The GFF Gamers Month
 

Hey Guys, over the last few weeks I've been chatting with Skills over a possible idea to do for the video game forum on GFF.

The idea is based upon Sprouticus's Metal Month, but instead of doing it for Metal Music, I thought it would be a great idea to do it for games in general.

Here is the tentative idea (this is subject to change at any time):

1.) People sign up

2.) Each person claims a day in May (Possibly two days if we don't get enough people to sign up)

3.) On your day you select one game, and then you can have your say about that one game. Why did you pick this game, give a little history on it, why do you like this game so much, and why is it one of your favorites.

I don't know if it would be best if everybody had their own separate thread for their day or if it should be put it all into an overall discussion forum. Regardless, I would like to think it could create a lot of discussion towards classic or even present day games. In terms that people could share different strategies or ways that they loved or hated the game in their own little way.

Another thing, I'm debating is that I'm thinking of making it console specific. This is not a guarantee. I just think an idea like this if it ends up being successful, we could have a GFF Gamers Month every couple of months for each console to each have our say of what one of our favorite games for that system is. I would like to say that I would like to do the first GFF Gamers Month on SNES games, since I'm a bit of an old school gamer. This is not final, if the general consensus feels it should be open to all games, then I'm perfectly fine with that.

4.) The last rule is lets just say if two people end up picking the same game, I guess the person you has their spot earlier in the month would have priority to make their opinion on that game. To the other person, you would just have to pick another. You'd be more than welcome to add whatever discussion to that said game as much as anybody else.

There are so many games I doubt we'll run into that problem, and your more than welcome to pick something that is overly popular or overly obscure. I just think it would be a great idea to share opinions on games whether they are new or old. Who knows it could be fun. It could be a great way for some of the newer members to get involved with the community.

Guys, I'll be completely honest. This is my first time running an event like this since the only other things I have ran is your scatter av/sig week. I would appreciate any comments, feedback, criticisms, insults, or what have you. I would like to make this a good event for the community so any help would be appreciated.

For the time being, lets make this a sign-up thread before we start picking dates. If the idea takes off then we'll add dates that would be more convenient for each member that would like to participate.

Thank you for your time.

Sign Up List:

All slots taken

Dates:

May 1st/2009 - Angel Of Light (game confirmed) - finished
May 2nd/2009 - Encephalon (game confirmed) - finished
May 3rd/2009 - Chaotic (game confirmed) - finished
May 4th/2009 - Worm (game confirmed) - finished
May 5th/2009 - Acerbandit (game confirmed) - finished
May 6th/2009 - Qwarky (game confirmed) - finished
May 7th/2009 - Rychord (game confirmed) - finished
May 8th/2009 - Syndrome (game confirmed) - finished
May 9th/2009 - Araes (game confirmed) - finished
May 10th/2009 - OmagnusPrime (game confirmed) - finished
May 11th/2009 - Sousuke (game confirmed) - finished
May 12th/2009 - Tails (game confirmed) - finished
May 13th/2009 - The Dopefish (game confirmed) - finished
May 14th/2009 - Shin (game confirmed) - finished
May 15th/2009 - Meia (game confirmed) - finished
May 16th/2009 - Dark Nation (game confirmed) - finished
May 17th/2009 - SuperSonic (game confirmed) - finished
May 18th/2009 - Tritoch (game confirmed) - finished
May 19th/2009 - Infernal Monkey (game confirmed) - finished
May 20th/2009 - Colonel Skills (game confirmed) - finished
May 21st/2009 - Moo (game confirmed) - finished
May 22nd/2009 - GB (game confirmed) - finished
May 23rd/2009 - Krelen (game confirmed) - finished
May 24th/2009 - Rockgamer (game confirmed) - finished
May 25th/2009 - Denicalis (game confirmed) - finished
May 26th/2009 - Omnislash124 (game confirmed) - finished
May 27th/2009 - Muzza (game confirmed) - finished
May 28th/2009 - Pangalin (game confirmed)
May 29th/2009 - Hawkeye (game confirmed) - finished
May 30th/2009 - Terra (game confirmed) - finished

(game confirmed): The member has their game selected and a pm has been received.
finished: Review has been written for that members said game.

Hey, what the hell, I'll sign up.

Not sure about console-specific stuff though, since not everyone owned every major console in the past 25 years. For example, I didn't own a Genesis (well, I did, but all I ever had on it was Sonic & Knuckles) and as such don't have much experience with its games.

I don't give a flying fuck what day you put me on. Just make sure I'm playing Rock Band.

This sounds pretty interesting.

Sign me up!

So is this basically just someone doing a game review for each day in May or am I missing something?

Kind of, Hawkeye. In one way the person is doing a game review but it opens up discussions toward a game a certain member feels pretty passionate about, it gives them an opportunity to talk about and discuss a game they've always wanted to talk about and share their knowledge with other people who have played the game before.

I'm in.

Sure why not.

Oh, just put me down for Chaotic instead of Luxray. I'm sure Pokemon Week will be over by that time.

I was hoping that you'd have time to put this idea forward soon! Fantastic. <3

In, obviously.

If I gotta pick a date...well, just slot me in whenever.

Also I wouldn't personally want it console specific at first, but that's just me. Maybe on the second run though?

Alright, that makes sense. Count me in.

Interesting. I'll just see what you guys have to say and decide if I should join next time.

Yeah, sign me up. I'm sure I can find the time to do this, sounds fun. :)

If I can, I'd rather go later in the month. Beginning his my birthday, and I'll be a wreck.

This sounds like a pretty nifty idea, so count me in.

I think Skills is right and it should be left more general rather than by specific system for the first go around. As for organization, a subforum like Shin's advent calendar seems like it would work best.

Metal Month's single daily post thread and secondary discussion thread was the template I was thinking this would follow. Perhaps I'm underestimating how many replies this would generate. But, y'know, he did mention that in the OP.

I think it would provide more scope of discussion and greater clarity and fluidity if each day/game got its own thread, in which the person would have to create the thread themselves, sticking to a predetermined thread template.

Although, this might get a bit messy, what with 30 or so threads. So I'm easy either way; the single discussion thread used in Metal Month seemed to work well. However if debate or serious discussion over a game was brought up, then such discussion would perhaps get lost and cloudy as countless "next day's game" posts are brought into the mix.

I am a gamer, sign me up (the cake is a lie) (XDDDDD I AM A HARDCORE GAMER)

I will write about hardcore gamer games so hardcore all you kiddy gay grandma babies will casually waggle dance right off the planet.

I'm in. I'd rather go towards the latter half of the month, but I'm not too fussed.

So at what point do we decide upon the game/series we'll cover? Surely it's not going to be a case of waiting until the day and then finding out someone else picked your choice earlier in the month?

sign me up i will talk about ICO

This sounds vaguely like one of the threads we used to have before it got pushed into oblivion.

Sure, I can try to do something. Sign me up.

Sounds fun. I'll join up too.

Two years of Metal Month showed that the two thread setup worked fairly well. Unfortunately, as was the case both years, interest seemed to wain towards the end of the month. This event may not have the same problem since there are more gamers than metalheads here, but its something to keep in mind.

Put me down for early May, but I may have to bow out depending on how busy I get with moving and shit.

I'm in...sign me up. :D Good to see guys like you bringing stuff like this in to spark more interest in the forums.