Theory

[icycalm]

Title of an upcoming essay. The following comments will be relevant to it:

So then is Josh hung up on visuals too?

Basically, it's like this:

You review roughly 70% on aesthetics and 30% on mechanics.
Josh reviews roughly 70% on mechanics and 30% on aesthetics.
And I review roughly 60% on mechanics and 40% on aesthetics.

Even a 50/50 split is a mistake; but your reviews, however much I appreciate and respect them, are seriously skewed in the wrong direction, dude.

http://postback.geedorah.com/foros/view ... 127#p12127

[icycalm]

By the way, to avoid misunderstandings and people jumping to conclusions before my essay is ready (which may take a while), note that the correct approach is VARIABLE ratios depending on the game. My 60/40 split is just the most usual approach I take. But it can go as high as 90/10 on some games (e.g. roguelikes, or cutting-edge Western strategy games), and in a few extremely rare cases (e.g. Rez, Shenmue, etc.), as low as 55/45.

The essay will be an attempt, among other things, to set down the rules by which I (unconsciously) choose the ratio while reviewing.