Review Guidelines

Movie Reviews

Plot


This category is called "Plot". Since movie scenarios are not actively played by the player, but only watched, you need to be the movie critic and give your opinion of the plot, of the content of the movie. Is the story believable and interesting? Are the dialog lines corny, and the sort of thing that nobody would say, or are they interesting and realistic?

Plot answers the questions:
  • Is the story believable and interesting?
  • Are the dialog lines corny, and the sort of thing that nobody would say, or cool and realistic?

Creativity


Creativity is extremely important when reviewing movie files. When reviewing creativity you are looking for originality and expressiveness. A player should not have points deducted because they used a cinematic or map trick found in another movie file. There is nothing wrong with a designer using a trick that they have seen before.

Creativity answers the questions:
  • Is there something truly unique about this movie?
  • Is there anything in the movie that truly stands out that you will remember once the movie is over?

Visuals


This category is called "Visuals" and refers not only to the scenery but also to the cinematography of the scenario, i.e. the camera shots and the lighting. Anything that you see on the screen, when reviewing a movie, counts in the Visuals category.

Visuals answers the questions:
  • In general, do you like the scenery, the camera angles and the scenery?

Exposition


This category is called "Exposition" and refers to the part of the scenario that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action. Having all the background information you need, but not having it told in the most interesting way in the world, warrants a 3. The more interestingly the background information is told, the higher the score. For the most part, the exposition will be in the introductory text. If there is no introductory text (and hence, no written exposition), then it is expected to have the exposition in the beginning of the scenario itself, which is what you are supposed to judge by.

Exposition answers the questions:
  • Do you have all the background information necessary to understand the movie?
  • Was the background information introduced in an interesting way?

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