Phew, I sure have been busy during all that competition; now to play through some games with high coolness-to-ratings ratio….<\/p>\n
Also, if someone is interesting how my star ratings map to the game, here is a reference:<\/p>\n
1 star – poor\/annoying (an element that spoils an otherwise nice game)
\n 2 star – decent (nothing great, but serves its purpose well enough)
\n 3 star – likeable
\n 4 star – remarkable
\n 5 star – excellent<\/p>\n
That means that if you get 2-stars in some category, it doesn’t mean I consider it below average; I just prefer to leave more degrees for things I actually liked.<\/p>\n
And in relation to themes:<\/p>\n
1 star – not really following the theme
\n 2 star – forced (expect in such games naming the theme directly so that people notice it at all)
\n 3 star – background (it’s there and works, but the game wouldn’t lose much without it)
\n 4 star – integrated (the use of theme affects the gameplay\/experience significantly)
\n 5 star – inseparable (the game breathes the theme; taking it away would pretty much destroy the game)<\/p>\n
Hopefully I’ll get more time to play tomorrow…<\/p>","time":"August 25th, 2014 2:00 pm","title":"About time to get rating\u2026"}