Comments on: Impressions: Populous, Killing Time, Landstalker

By: Brett Weiss

Brett Weiss — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:02:08 +0000

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By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:39:12 +0000

I thought about that — picking a game, playing it straight through, and not playing anything else until it’s done. But that kind of feels like work to me. I don’t really want to force myself into playing a game that I don’t want to play at that moment because that ruins the fun for me. And playing games should be fun!

Taking notes could be a good idea, though. That way I can take as much time as I need to finish a game without forgetting what I wanted to say.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:54:59 +0000

Short attention span, a?

If you have the time, the dedication and the passion to jot down game playing notes, I highly recommend keeping a game playing journal nearby. It helps me keep track of my game thoughts, and allows me to accurately review a game today that I beat back in July 2006. I’m beating (or getting to the last boss) all my games lately. I start one, and don’t remove it until I finish it and fill out my journal with thoughts on it. I was like you with my Saturn games 01-05. I played 30 minutes here and there, but never bothered to go through the game the whole way.

Now I’m adamant on beating the game, or at least making it to the last section. I don’t think one can properly judge/review a game until they do that, and I’m glad you clarified. Too often I see reviews written that I know the user probably only spent an hour or so with the game. I can never take those reviews seriously. There’s a beginning, middle and end. Together, you can properly judge a game. Anyway, there’s my 1:54 AM rant, lol