What this blog is all about...

FOR the longest time I've wanted to be a journalist who covers video games. That's not something that's easy to say out loud, but here on my blog I can say whatever I want. I want this site to be something I come back to every now and then and add my current thoughts on stuff that interests me. That's mostly video games of course, but also comics, movies, music and any other media I've consumed recently.

I don't want this site to be just a collection of random rants. Ultimately I'd love to build up a small following of readers who I can bounce ideas off, and then one day use this site to show my passion for covering video games in a serious yet fun manner.

REVIEWS GUIDELINES

One of the major focuses of this blog is for me to have somewhere to post my reviews. I see my reviews as a buyers guide more than a serious critical analysis. That's not to say that I wouldn't go back to a good (or bad game) and look at it in a more in-depth feature article, but the reviews are designed to tell you if a game is worth your money or not based on my own personal experience.

VIDEO GAME RATINGS GUIDE

 A 
A brilliant and engaging game that is worth your time and money. A game that will be looked back on in years to come as high point in gaming.

 B 
A excellent game that is not without its problems, but is ultimately a well made experience. Worth the cost and the hours you'll lose playing it.

 C 
A solid, fun game that has a few serious flaws. By no means a bad game, just one that is good but could have been better. Possibly worth buying, and most likely worthy of a rental.

 D 
A bad game. Not worth buying, and I wouldn't recommend renting it on it's own, but there's something in it that stops it from being a complete failure.

 F 
A failure. A bad game that has serious, possibly game breaking, flaws. Don't rent it, don't buy it, just pretend it never happened.

(There's no E. I know that seems odd as I remember seeing E at school. Usually in my maths class. But for uniformity sake, A, B, C, D and F is what I'll use. Also there's no - or +, just the letter, nothing more.)

Information and disclosure segment

At the end of each review I will write a small section in italics where I'll point out what platforms you can buy the game on, how far I got before reviewing it, and any other information relevant to the review. My reviews will generally reflect the single-player experience, and I may give a separate score to the multi-player side if necessary.

LATE TO THE PARTY REVIEW POLICY

When a game is fresh from the developer and still within its “new release” window it’s easier to form your own opinion about it then it is months later, after numerous reviews, discussions and post-mortems. When doing a Late to the Party Review I plan on acknowledging this fact, and will explore what my expectations were and factors that may have influenced my opinion of a game before I even played it. In addition to this I plan on discussing wether or not my opinion of matches up with the general consensus and if my own preconceived ideas have changed since playing it.