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R E V I E W F O R M A T
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SCENARIO REVIEW FORM v1.01

[Instructions - delete off any portion that is in square brackets, including this. In each section, answer any five of six questions and delete off the unanswered question. In some cases, a simple Yes or NO will be sufficient. You may assign one, half or zero points to each question. In cases where more than one question of a section is irrelevant, you can pro-rate the result to fit the scoring scheme.]

Name of Scenario : XXX

Final Score : XXX / 30

Type of Scenario : XXX [historical, fantasy etc...]

Name of Author: XXX

Name of Reviewer: XXX

Summary of Scenario:
XXX


Playability - Section Sub-total: XXX

Were you able to finish in a reasonable amount of turns? (Score: X )

Did the scenario avoid being tedious or repetitive? (Score: X )

Did the scenario capture the essence of what it was suppose to portray? (Score: X )

Were you impressed with the overall sound effects? (Score: X )

Was the choice of and interaction between races appropriate? (Score: X )

Did you enjoy playing the scenario? (Score: X )


Units - Section Sub-total: XXX

Were the majority of units changed from the default Civ2 units? (Score: X )

Were all of the sounds appropriate for the units in the scenario? (Score: X )

Was the scenario free of 'unbalanced' units? (Score: X )

Were there innovative combinations of special unit abilities? (Score: X )

Were Barbarian units appropriate when they appeared? (Score: X )

Any other unit related problems (like shield placement)? (Score: X )


Research - - Section Sub-total: XXX

Was the progression of advance to advance done properly? (Score: X )

Were advances properly related to new units and obsolescence? (Score: X )

Was the tech tree of a high level of complexity? (Score: X )

Were non-event messages amended to suit the scenario ? (Score: X )

Was the civilpedia properly updated? (Score: X )

Were there disfunctional improvements or useless technologies? (Score: X )


Map & Terrain - Section Sub-total: XXX

Were you impressed by the Map in general? (Score: X )

Was terrain properly adjusted to fit the scenario? (Score: X )

Was attention given to geography and historical details? (Score: X )

Were you happy with the city, fortress, terrain improvement graphics? (Score: X )

Were city names and the placement of cities correct? (Score: X )

Were there innovations used in relation to Terrain? (Score: X )


Care & Details - Section Sub-total: XXX

Did you find the documentation adequate? (Score: X )

Was the events file sufficient for the needs of the scenario? (Score: X )

Were you happy with the improvement and wonder icons? (Score: X )

Did you like the changes to the player interface? (Score: X )

Did you find any very apparent errors in any category of the scenario? (Score: X )

Do you think a lot of effort was put into doing this scenario? (Score: X )


Originality and Technical Proficiency - Section Sub-total: XXX

Were the sounds appropriate in volume and clear enough to understand? (Score: X )

Were the sounds unique and different in the scenario? (Score: X )

Did you discover many unit GRAPHICS not used in any other scenarios? (Score: X )

Is the theme of the scenario completely novel? (Score: X )

Were complex events used to carry the story line or enhance the AI? (Score: X )

Did the author deal with all areas which could be modified? (Score: X )

Any other innovations worth mentioning? Explain? (no actual score here)

Overall Assesment and Other Points of Interest:
XXX

[You can also make adjustments here to the total score for factors not taken into account]

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v1.01
 
I would like to add, that if you do a review, please try to play the scenario more than once.

Also, say at what level of difficulty you played at, as many scenarios have a different feel at different levels.

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Can someone point out the changes for me?
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I agree, I always play once at Prince-level (the first time) and then on King or Emperor.



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I know it seem hard sometimes, but uh...
remember one thing:
through every dark night,
there's a bright day after that,
so no matter how hard it get, stick ya chest out
keep ya head up and handle it.
 
Isn't this review format a little long and strict? It's hardly a review format -more of a checklist! -I would agree with Willem (in the other thread), that reviews always are subjective. Wouldn't it be more useful for players to get that one man's opinion straight away, in one short paragraph? -complimented with some other players opinions?

-Like "I think the units are rubbish, but the techs are designed very well, and it actually is very funny..." or "The grapx are HUGE, and 100% historically correct, but it's a little slow to play" ..or something like this? -of course with more detail the more complex the scenario is. -Not all scenario types would comply with the above format.

Who are going to read a long list of scores anyway? -I suggest that the format is used as a guideline for the aspects that reviewers can take into consideration, rather than as a strict-to-follow checklist.
 
Well, we can do it as this:

We talk about the points, and not make it a check list. I can't explain. Just check my review I made of BeBro's Imperium Romanum. Thunderfall should post it.

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I know it seem hard sometimes, but uh...
remember one thing:
through every dark night,
there's a bright day after that,
so no matter how hard it get, stick ya chest out
keep ya head up and handle it.
 
Well.........

This is the official format that will likely be followed by offical reviewers here at civfanatics, I would think...which doesn't mean that those who would like to post a paragraph or short review are going to be left out...by all means send in your comments!

Third party reviewers should not feel limited or tied down...use the format as a guideline so you don't forget what you wanted to say (I never thought of it as a check list actually, but I guess it could be).

On the other hand, I think longer reviews help those who want to play a new scenario (especially longer scenarios) and anyone who wants to know more about what to expect. Also, I've read reviews after playing a scenario and understood the scenario better because some useful piece of information was missed during the game. I think good reviews "help" players get a better idea of what the author achieved.

Reviews are also in some way a tribute to the author's success or attempt. A short review is always welcome, longer reviews simply offer more.


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John Valdez
Modpacks/Scenarios/Review
 
Placed at the top to generate questions.

To Koby:

I'll check on it, to see if I can get this thing to perpetually stay at the top.

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John Valdez
Modpacks/Scenarios/Review

[This message has been edited by JValdezToo (edited July 02, 2001).]
 
Well i have a problem with the review format. It is a bit too confusing. We have a total of 30 points to give a scenario.....

There's 37 things taht we score on but the points i a possible x/30
what is the ammount of points for each of the little scores?
I think we should do a small scoring system.
Playability:x/5
Would you replay the scenario:x/1
Art Work:x/5
New Art Work or borrowed?:x/1
Sounds:x/5
Are the sounds clear and go with the appropriate unit?:x/1
Historical Accuracy(Historic scenarios only):x/5
Is the number of events files suffecient?:x/1
General Care:x/5
Do you suggest this scenario to others?:x/1
Totally a possible 30/30 points.
Also after each score give a description of why you gave that score and give overall comments at the end, with the addition of 3rd party comments.
But really, what does 'Did you finish the scenario' have to do with scoring, even if someone doesn't finish Nemo's Second Front scenario doesn't mean they should take off 3points from the score.
Just inputting my opinion.




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Elevators always smell different to midgets
 
The first line of the instruction explains-You are supposed to answer only 5 questions of your choice from each section.

5x6 sections = 30 points.

You are also allowed to answer less than five if you pro-rate the score for the relevant section and you can also ask any number of additional questions at the bottom and assign points to those. So I think that you can adjust the format to suit your preferences under the current arrangement.


[This message has been edited by kobayashi (edited June 26, 2001).]
 
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