Writing a game review by: Kessandra @ FiringSquad
Writing anything that resembles a professional game review isn’t
something that can be done in 10 minutes and forgotten right after. It
takes time and dedication. This is a small guide to help anyone who
wants to create a game review. Note that I am in no way a professional
game critic, nor did I receive any extra education on the subject. I
would just like to share some of my techniques and advice and hope that
it’s helpful in any way.
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1) Don’t be redundant. If you wrote something that is pretty
self-explanatory then there is no need for further explanation. For
example, “Supreme Commander is an RTS or real-Time Strategy game where
you take control of a set amount of units on the battlefield and wage
war against the enemy by using strategyâ€. That’s completely unnecessary
information, especially if it’s for a hardcore gaming website. “Supreme
Commander is an RTSâ€, and then you add specific information about the
game and not the genre.
「書ã‹ãªãã¦ã„ã„ã“ã¨ã‚’å†—é•·ã«æ›¸ã付ã‘ã‚‹ãªã€
ã‚‚ã—ãŠå‰ãŒæœ€åˆã«æ›¸ã„ãŸã‚‚ã®ãŒãれã ã‘ã§å¿…è¦ãªã“ã¨ã‚’å分説明ã—ã¦ã„れã°ã€ãれ以上ã®ã‚¯ãƒ‰ã‚¯ãƒ‰ã—ãŸæ–‡ç« ã¯å¿…è¦ãªã„。
例ãˆã°”Supreme Commanderã¯real-time 4X(RTS)ã€ã‚‚ã—ãã¯æˆ¦å ´ã‚’探索ã—ãªãŒã‚‰æ§˜ã€…ãªç”Ÿç”£æ–½è¨ã‚’建è¨ã—ã€è³‡æºã‚’回åŽã—ã¤ã¤æ•µã«å¯¾æŠ—ã—ã€æ•°ã€…ã®unitã®ç¾¤ã‚’æ“作ã—ã¦æˆ¦é—˜è¡Œç‚ºã‚’è¡Œã„æ•µå¯¾å‹¢åŠ›ã®æ®²æ»…を計る4X(eXplore,eXpand,eXploit,eXterminate)ã¨å‘¼ã°ã‚Œã‚‹ã‚‚ã®ã§ãƒ»ãƒ»ãƒ»”
後段ã¯ã¾ã‚‹ã§å¿…è¦ã®ãªã„æƒ…å ±ã 。特ã«Hard-core gamerã®è¦‹ã‚‹websiteã§ã¯”Supreme Commanderã¯Command&Conquerã®æ§˜ãªreal-time 4X(RTS)ã§”ã¨genreや代表的ãªé¡žä¼¼åž‹ã‚’ç°¡æ½”ã«è¡¨è¨˜ã—ã€ãれã«åŠ ãˆã¦ãã®gameãŒç‰¹å¾´çš„ãªéƒ¨åˆ†ã ã‘を書ã‘ã°ã„ã„。
It’s important that you make your review coherent and to the point. You
don’t want to bore your readers. Instead of saying “Your character is
easy to control by moving your mouse and hitting the WASD keys to move
your character†you can just simply say “Enemy Territory’s control
scheme is simple to graspâ€. That’s much more pleasing to read and much
more to the point.
貴様ã®reviewãŒä¸€è²«ã—ã¦ãŠã‚Šã€è‚心ã®çš„ã‚’å°„ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒé‡è¦ã 。èªã¿æ‰‹ã‚’退屈ã•ã›ã‚‹ãªã€‚”ã‚ãªãŸã¯mouseを使ã„keyboardã®WASDã‚’å©ãã“ã¨ã§ç°¡å˜ã«ä¸»äººå…¬ã‚’æ“作ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒã§ã・・・”ãªã©ã¨è¨€ã‚ãªãã¦ã‚‚〔ã“ã®FPSã®æ“作法を身ã«ã¤ã‘ã‚‹ã®ã¯ç°¡å˜ã ”ã¨ã§ã‚‚書ã‘ã°ã„ã„。ãã®æ–¹ãŒèªã¿æ˜“ã„ã—的を得ã¦ã„る。
Don’t write overly fluff material, such as descriptions on all the
weapons and vehicles found in the game or an entire strategy guide.
Just write about the weapons or vehicles that stand out from the rest
that are noteworthy.
「ã©ã†ã§ã‚‚ã„ã„ã“ã¨ã‚’éŽå‰°ã«æ›¸ã連ãã‚‹ãªã€
gameã«ç™»å ´ã™ã‚‹æ¦å™¨ã‚„乗り物を片ã£ç«¯ã‹ã‚‰ä»”ç´°ã«æå†™ã—ãŸã‚Šã€gameå…¨ä½“ã«æ¸¡ã‚‹æ”»ç•¥guideã‚’æ›¸ãæ§˜ãªã“ã¨ã¯ã‚„ã‚‹ã‚“ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。ãã‚“ãªã“ã¨ã¯Walkthroughã«ä»»ã›ã¦ãŠã‘。他ã®gameã¨æ¯”ã¹ã¦çªå‡ºã—ãŸé•ã„ã®ã‚ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã‚’記ã—ã¦ãŠã‘ã°ãれã§å分ã 。
2) Don’t be vague. If you write “Command & Conquer is fun†then
write about what makes it fun. If you write “I hate Lair’s control
scheme†then explain yourself a bit more by adding “I hate Lair’s
control scheme because it relies on the Sixaxis’ inaccurate motion
sensors†or something like that.
「ã‚ã„ã¾ã„ã«æ›¸ããªã€
ã‚‚ã—”Command & Conquerã¯é¢ç™½ã„”ã¨è¨€ã„ãŸã„ãªã‚‰ã€ãã®æ™‚ã¯ä½•ãŒæ¥½ã—ã„ã®ã‹ã‚’ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ã¨æ›¸ã‘。”Lairã®æ“ä½œæ³•ãŒæ°—ã«å…¥ã‚‰ãªã„”ã¨è¨€ã„ãŸã„ãªã‚‰ã€ãã®æ™‚㯔Lairã®å…æ–¹å‘を感知ã™ã‚‹motion SensorãŒä¸æ£ç¢ºãªã‚‚ã®ã ã‹ã‚‰æ°—ã«å…¥ã‚‰ãªã„”ã¨ãƒãƒƒã‚リ書ãã‚“ã 。
3) Focus on the aspects of the game that stand out, whether it is for
good or for bad. Don’t go off focusing on meaningless things and things
that are taken for granted, such as “In multiplayer you can hit a key
and a chat box opens upâ€. That’s nothing special. However, “In
multiplayer, you can’t type to other playersâ€, that’s noteworthy
information because it’s an important standard feature that wasn’t
included.
「良ã‹ã‚ã†ã¨æ‚ªã‹ã‚ã†ã¨ã€ãã®gameã®å‚‘出ã—ãŸé¢ã«å…‰ã‚’当ã¦ã‚ã€
ç„¡æ„味ãªã“ã¨ã‚„誰ã§ã‚‚知ã£ã¦ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã«ã‹ã‹ãšã‚‰ã†ãªã€‚ãŸã¨ãˆã°”multiplayã®æ™‚ã€ã‚ãªãŸã¯keyを押ã—ã¦Chat windowã‚’é–‹ãã“ã¨ãŒã§ãã¾ã™”ã¨ã„ã£ãŸèª°ã§ã‚‚知ã£ã¦ã„るよã†ãªã“ã¨ã«ã¤ã„ã¦ã 。ãã‚“ãªã“ã¨ã¯ã‚ã–ã‚ã–æ›¸ã‹ãªã‘りゃãªã‚‰ã‚“ã“ã¨ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。
ã ㌔Muiltiplayã§ä»–ã®playerã«æ–‡å—を打ã£ã¦messageã‚’ä¼ãˆã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒã§ããªã„”ã¨ã„ã†ã“ã¨ãªã‚‰ã€ãれã¯è¨˜ã™ã«å€¤ã™ã‚‹æƒ…å ±ã 。ãªãœãªã‚‰ãã®gameã«ã¯æœ¬æ¥ã‚ã£ã¦å½“ç„¶ã®ã“ã¨ãŒå®Ÿè£…ã•れã¦ã„ãªã„é‡å¤§ãªæ¬ 陥ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã‹ã‚‰ã 。
4) Use spelling and grammar checkers. It is important that your review
can be read and understood. Don’t write like a 3rd grader and use
complete sentences.
「文å—ã®ç¶´ã‚Šã¨æ–‡æ³•を確ã‹ã‚ã‚ã€
ã“れã¯èªè€…ã«è²´æ§˜ã®æ–‡ãŒèªã¾ã‚Œç†è§£ã•れるãŸã‚ã«æœ€ä½Žé™ã‹ã¤æœ€é‡è¦ã®ã“ã¨ã 。幼稚園å…ã®æ§˜ãªæ–‡ç« を書ãã‚“ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。æ„味ãŒå®Œå…¨ã«é€šã‚‹ã‚ˆã†ã«ã—ã‚。
5) Read your review aloud. If you read it in your mind you can
accidentally skip over important mistakes, whereas if you read it aloud
those mistakes can be identified by your ears. Make sure you read
multiple times. If you have a feeling that something isn’t right then
something isn’t right. Sometimes it’s best if you just tear down the
entire paragraph and start from scratch. Be sure to let others
proof-read so that they may contribute any important input that you may
not have thought of. Don’t rush your review.
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ç›®ã§èªã‚“ã ã ã‘ã§ã¯ã€ãŸã„ã¦ã„è‚心ã®ã“ã¨ã‚’ã™ã£é£›ã°ã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã‚‚ã‚“ã 。ã¨ã“ã‚ãŒã€å£°ã«å‡ºã—ã¦èªã‚ã°ãŠå‰ã®è€³ãŒãã®è‚心ã®é–“é•ã„を察知ã—ã¦ãれる。
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ãã†ã™ã‚‹å†…ã«ä½•ã‹é–“é•ã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã¨æ„Ÿã˜ãŸã‚‰ã€ãã®æ™‚大概ãŠå‰ã®æ›¸ã„ãŸæ–‡ç« ã¯é–“é•ã£ã¦ã‚‹ã‚“ã 。時ã«ã¯æ›¸ã„ãŸç‰©ã‚’å…¨éƒ¨ç ´ã‚Šæ¨ã¦ã¦ã€æœ€åˆã‹ã‚‰æ›¸ãç›´ã™æ–¹ãŒã„ã„ã“ã¨ã‚‚ã‚る。
最後ã«ä»–人ã«è¦‹ã¦ã‚‚らã†ã®ã‚’忘れるãªã€‚他人ã¯ãŠå‰ã®è€ƒãˆã«æ¬ ã‘ã¦ã„ãŸé‡è¦ãªè¦–点をもãŸã‚‰ã—ã¦ãれる。焦ã£ã¦è¡¨ã«å‡ºã™ã‚“ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。
6) Vary your choice of words. Don’t be monotonous and basic. You want
your review to catch a person’s attension and be entertaining at the
same time. You can do this by being witty or funny, or write the review
in alternate ways. Don’t make your review “Doom is an FPS. Doom is fun.
Doom has 17 levels. Doom is scaryâ€, write it like “Every second of the
17 levels contained in Doom is a heart-pounding shooter-fest where
enemies may lurk in any corner, ready to scare your pants off…â€
「å˜èªžã‚„熟語を慎é‡ã«é¸ã‚“ã§ã€è¡¨ç¾ã‚’多彩ã«ã—ã‚ã€
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7) Try to put yourself in the shoes of a person who has never played
the game but is interested in it. What do they want to read? What
information is important to them?
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This is just some advice from an amateur reviewer who has a lot to learn herself. I hope it helps a little.
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