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Editorial: 140 Character Game Reviews The Way Of The Future?

January 28, 2009 in Blog comments 3

SlapStic owner Ryan Rigney writes about his newfound love for writing "MicroReviews" via Twitter for his followers/RSS subscribers. Are reviews this short really the best way to inform the masses? Read the arguments here and decide yourself...

With this in mind, I began writing what I at first simply called "140 Char Reviews." I soon changed the name to "MicroReviews," and as of the time of this writing, I've posted more than 30 in a few short days via Twitter. Here are some examples of MicroReviews that I've posted:

Gears of War 2 MicroReview: Great level design until towards the end, has awesome multiplayer. Play story co-op. Horde mode is AMAZING. (A)
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    Jagermax Jan 29, 09
    Kinda seems like a good idea, but you obviously don't get anything in depth about the game being reviewed. It just skims across the surface of the game without really getting into it.
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    kspiess Jan 29, 09
    There is only so much you can get across in 140 words.
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    Insanity Prevails Jan 31, 09
    In a sense it seems like these microreviews are chopping off most of a review's content and just leaving the final paragraph summary.

    Yeah, if a friend asks you if the latest entry in the Halo series is any good then you won't spend half an hour explaining all the finer details. Said friend is after a quick response from someone they trust to have good taste.

    However, when someone goes looking for reviews of a product they generally want details. They don't actually know you as a person, so you simply saying 'this game is awesome' doesn't tell them a whole lot. Anybody can label a game as awesome or not but unless its backed with reasoning then it won't mean anything to anyone that doesn't know you.

    Way of the future? I seriously hope not.

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