ANNOUNCEMENT: f13 Redesign.

[schild]

Based on this morning and yesterday we are at 93% to the soft goal.

Edit: Every $50 accounts for 1.67%. I should've just been doing easy math to begin with.

[Tebonas]

You only got 49 from me, I rather like being in the Terracotta Army. 

[schild]

bump, mildly past 95%.

[schild]

We're like $200-$300 from the soft goal. Thanks so much everyone. This week I will be working on the redesign. When I take breaks I'll be looking for grief titles or talking about Hex. Monday and Thursday I'll be unavailable midday. If you want to ask anything or make any suggestions I'll be on Steam all the time the whole week outside of those days.

Thanks again!

[Signe]

Whatcha doin on Monday and Thursday? 

[Fealorn]

I'd like to join you guys as well, along with Flight and others I heard about you guys via the the FoH/Rerolled forums.

Backed at Grand King

[schild]

Wrong forum for that, hombre.

[schild]

Despite not quite hitting the goal, I'm about 75% done with the redesign. =D Decided to plow through it before Hex gets released. This was the correct decision.

[schild]

So, the redesign is *basically* done. However, it's going to get seeded with content and hopefully a backlog before it goes live. So the live date may be September still. Also, even though we never actually hit the goal, I will be working on custom titles in the upcoming week or so and shotgun the whole thing out like last time over the course of a day. If I can't figure out who an email address is attributed to, I'll mask it and post in this thread that I need a name attached to something.

[Khaldun]

Sneak preview of the visual look of the redesign:


f13

[Hawkbit]

There's a Schild Rd on Rt 6 going between Tillamook and Portland, Oregon.  I keep meaning to take a pic whenever we pass.  I'll remember next time!

[Nebu]

What about those us us (me) that find negative/critical reviews helpful?  Nearly every game review spins things in such an ass-kissing light, that f13 was my only bastion for critical analyses. 

Any thoughts?

[Yegolev]

If you don't see it, it's shit.  Saves you time.  Unless you like wallowing in shit.

[Nebu]

If you don't see it, it's shit.  Saves you time.  Unless you like wallowing in shit.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.  Particularly with the spectrum of tastes around here.  I've played several of the games that got glowing reviews here and wondered what the fuss was.  I've also enjoyed games that many here considered trash.  

I enjoy hearing impressions.  If a game is crap, I'd like to know why it was deemed crap.  Some reasons will make me avoid the title while others are of little concern.

Short version: There's a big difference between "You're wrong!" and "You're wrong and here's why..."

[satael]

What about those us us (me) that find negative/critical reviews helpful?  Nearly every game review spins things in such an ass-kissing light, that f13 was my only bastion for critical analyses. 

Any thoughts?

I like negative reviews that actually tell what is wrong with the game (and why it's still worth reviewing)instead of just saying everything's awful (if everything is awful just say that and don't bother doing the review).

[schild]

I honestly don't spend enough time with bad games anymore to give them any sort of critical analysis. Played Akaneiro recently. If I were to review it, I'd give it like a 3/10 because it feels like running through molasses. Doesn't make for a very long or interesting review because I have no other opinion of it to give. Oh, I suppose also I feel bad for people who kickstart something that ends up being pay to win.

[Signe]

I think writing up a game and giving it a 3/10 rating because "it feels like running through molasses" is a perfectly acceptable review for f13.  More like that, please!

[schild]

No.

[Nebu]

Can we at least get a list of games that people have previewed (and the previewer)?  Would the previewer be willing to respond to a PM about their experience? I think that would be great.  Many times just hearing a 10 sec synopsis from someone with an opinion that I respect is enough to save me $50.

[schild]

Ehhnnnnnnnn. ERHHGHGGNNN. MAYBE.

We plan on having a list of shit we didn't review somewhere. It might be worth attaching a 1-2 sentence reason we didn't like it enough to review it to that list.

[Paelos]

I think Nebu and Signe are right. It's not about giving bad reviews. I see your point of simplicity, but the version of just not listing rejected stuff there creates obscurity. Did they look at it? What happened?

In addition, I can tell from experience that I may not like something that Schild likes in games. Him dismissing something may not be why I would. We're so much more mature and differentiated as a forum now that I feel that we could fill in some gaps. If something ends up on the scrapheap list, maybe one of the users can pick up the game and review it on their own. That list needs to exist though.

[schild]

The list will exist, we just didn't plan on fully commenting on the games. Now I'm waffling about adding a small space for comments.

[Yegolev]

If Nebu will only PM people that he respects, I'm fine with it.

[Nebu]

Ehhnnnnnnnn. ERHHGHGGNNN. MAYBE.

We plan on having a list of shit we didn't review somewhere. It might be worth attaching a 1-2 sentence reason we didn't like it enough to review it to that list.

A 1-2 sentence reason for tossing it would be plenty.  I think we know each other well enough to read between the lines.  Thanks for at least giving it consideration.

If Nebu will only PM people that he respects, I'm fine with it.

I respect you, Yeg.  I think you're wrong most of the time, but I still respect you.   

[Paelos]

Control scheme awful, didn't get past stupid tutorial with talking hat.

That's pretty much all I'd need.

[Yegolev]

I respect you, Yeg.  I think you're wrong most of the time, but I still respect you.   

Well, shit.

Control scheme awful, didn't get past stupid tutorial with talking hat.

That's pretty much all I'd need.

Curious of a scenario where someone failed a game with a one-liner that would make you want to give it a try?

[Paelos]

I hate most strategy games and this was no different. Boooo, no stars.

[Venkman]

Curious of a scenario where someone failed a game with a one-liner that would make you want to give it a try?

Shit, that's a whole review concept right there:

One sentence, can only be about a game you instantly hated or simply stopped playing, make me interested in trying.

There's a few people here I'm pretty sure could pull it off. Haemish in particular.

I am not one of them

[Nebu]

Haemish, Ironwood, and Samprimary can say volumes in a single sentence.  It's a gift.

[schild]

Curious of a scenario where someone failed a game with a one-liner that would make you want to give it a try?

Shit, that's a whole review concept right there:

One sentence, can only be about a game you instantly hated or simply stopped playing, make me interested in trying.

There's a few people here I'm pretty sure could pull it off. Haemish in particular.

I am not one of them

That was the original intent behind noisegrid.com. Instant opinions about games in either direction. I like it more as a static thing on f13 though.

[schild]

I've decided to do a weekly / bi-weekly article once this relaunch happens focusing on both board games and video games on Kickstarter. I will be ignoring any other crowd-funding platform because they are all has-been shit. If a Humble Bundle or anything else is going on at the same time, it'll be mentioned in the article. I feel like the hype machine has spun out of control on the whole crowd-funding "thing."

I will (not) call the article Massive Chalice.

However, I will deliver.

Edit: Full disclosure, one of my hobbies is reporting shitty games (in both sections) that will clearly never see the light of day as "This is not a project."

[Velorath]

However, I will deliver.

I look forward to it taking its place beside the subforum for "The Schild Chronicles '06". It's like foreseeing the empty chair of Tiny Tim.

[schild]

It's a column that's based on interesting / hilariously bad things being on Kickstarter or elsewhere in gaming. It's like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHtRnOXXZ0w

[schild]

Except not entirely like that, obviously.

Edit: Man, that was 7 years ago. Rice recipe still good. Cave Story still good. Schild chronicles did not come back in 2007. That part was a straight lie.

[lamaros]

Can we at least get a list of games that people have previewed (and the previewer)?  Would the previewer be willing to respond to a PM about their experience? I think that would be great.  Many times just hearing a 10 sec synopsis from someone with an opinion that I respect is enough to save me $50.

There will still be these here forums where everyone says stuff and whatnot?