Video Game Reviewing: My Rundown

If I ever want to review games, what better place to start than now?

Before I review my first game, though, I'm going to go over my little review philosophy, and how I'm going to be critiquing my games.

To set one thing straight, I want to answer one question that most reviewers fail to bring up:

Why am I reviewing games? While I suspect many review to recommend or discourage prospective customers from wasting hard-spent cash, I believe game reviews can surpass that standard. So, while my main focus will be to recommend and/or discourage, I also want my reviews to serve as a discussion of a given game's contribution to the gaming medium. I want the person reading my review to be able to come back and connect with it in a way they couldn't before playing the reviewed game.

No numbers, no letters, no crap. We live in a world where games like Madden and Katamari Damacy are graded along the same scale. I'm not gonna deal with number or letter grading stuff. I'm just talking about games realistically, so you're going to have to read if you want idea of what a game I'm reviewing is all about.

Transparency. Since a game I love may be one you end up hating, I'll make up the difference in-between and let you in on my biases and whatnot. I really am trying to help you out here. : )

Honesty. I'll tell the truth. I have no reason to lie.

Ultimately, I'm going to include in my review what I think'll help you make a decision you won't regret when buying a game. That's my main goal, and I'll do anything I can to stick to that.

Let's start the reviews!

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