solidbatman Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 The powers at be have granted me permission to create a new department within Fuwanovel. Now announcing, the Fuwanovel Visual Novel Reviews Department (name subject to change). In short, Fuwanovel will be soon hosting reviews to go along with some of the other updates that are in store. For right now though, I need to begin creating a review team. There are a couple of perks that will come with being a Fuwanovel Review Team Member. The biggest perk being a (officially released) VN being bought for the reviewer on a revolving basis. How this will work: For now, I will start with 3 reviewers to join the team. On the first month (when we begin), a copy of a VN of my choosing (will be a recent release) will be provided to a reviewer for review. A second reviewer will need to pick an OELVN to review, and the third will have his/her choice of any VN to review. The next month, reviewer number 2 will move down to the number 3 slot, and 3 up to the 1 slot while 1 moves to the 2 slot (It will make sense I promise). Each reviewer will need to meet a quota of one review per month, resulting in at least 3 reviews monthly for the FuwaReviews. Requirements Solid writing skills Time Time Time B-cup Willingness to accept critiques and editing To apply, please either respond here, or via PM, link me a review you have written, or write a sample review for me from any media. Feel free to ask any questions. babiker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heizei_koukousei Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 One of the requirements is a bit difficult, so this will have to do I haven't seen many VN reviews but after reading a few I'm sure I could easily write one. Pencil me in, and I'll know if I have enough time in my upcoming schedule to get this done effectively by the end of this week. Its that time of the year for classes to start back up so I'm in limbo atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Two questions: *Spoiler-free I guess? *What kind of standard presentation do you have in mind? I tend to just dump plain text when I review something, sometimes not even bothering to present the piece work (synopsis/whatever). I'll apply btw, but I don't think I have a text all ready to submit in english right now, so I'll come back when I'll have edited an old post/translated a review I did in french/written up something from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Really nice to see reviews getting more attention. Good luck for all of you who'll apply, do your best! Also, a question: Will reviews from people outside of the team be accepted if they fit whatever criteria is imposed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Really nice to see reviews getting more attention. Good luck for all of you who'll apply, do your best! Also, a question: Will reviews from people outside of the team be accepted if they fit whatever criteria is imposed? I'm not ruling it out, but I doubt we'll do user reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I'm not ruling it out, but I doubt we'll do user reviews. I had suggestions and plans to do about user reviews but it would probably be different from that new department. Maybe for when new changes are well underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimanor Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Getting ahold of a B-cup is rather difficult, seeing as I am a man and all. But hey, why not. I'll try and get a hold of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Two questions: *Spoiler-free I guess? *What kind of standard presentation do you have in mind? I tend to just dump plain text when I review something, sometimes not even bothering to present the piece work (synopsis/whatever). I'll apply btw, but I don't think I have a text all ready to submit in english right now, so I'll come back when I'll have edited an old post/translated a review I did in french/written up something from scratch. spoiler-freeish. It would be case by case. As for format, we can do that in editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohman Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 What's the deadline for the applications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 What's the deadline for the applications? No deadline. I'll just close it when i get 3 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Another thing to keep in mind, every three months, you will receive either a VN, or funds to purchase a VN if you are accepted to the team. So there is some incentive Maybe we can even do hard copies when possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadieal Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Im not particularly interested in Free VN's but would rather just help out the community in my own way. Is there a preferred Writing method that you would like. Or a Layout Template. And how much of it should be oppinionated? I enjoy writing in my spare time and i do have the time to play VN's and write Reviews just not sure if im good enough to do a Review to someone else and what rules/Format you would like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Im not particularly interested in Free VN's but would rather just help out the community in my own way. Is there a preferred Writing method that you would like. Or a Layout Template. And how much of it should be oppinionated? I enjoy writing in my spare time and i do have the time to play VN's and write Reviews just not sure if im good enough to do a Review to someone else and what rules/Format you would like. I'm less worried about format right now and more worried about review quality. Putting a review into a standard format is no problem. For a VN review, your time reviewing will mostly be spent on story, art, and characters. Some VNs have gameplay, so you'll need to discuss that too. Basically, I want a review that touches on every aspect of the VN. What id did good, what it failed to do, what you had hoped for. It's not too difficult to avoid spoilers either, but with any review, a small amount fo spoilers will come into play. Some examples of what sort of style I'm looking for: http://solidbatman1.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/true-remembrance-review/ http://solidbatman1.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/ever17-the-out-of-infinity-review-for-vn-noobs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Leaving this open for a day or two more before I go off searching for outside help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Sample review. Admittedly I usually don't write so much. Depending on whether the goal is to sell the thing or explain why I think it works/doesn't work, I change how I do things too (I tend to be more focused on the second point though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 To those who have linked me or PM'd me reviews, thank you. I will be getting things in order on Tuesday, so expect to hear something then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shcboomer Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 You should let me apply too. Sample Review in PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hey Solidbatman. I'd like to put my name here. I am passionate about visual novels and I'd like to start getting more involved in the community. I've only read English translated visual novels though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 The powers at be "The powers that be " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 "The powers that be " I think "The Power That Is" would be more accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I think "The Power That Is" would be more accurate Lol I see your point. But I just needed to point out his mistake because the Idiom shouldn't have been like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hey Solidbatman. I'd like to put my name here. I am passionate about visual novels and I'd like to start getting more involved in the community. I've only read English translated visual novels though. Send me an example review of some sort and we'll get down to business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Send me an example review of some sort and we'll get down to business. I'll get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohman Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Are you still open to applications? I'm looking to have a sample review submitted tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Are you still open to applications? I'm looking to have a sample review submitted tonight. sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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