Reviews

We do not have much in the way of guidelines for our reviewers, just four simple rules.

1. Recent play.

   • No, "I remember years ago…" reviews. Recent play is mandatory. Recent can be a little fuzzy, but certainly no longer than a year and hopefully closer to six months or less. Not that every game will have been completed at the time of review, some games are very difficult, some are just that bad, but an honest stab will be made.

2. No scoring or ratings!

   • Games are an art form{1}. As such, while we here at OGR cannot rely purely on objective considerations, we will certainly form an opinion based on criteria related to gameplay, graphics, sound, etc. Words, constructed into patterns called sentences, formed into larger bodies of work called paragraphs, form the final structure called a review, but the occasional screenshot, video, or audio file are certainly acceptable garnishes to the main dish. However, no cop out "1 out of 10", "3 peppers out of 5", or any other contrived scoring/ rating systems allowed. Ultimately, those constructs are still subjective terms masquerading as scientifically sound objective measurements.

3. Honest opinions.

   • AKA, the no shilling rule. We play the game and publish our opinion, but no pay for play. Everything here is organic. Nor will the popularity of any given property weigh into our reviews, be they mass market hits or small market diamonds in the rough, everything gets a fair shake.

4. Have fun!

   • Even when the game is awful. Seriously, the bad games might be even more fun to review than the good games. Either way, the goal is to always dig deep into the subject matter with a joyous flourish. No half stepping!

{1} There I said it, which puts me on a particular side of the Roger Ebert debate, hint, he was not correct in his initial assertion.