If you let it grow it’s all itchy and scratchy and you look like a pleb, and if you shave it it’s a constant commitment which gets in the way of other things (like gaming). Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. D:
I’m back…what did i miss?
These comments BASICALLY fill you in.
Welcome back, buddy :)