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By: Space Crüesader « Indie Gamer Chick

Space Crüesader « Indie Gamer Chick — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:34:57 +0000

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By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:33:47 +0000

I hate that system. I think that’s the only part that isn’t the XBLIG team’s fault… you know, aside from the whole vote manipulation incident. XBLIG Guy, you’re probably one of the few folks who slows the system down by doing things RIGHT. XD The XBLIG peer review system should’ve been like WP, where people who got paid did the grunt work.

By: An XBLIG Guy

An XBLIG Guy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:23:42 +0000

The Peer Review process is not perfect. No system is – just ask the guys applying for GreenLight. However, it’s an ingenious, low-maintenance procedure, and when it breaks is mostly the community’s fault:
* That thing about the Retaliation scare is just a myth. When you fail a game, the rejection notice is sent anonymously, so there is no way the developers know who failed them. Of course, if you go and put on their forum that you were the one that failed it, then by all means, get ready for what will come next.
* As an XBLIG Guy, I have failed an average of 40% of the games I review. To my surprise, none of them have engaged in retaliation. In fact, they review and pass my game (if applicable), and some of them have even complimented it.
* As a reviewer, you don’t have to pass a game if you think it is not complete. You can always post a note in the forum and walk away.

Just my two cents ^_^

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:40:43 +0000

Haha, how DID this comment pass peer review? Oh, no one wanted to piss the guy off, for fear that he would reciprocate fails in the future and stop other people from getting their games onto the XBLIG service, so we pass it so other people can review our games, screw the system! XD

The XBLIG peer review system is so bad! You have to sit there, and play other people’s ALPHAS(I’ve found many Indie Games in the playtest+review forums don’t even qualify as betas) and even then, there’s no guarantee your game in review will be passed within a reasonable amount of time(or playtested in the same way). And it’s volunteer work! You don’t get compensated in any way to do that stuff, and most of the games going through the pipeline range from average to TERRIBLE!*

That’s why games with adult/rule-breaking content frequently pass through peer review. Because with a system like this being as broken as it is, why waste the time to actually dig through these games and find problems(hint: a lot of them aren’t worth playing the first time)? The path of least resistance is actually the most rewarding, which is to blindly pass the game so it won’t clog the review queue and other games can come through and also so you can save people the trouble of having to play the game to accomplish a mundane chore of getting it out of the review queue themselves.

Of course, anyone who is actually doing that will never tell you this… 😉

*=Doesnt include diamonds in the rough, on XBLIG they’re a rarity compared to all the junk.

By: An XBLIG Guy

An XBLIG Guy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:20:55 +0000

In reply to Argamae. What about: "Try not to fart, hippo, I'm working here"?

By: Indie Gamer Chick

Indie Gamer Chick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:15:47 +0000

In reply to An XBLIG Guy. No references drugs, nazism, etc :P

By: An XBLIG Guy

An XBLIG Guy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:14:49 +0000

In reply to Joe. Now, how on Earth this comment passed peer review?

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:35:18 +0000

This website sucks big black cock and so do all of your followers. Look at the top 10!! A bunch of shitty games and one good game. Guess what the only good game is? A fucking zombie game. “Oh this game is so original because you are a goat” Oh Chester the boring ass platforming child molester is the best game evarr!!” Chompy fucking chomp chomp? Are you kidding me? This shit is a joke and if you weren’t a girl nobody would even read your half-assed talentless reviews so go fuck yourself everyone you nerdy 50 year old basement dwelling shitty motherfucking terrible wannabe developers. FUUUUUCKCKCKKKC

By: drake1993

drake1993 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:43:39 +0000

yea i giggled . ..just a bit -_-

By: Argamae

Argamae — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:09:20 +0000

In reply to CJ. Maybe this game will top that: Ninja Lint defending the ass of a pirate hippopotamus from the relentless zombie butt-hole invaders. Will probably not pass the peer review.