[Attention] GFF Gamers Month ver. 3

Hey Guys, its that time of year again in which we can take a little bit of time out of our lives to speak of a certain game we all have a particular passion and dedication towards.

To the new and old members of GFF that were not a part of this event over the last two years; basically the GFF Gamers Month is an event in which each member selects one game and gives their review on it. It can be anything from your personal experiences about the game, how you obtained the game, what you loved about the game, or even any funny stories that came as a result of playing it.

It should be a little easier to manage the Gamers Month this time around, because of the success of the original. I understand that forum activity has died down significantly but I still think we have more than enough people to cover every day for the event.

First of all, the GFF Gamers month will be in the Month of March.


Here are the rules:

1.) People sign-up

2.) Each member selects one date in the Month of March ( I don't think we'll have any problems getting the entire month filled up, but on the off chance that all the slots are not filled out, anyone can volunteer to do two games if they wish.)

3.) You send me a PM, of your primary choice of what game you would like to review and a secondary choice of a game, just in case your game may have been already taken.

4.) If two people end up picking the same game, The person that has sent their PM first will have priority over that said game; thus the reason why each person needs to send a secondary choice.

5.) Once the Month of March starts, a separate thread will be created that will just have each person's game review and nothing else. Pretty much the event will be a two thread approach. One thread will have each person's game review, and this existing thread will be used for any discussions about any of the games mentioned.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

6.) When it comes time for your review on your specified day. There is really no set format or any rules pertaining to what game you may want to review. It can be a very popular game or a very obscure game; that is totally up to you. If your unsure of how to write your review you can check THIS THREAD out if you need any ideas:

But overall your game review should at least have these:

1.) Title of Game
2.) Picture of the Game (Box/Case Art)
3.) Publisher & Release Date
4.) Brief History
5.) Brief Review
6.) Some of your personal experiences with the game, such as favorite boss fights, wtf moments, or any other funny stories that have come with this game.
7.) Conclusion


7.) NEW RULE: When choosing your game try to pick a game that has been released to most markets. Do not pick a game that has just had a Japanese release in which a European and North American release is still waiting to come out. It is okay to review an import game as long as its game from a previous generation of consoles, or will never have a release to North America or other specific areas.

For example, doing a review for Terranigma or Policenauts is perfectly okay. I however do not want to see a review for the third birthday (Parasite Eve 3) especially since it is a game that is released in Japan now, but has not made its way to North American or European shores.

8.) Above all else, Have fun

With doing this event for the third year, I do have a few concerns I would like to address.

I am of the sound mind that if it's not broke don't fix it. I thought the event last year went a lot better than I expected, but I do want to keep ideas open if there are any changes people would like to see to the event this year.

The major concern I have is something one of the moderators brought up and that is one of problems with putting every game review in one thread is that the thread becomes so picture heavy and slow it does not make it very convenient for people to go to a certain review.

Would everybody feel it would be best if we could create a sub-forum for GFF Gamers Month and put the reviews in there instead of putting them in a single thread if that would make it a lot more convenient for other people.

As far as I know that is the only concern I have. I am always open to hear any other suggestions for this event.

I'll set up the sign up sheet and just let me know on the thread which date you would like.

March 1st/2011 - Angel Of Light (game confirmed) - finished
March 2nd/2011 - GB (game confirmed)
March 3rd/2011 - Encephalon (game confirmed) - finished
March 4th/2011 - Rhychord (game confirmed) - finished
March 5th/2011 - Worm (game confirmed) - finished
March 6th/2011 - Skills (game confirmed) - finished
March 7th/2011 - Tails (game confirmed) - finished
March 8th/2011 - CHz (game confirmed) - finished
March 9th/2011 - Muzza (game confirmed) - finished
March 10th/2011 - Sprouticus (game confirmed) - finished
March 11th/2011 - NovaX (game confirmed) - finished
March 12th/2011 -
March 13th/2011 - Qwarky (game confirmed) - finished
March 14th/2011 -
March 15th/2011 - Philia (game confirmed) - finished
March 16th/2011 - Dark Nation (game confirmed) - finished
March 17th/2011 - The Dopefish (game confirmed)
March 18th/2011 - SuperSonic (game confirmed) - finished
March 19th/2011 -
March 20th/2011 -
March 21st/2011 -
March 22nd/2011 - Sousuke (game confirmed) - finished
March 23rd/2011 -
March 24th/2011 - Tritoch (game confirmed) - finished
March 25th/2011 - Omnislash124 (game confirmed) - finished
March 26th/2011 - Shin (game confirmed) - finished
March 27th/2011 -
March 28th/2011 - TheKnightOfNee (game confirmed) - finished
March 29th/2011 - Rockgamer (game confirmed)
March 30th/2011 - Dr. Uzuki (game confirmed)
March 31st/2011 - Denicalis (game confirmed)


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

This Is Very Important: You guys can go ahead and let me know which date you would like to do your game review. Send me your first and second choice. I do recommend that you write your review ahead of time to save the trouble of hunting people and their review down on their specified day.

Be sure to check the last two GFF Gamer Months to see which games have already been picked.

I'm open to all suggestions and ideas for this event. Always remember that an event is only as good as the time and effort that people put into it. I'll try to address any questions.

Take Care Guys.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hey guys, just a little update.

I'll be heading out of town for the next week and I probably won't be back until the 15th of February. I'm heading back to my hometown for a change of scenery and hopefully some well deserved stress relief. My internet will very little to none at all.

I have received all messages that have been sent to me so far. Spread the word and lets see if we can get a few more slots filled out. I'm looking at you OmniSlash124, Mo0 and Tails.

Keep sending me those game requests; so far everybody's choice for their game is good. Rychord I got your message and I'll get back to you when I get back home. Things have been hectic.

I think we are going to create a sub-form for this event to avoid the problem of having a picture heavy main thread. So that will be created when the first review is ready to go up.

In the meantime guys, I'm going to leave skills in charge until I get back(OH GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Hey guys, sorry about the delay. I've had a lot on my plate over the last two weeks, so I just wanted to make my post before the Gamers Month started.

So far everybody's game choice is good to go. There have been no duplicates. So if the rest of you guys could get the rest of the game choices into me I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm actually in the process of writing my review right now, so I hope to have it finished by tonight and be ready to place on the Forum on Tuesday.

We still have 7 slots available, so if anybody is still interested in doing a game review for the GFF Gamers Month just give me a holler. I don't think its appropriate for one person to do multiple reviews because in a way we're kind of limiting the amount of games we can talk about. So even if we can't get the entire month filled out, we'll just leave a blank space and continue from there.

Any other questions guys please let me know.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Just a heads up, the first review is up and ready to go. Please keep all discussions regarding the games throughout the GFF Gamers Month in this forum and this form only. I hope you enjoy it. It is my favorite DS game of all time.

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Originally Posted by Shin

That's a great review AoL, except for this bit:

I dunno but it looks to me like you're saying Square are crap for rereleasing the same old shite year after year and milking franchises but then in the same breath you say they're crap for annoying their loyal audience, which I would read as "Not churning out the same old shite year after year and milking franchises". I find it hard to see how one can criticise a company both for stagnation and innovation in the same paragraph.

Anyway, it was good review and if I knew where my DS was I might even be tempted to look the game up, I doubt it costs much these days.

No worries Shin, when I look back on it. I don't think it came out the way I wanted it to.

I think maybe the biggest thing I wanted to point out even though I don't think I did a very good job of it. The World Ends With You was something very innovative and different for an rpg. I was just annoyed with square enix fans at the time because they tend to be some of the most bitchiest gaming fans on the face of the planet. I was sick and tired of people thinking that square enix was only good for final fantasy and kingdom hearts games. Knowing full well they could put out a very great original product from time to time.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Since we don't have all the spots filled and I was planning on writing another review, can I have the 27th for another title?

(I promise it won't be Bayonetta)

Sorry about that Encephalon, if you have another review ready to go your more than welcome to put the review up. I have no objections.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?