Post originally by tetsuijin28 at 2004-05-14 07:20:19
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And for that matter, does HSF incorporate itself into the Tri-Stat system? Is it meant for BESM, dX, both? Your review isn't very clear on what exactly (if anything) HSF adds, other than the poorly-described Focus system.
Post originally by Philomousos at 2004-05-14 11:44:06
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Sorry, but despite the reviewer's good intentions, this isn't really a review. In fact, if you eliminated the use of the first person and colloquialisms, it would almost be a dust jacket blurb.
Jian, I'm not busting on you, but we need to know the following things at minimum:
- What is the system like, and how does it support the genre/style of play?
- How do you justify the Style and Substance ratings? I mention this because you give a 5 for style but say that the art is "dire."
- An overview of the contents.
- Can the purchaser run a complete game within the supported genre/style with this product alone?
You did tell us that it has better examples and "discussion" than HeartQuest, which is a good start, but why do you say that? And what are these discussions you reference?
Also, the phrase "but frankly you just have to read it" does not belong in a review. If you're tempted to write this phrase, it usually means that you're not qualified to write the review yet.
Anyway, I've not read this product or its competitor, I'm not very familiar with this genre of anime and I'm no master of review writing. Just some stuff to keep in mind, though.
Post originally by Spike at 2004-05-14 19:33:13
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I'm sorry. This review is horrible. You say the art is bad, yet give it a 5 for Style? How do you figure? You don't even mention anything about compatibility with GGO's systems. Tri-Stat? BESM 2e? BESM D20?
Post originally by Robin Ashe at 2004-05-14 21:30:37
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I agree. There was hardly any discussion of the merits of the book and there wasn't any description of the contents of the book beyond what I already knew reading the description at GoO's website.
Post originally by Robin Ashe at 2004-05-14 21:32:41
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The Authors are Cogman & Williams, not Magnum Opus (Cogman's first name is Genevive, I don't know Williams' as I don't have the book). Magnum Opus is the Publisher, not Guardians of Order - which Magnum Opus is a subsidiary of.
Post originally by Robin Ashe at 2004-05-14 21:36:29
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I'm sorry. This review is horrible. You say the art is bad, yet give it a 5 for Style?
Not everyone links style with art. I imagine Jian was referring to writing style.
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You don't even mention anything about compatibility with GGO's systems. Tri-Stat? BESM 2e? BESM D20?
Jian did say that it was pretty system independent, so that would suggest that it is compatible, as Tri-Stat dX and BESM are compatible with almost any system independent source material. Also, if you look at the cover it does say "BESM" so you know that it's compatible with BESM/Tri-Stat d6.
Your criticism of this review was worse than the review itself. You should take a look at Philosmous' thread to see how it should be done.
Post originally by Robin Ashe at 2004-05-14 21:39:18
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Usually I'd agree that Art is a component of the Style rating, but some people consider that to be subjective and ignore the art content and just look at writing style.
What I am wondering about the style rating (and the substance rating for that matter) is where those ratings came from. There wasn't any discussion of style or substance in the review, it was just a summary of the contents.
Post originally by Robin Ashe at 2004-05-14 21:43:47
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HSF is a BESM supplement and should therefore be completely compatible with BESM 2e/r. Some tweaking might be required to make it work with Tri-Stat dX, but as I don't have HSF I couldn't say how much, I'm just making a guess based on the comparison of TSdX and BESM/TSd6.
Also, the review stated that it was pretty system independent (and several discussions I've read suggest this as well), and my personal opinion is that any material that is pretty system independent works with BESM.
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