Going Back to Reviewing?

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Hey people, I haven't reviewed a game in a long time. Not since the days of Jeff being at Gamespot where I was a big user of the site. However, after reading one of PAJ89's reviews (someone whose reviews I enjoy reading greatly) I think I may have found my inspiration to start reviewing again. I hope I do get back into it but it's just a question of finding a game that I will enjoy reviewing. I'm thinking Killer 7, a game I have hardly played, or some other game I know back to front such as one of the Pokemon games.  
 
Writing this blog was done for a couple of reasons. One to bring attention of I plan of doing. Two, to see how many people still review and see if they have tips for me (all help is welcome) and three, whether I should play through Killer 7 or is it not worth my time?

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#1  Edited By xpxTomxqx

Hey people, I haven't reviewed a game in a long time. Not since the days of Jeff being at Gamespot where I was a big user of the site. However, after reading one of PAJ89's reviews (someone whose reviews I enjoy reading greatly) I think I may have found my inspiration to start reviewing again. I hope I do get back into it but it's just a question of finding a game that I will enjoy reviewing. I'm thinking Killer 7, a game I have hardly played, or some other game I know back to front such as one of the Pokemon games.  
 
Writing this blog was done for a couple of reasons. One to bring attention of I plan of doing. Two, to see how many people still review and see if they have tips for me (all help is welcome) and three, whether I should play through Killer 7 or is it not worth my time?

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#2  Edited By noahrc

If you enjoy the reviewing process or just want to share your thoughts on a game, I say go for it. I started using a list on GB to record my impressions of games as i finished them because I like to think about the experience after it's over and summarize my thoughts. I've never gotten into formal reviews, though, partly because of the time it takes and partly because I prefer not to think critically about a game the whole time I'm playing it. I also don't enjoy assigning scores to games because I feel it oversimplifies the experience, but I understand why people find them useful and I look at reviewer's scores quite a bit.

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#3  Edited By xpxTomxqx

Thanks for the info man :) I don't play games critically, my review style is based on my impressions the game leaves on me at the end. If it's got a great story but I found controls in a battle hard to deal with I will mention it. I tend not to look at every aspect. I liked the idea of a list though.