sonicfan12p wrote:

Sprite Wars
“Epic war has erupted between the Red Sprites and the Blue Sprites. The fate of the world is at stake. (pretty dry description, I know)”

Game Design 9/10
This is an amazing game! I really like the idea, it's very fun, and it's very refreshing after all the random projects I see that were shared simply because the creator was bored that day.

Originality 7/10
Pretty original I'd say, not completely of course, as there are other similar ideas out there.
###What would make this more original?

Ease of Use 3/5
This game had a great tutorial, but if you used cheats before going into the tutorial, the Scratch's face kind of just stayed on the screen. Also, blue's scores were hard to read because of the grade letter speaking, it covered up some variables.

Difficulty Balance 4/5
This game had three difficulty options, all reasonably spaced. I didn't have all that much trouble winning on difficulty three, but that's because it involved tactics, and the controls were just the mouse, my favorite combo.
###Where did it lose a mark, or just give it 5

Graphics 4/5
Superb graphics! Although, with the premise of the game, it's a lot easier to make really fitting graphics I suppose.
###Where did it lose a mark, or just give it 5

Sound 4/5
Great song, great sound effects, great score! I would have liked another song to listen to as well, that's why it didn't get 5.

Firing Round 7/10 (This is the addition of the following scores)
Reliability 1/2
0 (Very Glitchy) 1 (A few glitches) 2 (Hardly any glitches)
Game Length 2/2
0 (Too Short) 1 (Decent 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 2/2
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 45/50
I had such a good time playing this game, I forgot I was supposed to review and just played it for an hour. Then I saw the Hideout's tab up, and remembered I had to review it. I'm gong back to it in a sec. The only issue I have besides those already mentioned, is that the tutorial cat says to build a Nano instead of a Giga when you build the swordsman.

TOTAL: 83/100

Key
0-19 I could have made that in my sleep!
20-39 Needs a lot of work.
40-59 An average project I suppose.
60-79 Quite a cool project.
80-94 Wow! It only needs a bit of tweaking.
95-100 You're the top cat!

Borrego6165 wrote:

sonicfan12p wrote:

Sprite Wars
“Epic war has erupted between the Red Sprites and the Blue Sprites. The fate of the world is at stake. (pretty dry description, I know)”

Game Design 9/10
This is an amazing game! I really like the idea, it's very fun, and it's very refreshing after all the random projects I see that were shared simply because the creator was bored that day.

Originality 7/10
Pretty original I'd say, not completely of course, as there are other similar ideas out there.
###What would make this more original?
%%A completely different game premise.

Ease of Use 3/5
This game had a great tutorial, but if you used cheats before going into the tutorial, the Scratch's face kind of just stayed on the screen. Also, blue's scores were hard to read because of the grade letter speaking, it covered up some variables.

Difficulty Balance 4/5
This game had three difficulty options, all reasonably spaced. I didn't have all that much trouble winning on difficulty three, but that's because it involved tactics, and the controls were just the mouse, my favorite combo.
###Where did it lose a mark, or just give it 5
%%I rarely give anything a 5, because nothings perfect. However, though they were “reasonably” spaced, it could have been better.

Graphics 4/5
Superb graphics! Although, with the premise of the game, it's a lot easier to make really fitting graphics I suppose.
###Where did it lose a mark, or just give it 5
%%red = reason

Sound 4/5
Great song, great sound effects, great score! I would have liked another song to listen to as well, that's why it didn't get 5.

Firing Round 7/10 (This is the addition of the following scores)
Reliability 1/2
0 (Very Glitchy) 1 (A few glitches) 2 (Hardly any glitches)
Game Length 2/2
0 (Too Short) 1 (Decent 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 2/2
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 45/50
I had such a good time playing this game, I forgot I was supposed to review and just played it for an hour. Then I saw the Hideout's tab up, and remembered I had to review it. I'm gong back to it in a sec. The only issue I have besides those already mentioned, is that the tutorial cat says to build a Nano instead of a Giga when you build the swordsman.

TOTAL: 83/100

Key
0-19 I could have made that in my sleep!
20-39 Needs a lot of work.
40-59 An average project I suppose.
60-79 Quite a cool project.
80-94 Wow! It only needs a bit of tweaking.
95-100 You're the top cat!

Borrego6165 wrote:

777atscratch wrote:

You didn't update the members' points . I have submitted lots of projects but it says that I've only 5 points . Check it .

Regards,
777atscratch

You need to tell me when you do so as there is no way for me to check who added what. Even with the activity section of the studios there's still a risk I might double-add points or miss some off. Sorry! You can still claim points for project's you've added!

Borrego6165 wrote:

About the graphics though, you're saying that because they're easier to produce graphics for that the game looks less good? Remember this isn't a talent competition where you balance out how easy something was, we're just basing it on the core value of the game. Still, I've given you the points anyway.

sonicfan12p wrote:

Borrego6165 wrote:

About the graphics though, you're saying that because they're easier to produce graphics for that the game looks less good? Remember this isn't a talent competition where you balance out how easy something was, we're just basing it on the core value of the game. Still, I've given you the points anyway.

Well, the premise of the game, the Scratch sprites fighting each other, Prodigy just used the Scratch sprites. This is all well and good, but there weren't really any animations added to them, and since little effort was put forth towards those particular sprites, it lost a point. However, it still got 4/5, hardly worth complaining about.

Borrego6165 wrote:

EMERGENCY STAFF MEETING:
Is the Scratch Cat's Hideout out of date?

With the new “Scratching Fame” getting more members than this in just a couple of days being active, I'm worried that this thread may have lost its touch. We're both trying to spread the word of unseen projects, and I fully support the other thread, however is there a way we can make our thread more attractive?

It hit me when I saw two members of this post comments with the Scratching Fame signature on each of them, that I realised how big that thread was. What would happen if everyone joined there's, and gave up on this one?

I hope that Scratching Fame has a bright future, but we also need to ensure that this thread has a bright future as well. We got 10,000 views in 3 months, and plenty of projects to advertise, and we cannot give up. Maybe the indexing system of projects has aged, and we might need a new angle to advertise things from.

Any ideas? Remember, we are NOT at war with the other thread, I just want to ensure that no one forgets about the Scratch Cat's Hideout that we've all been working hard on for 3 months to build up!

 <username> 

sonicfan12p wrote:

Options: We could change our advert style, having members advertise projects at various levels of exposure, in or on their projects, their profile, their signature, ect.
Or, we could just add that as an option.
We could also offer our reviews a bit more, going out to Show and Tell threads and offering to review the projects listed there.
We could also make a new thread with the express purpose of reviews, The Scratch Cat's Hideout Review Center or something like that. There we could have a review on hand for every project on Show and Tell, and turn into the place where people go if they want to know if they want to play a game.
I really like the above option by the way.

sonicfan12p wrote:

It would appear that they advertise Scratchers, through various means. In other Scratcher's featured projects, on their profile, ect. In short, they are in a completely different business. They advertise lesser known Scratchers, we advertise projects. They advertise through their members, we advertise through galleries.

Maybe we need to expand on how useful the “worth mentioning” section is, by focusing on scratchers rather than things. For example, we could use it for birthday mentions and public messages like in a newspaper!

Borrego6165 wrote:

A separate review centre would make things confusing for other Scratchers, as the whole idea of this thread is to have everything on show and tell organised into one place.

Also, what's your feedback on this:

Maybe we need to expand on how useful the “worth mentioning” section is, by focusing on scratchers rather than things. For example, we could use it for birthday mentions and public messages like in a newspaper!