Thanks for spotting that goldfish678, I've lowered the reliability score to 1/2.

Sir Borrego6165, I would like to temporalily "break" the link to my project Digital Clock for an update.

EDIT 1: Never mind.
EDIT 2: My name is Math_Addict, not Math Addict.

Hi, can someone review a project of mine, Rocky Track which i'm actively developing.

Math_Addict wrote:

Sir Borrego6165, I would like to temporalily "break" the link to my project Digital Clock for an update.

EDIT 1: Never mind.
EDIT 2: My name is Math_Addict, not Math Addict.

That's odd, I got it right on your project advert. I've updated the members page!

unknownhydra wrote:

Hi, can someone review a project of mine, Rocky Track which i'm actively developing.

Sure!

Borrego6165 wrote:

Overall Experience 5/50
This was a boring OS. With the exception of the overly bright colour scheme, this is a bland OS. I felt like I wasted my time, what with all of these computer simulations on scratch having the same apps, same lag problems, and even the same design some times. An OS should give you something new to do, or at least help you with something that no other OS can. I didn't feel rewarded for using any of this, and I can't recommend this to anyone for anything. It wasn't a terrible time for me, so it justifies a few points.

Wow. That is an incredibly harsh review (not just this overview - I skipped over the other sections in the interest of brevity). Constructive criticism is useful if it is helpful and leads to improvement - but if you chop somebody down this hard you are being more discouraging then helpful. Please consider the impact of your words

Paddle2See wrote:

Borrego6165 wrote:

Overall Experience 5/50
This was a boring OS. With the exception of the overly bright colour scheme, this is a bland OS. I felt like I wasted my time, what with all of these computer simulations on scratch having the same apps, same lag problems, and even the same design some times. An OS should give you something new to do, or at least help you with something that no other OS can. I didn't feel rewarded for using any of this, and I can't recommend this to anyone for anything. It wasn't a terrible time for me, so it justifies a few points.

Wow. That is an incredibly harsh review (not just this overview - I skipped over the other sections in the interest of brevity). Constructive criticism is useful if it is helpful and leads to improvement - but if you chop somebody down this hard you are being more discouraging then helpful. Please consider the impact of your words

To be honest you skipped the constructive criticism, especially in the “Ease of Use” section which has about three paragraphs of improvements. This was merely a summary of the project itself. Sorry if it sounded harsh on its own. I'll re-consider the way I review for future projects.

Another one! (Please, no points for me. I want to advertise, not to get points right now!)

The Story Of Kaj (in Anime)

This is the story of Kaj, a guy/girl who tried to destroy the peaceful website of Scratch, in anime.

jkl0l wrote:

mix91132 wrote:

jkl0l wrote:

Borrego6165 wrote:

Actually I've just read your review and can you clarify some things please?

The review of your Defender review:

1) When you said “Overall Experience 40/50 It was a very nice game, But I had to mute it, and I didn't really enjoy it.” Was it the sound you didn't enjoy, or the game itself? If it was the sound then fair enough, but for a game to get 80% if it was because you didn't even enjoy it, then clearly the score is too high.

2) You never explained what made the game feel boring in Game Design. Surely a fast ship doesn't make a game feel boring? I'm worried the creator may not know how to make it less boring.

Wow- only two problems! Great review!

As in It goes so fast you can't really see anything else. The sound was overwhelming, not the game.

So, what do you suggest I do exactly, other than slow the ship down? Should there be more sound, less sound, what? Please note all sound is ripped from the original game, and I am trying as best as I can to replicate the latter. Otherwise, thanks for the constructive criticism, helps a lot!

EDIT: Capped speed to 25 (was 40). Controls changed. Still no idea what to do with sound.

Less sound. It's too loud and obnoxious.

Ooh, one more thing. You hardly commented on anything BUT the speed and sound! What's the gameplay like? Do you think I did a good job of porting defender to scratch, or what? Please reply.

UPDATED! Math_Addict, I'm giving you two points anyway.

Dog Paradise

This game takes virtual dog to a whole new level! Unlike most other virtual dog games, you can travel to different exotic places in the world, earning exotic food and teaching your dog new tricks from the natives there!

Game Design: 7/10
This game has a really great game design. It's an RPG game wherein the dogs are the ones who are taken care of. Well, basically, if this was a finished game, I would give it a 10. But, for the moment, I would give it a 7.

Originality 7/10
The idea of the game was probably a repeated one. I knew one project exactly like it in Scratch 1.4. But, as what I can see above, there is an idea added to it which is about the travelling to other places. Well, maybe this would be an original game when it's finished, but, for the moment, I would give it a 7.

Ease Of Use 4/5
The game has tutorials, but, it is unfinished. Again, for the moment, I would give it a 4.

Difficulty Balance (VOID)/5
This category is an inappropriate one. It has no difficulty for the moment. No score so far.

Graphics 5/5
The graphics were really great for gaming. Though, the game is still incomplete, I'd give it a 5.

Sound (VOID)/5
I don't think there is music. Well, it's incomplete, no score so far.

Firing Round 4/10 (This is the addition of the following scores)
Reliability 1/2
0 (Very Glitchy) 1 (A few glitches) 2 (Hardly any glitches)
Game Length 0/2
0 (Too Short) 1 (Descent Length) 2 (Long lasting or endless)
Game Pace 1/2
0 (Very slow or too long for it's own sake) 1 (Quite engrossing) 2 (Very well paced and fun)
Replay Value 1/2
0 (Would never replay/ did not want to finish it the first time) 1 (Might replay) 2 (Too good to stop!)
Programming 1/2
0 (Simple to make) 1 (Fairly advanced) 2 (It was very complex)

Overall Experience 25/50
Uhm, the game was really awesome at the start, but when you get to go to the middle part, it ends there. This is what i call a kill joy. That ruins the experience of playing a game, even if it's just incomplete. At some points, some sprites would just show up, incidentally. So, I would give it a 25.

TOTAL: 52/100
An average project I suppose. (For Now.)

Math_Addict wrote:

Dog Paradise

This game takes virtual dog to a whole new level! Unlike most other virtual dog games, you can travel to different exotic places in the world, earning exotic food and teaching your dog new tricks from the natives there!

Game Design: 7/10
This game has a really great game design. It's an RPG game wherein the dogs are the ones who are taken care of. Well, basically, if this was a finished game, I would give it a 10. But, for the moment, I would give it a 7.

Originality 7/10
The idea of the game was probably a repeated one. I knew one project exactly like it in Scratch 1.4. But, as what I can see above, there is an idea added to it. Well, maybe this would be an original game when it's finished, but, for the moment, I would give it a 7.

Ease Of Use 4/5
The game has tutorials, but, it is unfinished. Again, for the moment, I would give it a 4.

Difficulty Balance (VOID)/5
This category is an inappropriate one. It has no difficulty for the moment. No score so far.

Graphics 5/5
The graphics were really great for gaming. Though, the game is still incomplete, I'd give it a 5.

Sound (VOID)/5
I don't think there is music. Well, it's incomplete, no score so far.

Firing Round 4/10 (This is the addition of the following scores)
Reliability 1/2
0 (Very Glitchy) 1 (A few glitches) 2 (Hardly any glitches)
Game Length 0/2
0 (Too Short) 1 (Descent Length) 2 (Long lasting or endless)
Game Pace 1/2
0 (Very slow or too long for it's own sake) 1 (Quite engrossing) 2 (Very well paced and fun)
Replay Value 1/2
0 (Would never replay/ did not want to finish it the first time) 1 (Might replay) 2 (Too good to stop!)
Programming 1/2
0 (Simple to make) 1 (Fairly advanced) 2 (It was very complex)

Overall Experience 25/50
Uhm, the game was really awesome at the start, but when you get to go to the middle part, it ends there. This is what i call a kill joy. That ruins the experience of playing a game, even if it's just incomplete. At some points, some sprites would just show up, incidentally. So, I would give it a 25.

TOTAL: 52/100
An average project I suppose. (For Now.)

Good review! When you said “it had an idea added to it” could you specify what idea that made it original? I agree with your scoring though!

mix91132 wrote:

jkl0l wrote:

mix91132 wrote:

jkl0l wrote:

Borrego6165 wrote:

Actually I've just read your review and can you clarify some things please?

The review of your Defender review:

1) When you said “Overall Experience 40/50 It was a very nice game, But I had to mute it, and I didn't really enjoy it.” Was it the sound you didn't enjoy, or the game itself? If it was the sound then fair enough, but for a game to get 80% if it was because you didn't even enjoy it, then clearly the score is too high.

2) You never explained what made the game feel boring in Game Design. Surely a fast ship doesn't make a game feel boring? I'm worried the creator may not know how to make it less boring.

Wow- only two problems! Great review!

As in It goes so fast you can't really see anything else. The sound was overwhelming, not the game.

So, what do you suggest I do exactly, other than slow the ship down? Should there be more sound, less sound, what? Please note all sound is ripped from the original game, and I am trying as best as I can to replicate the latter. Otherwise, thanks for the constructive criticism, helps a lot!

EDIT: Capped speed to 25 (was 40). Controls changed. Still no idea what to do with sound.

Less sound. It's too loud and obnoxious.

Ooh, one more thing. You hardly commented on anything BUT the speed and sound! What's the gameplay like? Do you think I did a good job of porting defender to scratch, or what? Please reply.

Yes, you did a good job, other than the speed and the sound. But sometimes the enemies don't die when hit with the laser beam.

Hello, I would like to join please. I wanted a review on a particular game I'm working on.

Scratch12300 wrote:

Hello, I would like to join please. I wanted a review on a particular game I'm working on.

You don't need to sign up to get a review made, it's only if you want to write reviews and gain points for adding projects. But i'll sign you up anyway

Borrego6165 wrote:

Scratch12300 wrote:

Hello, I would like to join please. I wanted a review on a particular game I'm working on.

You don't need to sign up to get a review made, it's only if you want to write reviews and gain points for adding projects. But i'll sign you up anyway

Okay, great! But before I make any reviews I'd like one on this project, please.

Looks really great! Er… I'll join then?

Can someone review one of the games I submitted?

Will any available members please check the Write A Review screen- it's getting busy!

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