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If you don't want to write an entire review but just want to say a game is HQ or LQ, link the game here. If there's multiple HQ/LQ votes for a game I guess I'll just go with the majority.
These are essentially placeholders and will be overridden by a HQ-approved review.

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Here's a bunch of basic stuff I recommend:

















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gerey wrote: April 26th, 2024, 12:32
Here's a bunch of basic stuff I recommend:
Is world of horror actually good? All I've seen of it made me think it was a style over substance deal.
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It's a pretty merciless roguelite that requires you to know what you're doing, avoid combat if at all possible, investigate, gather occult knowledge and hopefully "win". Even if it's not as tight mechanically as many others games, there's nothing quite like it, so warts and all, I recommend everyone that likes cosmic horror to give it a whir.
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Can you access this? They removed it from the store but I got to the page through my library:

Finally, a hidden gem:

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Why is the curator recommending Wrath of the Righteous? Kingmaker, maybe, but I'm surprised to see WOTR.



Oh, I see, because of Humbaba's review. Disgraced former forum members shouldn't count! :rage:
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Acrux wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:24
Why is the curator recommending Wrath of the Righteous? Kingmaker, maybe, but I'm surprised to see WOTR.
Anyone recommending those can be summarily dismissed.
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Gregz wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:25
Acrux wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:24
Why is the curator recommending Wrath of the Righteous? Kingmaker, maybe, but I'm surprised to see WOTR.
Anyone recommending those can be summarily dismissed.
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WotR was changed to informational.
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Games good, maybe i'll write a review. What goes into a game review? (I never read them myself)

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WhiteShark wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:19
Can you access this? They removed it from the store but I got to the page through my library:
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Boontaker wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:32
What goes into a game review? (I never read them myself)
When you write a review you can get feedback from the @Game Review Reviewers, they'll critique it and suggest changes until it's good enough to be considered a HQ review.
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Boontaker wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:32
What goes into a game review? (I never read them myself)
Guidelines here.
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Boontaker wrote: April 26th, 2024, 13:32

Games good, maybe i'll write a review. What goes into a game review? (I never read them myself)
Please follow-up the guidelines here if you want to write a review.

viewtopic.php?p=8634-want-to-write-a-re ... here#p8634
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@Game Review Reviewer I moved the game review section to a top-level forum.
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Early access that are looking good



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Acrux wrote: April 26th, 2024, 18:09
Early access that are looking good
I've seen @Kalarion give positive statements on Archaelund, but haven't seen any commentary on the other two.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: April 26th, 2024, 18:15
Acrux wrote: April 26th, 2024, 18:09
Early access that are looking good
I've seen @Kalarion give positive statements on Archaelund, but haven't seen any commentary on the other two.
For The Darkness Below: "The Darkness Below is HQ." :smug: Honestly, I think let's wait on it until he's closer to being done. Sabbas was pretty good about updating for a while, but I haven't seen any recently. @Dorateen - have you tried it yet?

I can do a mini-review of the other one later.
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Acrux wrote: April 26th, 2024, 18:38
For The Darkness Below: "The Darkness Below is HQ." :smug: Honestly, I think let's wait on it until he's closer to being done. Sabbas was pretty good about updating for a while, but I haven't seen any recently. @Dorateen - have you tried it yet?
I am holding off on playing any early access because I want to enjoy the full release. Right now I am in the middle of playing Realms of Antiquity.
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Post by rusty_shackleford »

For games that look promising and are not yet released and/or early access, should I add an informational blurb of 'Possible HQ'?
'Informational' is one of the three choices: Recommended, Not Recommended, Informational
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rusty_shackleford wrote: April 26th, 2024, 19:14
For games that look promising and are not yet released and/or early access, should I add an informational blurb of 'Possible HQ'?
Seems optimistic. Maybe UQ (Unknown Quality)?
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Not to toot my own horn, but I've revised my fairly ****** review of Filcher with a bit more oomph. I will never miss an opportunity to shill for this game, so if the quality is up to par, maybe link to it via the Steam curator list?
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gerey wrote: April 26th, 2024, 20:44
Not to toot my own horn, but I've revised my fairly ****** review of Filcher with a bit more oomph. I will never miss an opportunity to shill for this game, so if the quality is up to par, maybe link to it via the Steam curator list?
Do you want me or @Acrux to proofread it and then move it to the Reviews forum?
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WhiteShark wrote: April 26th, 2024, 20:46
Do you want me or @Acrux to proofread it and then move it to the Reviews forum?
Sure, he can edit it however he wants. I'm far from what one would consider a good writer in English (or really, any language), let alone a competent reviwer.
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gerey wrote: April 26th, 2024, 20:47
Sure, he can edit it however he wants.
Great. I moved it to the Review forum preemptively so that Acrux can make any necessary corrections. It already looks pretty good to me. I'll get to it later if he turns out to be busy.
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I'll take a look later today.
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@gerey - Done! Just a few really minor edits to punctuation/spelling in a few places. Really nice review!
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Atomic Heart is HQ

So is Midnight Suns

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Seems weird for a forum curator to review games for which we don't have threads or discussions