View source for Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux Q4 2002 Judging Sheet:Lipid

<pre>1871 - Trinity
Gameplay 40/65 Incomplete game. The battle engine was good, but buggy on occasion.
Graphics 46/50 Solid style, and some minor glitches. The palette swaps were a nice touch.
Plot 40/50 Good back story, and solid plot - but incomplete! :(
Theme 30/45 The theme of equilibrium was present, but being incomplete, lacking.
Innovation 28/40 The battle engine was innovative, and the use of sprites helped out.
Discretion 10/15 5 points for style, 5 points for the engines!
Music 20/30 No title screen tune! :( But otherwise appropriate, and not annoying.
Sound 00/05 No battle noises?!
Total 211/300

26513 - Medicine Run
Gameplay 26/65 Nothing special here.
Graphics 20/50 Pretty lame. Empty space syndrome. Char edits were okay, no fancy effects.
Plot 15/50 Pretty thin plot.
Theme 31/45 I liked the idea.
Innovation 05/40 No advanced features here at all.
Discretion 02/15 Idea was okay, gameplay was suck. Ripped Xenogenesis and no credit!
Music 00/30 None.
Sound 00/05 MZX PC Speaker default didn't help.
Total 099/300

27523 - Old Man Medicine
Gameplay 27/65 Fun, but not superfun. Not much variety.
Graphics 30/50 Nice char edits, good use of color.
Plot 10/50 Not a whole lot here, really!
Theme 29/45 FIND TEH MEDICINE
Innovation 10/40 Sword engine, Violence solves all problems.
Discretion 08/15 Ehh, more fun than "Medicine Run"
Music 00/30 C'mon. One board, no time to even pick a tune?!
Sound 00/05 MZX PC Speaker sounds are not pleasing to thine ear.
Total 115/300

30275 - 
Gameplay 15/65 The minigame was fun, but I had to edit to get to it.
Graphics 25/50 What was there was good.
Plot 00/50 Not even a title to tell me what's happening!
Theme 00/45 Oh well.
Innovation 10/40 First game to ever control up/down with left/right! Sprites used.
Discretion 01/15 Annoying music. Incomplete.
Music 05/30 Annoying, but the effort required to push Alt+N was made!
Sound 00/05 Nuttin.
Total 056/300

32335 - Panacea
Gameplay 40/65 Battles not very fun. I could complete this game!
Graphics 31/50 Fairly unpolished backgrounds/map. Empty space syndrome. Animations
and title screen were nice, as was the font. Solid look.
Plot 38/50 The backstory was there, but pretty standard.
Theme 30/45 Fairly strong theme but still FIND TEH MEDICINE
Innovation 17/40 Space/interaction idea is new to me... Use of F1 menu scored points.
The guitar loops in music were a new idea.
Discretion 09/15 This is a reasonably satisfying game for me, being able to finish it.
Music 22/30 A lot of thought here, sweet guitar loops do get repetitive. SC2 :D
Sound 03/05 Gunshot sounds were effective!
Total 190/300

37701 - Larry the Junkie!
Gameplay 32/65 Couldn't work this game out until I edited and worked out where to stand
to talk. Walk, talk, read... Meh. THE MINIGAME WAS FUN!
Graphics 47/50 Superb. Font, animations, cutscenes -- this thing was pretty tops.
Plot 22/50 I guess so. Original twist.
Theme 29/45 FIND TEH MEDICINE ain't too original.
Innovation 25/40 Good use of sprites.
Discretion 09/15 I enjoyed this game. Fun, not exciting. Buggy talk engine loses out.
Music 19/30 Not originals, but suitable. Scored better because I recognised the
chiptune and really identified with the makes of this game, and the
intertextual connections made between Goonies, and the plight of Larry
the undermedicated junkie.
Sound 03/05 Squelch, Boom, Flush!
Total 186/300


41192 - Revival!
Gameplay 29/65 Will be disqualified, but comment is here. The choices to be made make
this game interesting. Touching everything and anything (and editing)
isn't my idea of fun at all!
Graphics 25/50 Looked okay. The water effect was pretty average. Some good character 
edits, including the font. 
Plot 25/50 Reasonable story, but not particularly original.
Theme 29/45 Same use of theme as others here. Same score. :D
Innovation 11/40 The quest completion order made this game reasonably original.
Discretion 03/15 I couldn't finish it without editing. Intrusive messageboxes not my thing.
Music 00/30 Easy to score!
Score 00/05 Nothing.
Total 112/300


47506 - Crisis in Stuffyou City
Gameplay 48/65 Minigames, talking, walking... I liked it! No bugs noticed.
Graphics 42/50 Slick title screen. Consistent stylish look. But cutscenes were annoying.
Plot 37/50 Zany enough, with content to score extra points.
Theme 38/45 Better twist on the "FIND TEH MEDICINE" angle.
Innovation 20/40 MZMs reload the minigames! (also Trinity!)
Discretion 14/15 I felt this was the most enjoyable game. Finished, Polished. ToD minigame style. And I agree that "laughter" IS the best medicine!
Music 21/30 Originals, sometimes annoying. Enriching.
Sound 04/05 Good sound here.
Total 224/300

48493 - Flame of Revox
Gameplay 00/65
Graphics 05/50 Okay title. Quantity and Quality next time, entrants! :)
Plot 00/50
Theme 00/45
Innovation 40/40 I've never seen anything like this before!
Music 03/30 Two unused tunes here.
Sound 01/05 Unused sounds. Why do I get the feeling the wrong version was uploaded?
Total 049/300

51929 - Herb of Tridia
Gameplay 20/65 Too easy to avoid baddies. Too easy to die. Log of notes is a nice idea.
Graphics 18/50 Very dull. But edits and font are good.
Plot 39/50 Starts out lame, and ends well. (FIND TEH MEDICINE!)
Theme 38/45 The backstory and intermission notes support the theme.
Innovation 10/40 Nothing special.
Discretion 09/15 It was reasonably fun, but I was expecting a boss battle, not a cutscene.
Music 15/30 I'll give credit for originals, but Purple Motions' Nova is overused.
Sound 03/05 Good use of sound, but nothing really cool.
Total 152/300

64966 - "All in a days work"
Gameplay 39/65 Good magic/battle engine, though game was confusing.
Graphics 26/50 Good animations and moies, but pretty boring colors. Scrolling windows
when unneccessary?
Plot 15/50 Not very central to the story, I felt.
Theme 20/45 It was there, but felt tacked on.
Innovation 25/40 Real time battles with magic were a good idea!
Discretion 08/15 I liked the cutscenes and fighting engines. No music! :(
Music 00/30
Sound 00/05
Total 133/300

8975 - FFXXX
Gameplay 65/65 Fantastic!!
Graphics 50/50 Amazing!!
Plot 50/50 Epic!!
Theme 45/45 Heartwarming!!
Innovation 40/40 Mind blowing!!
Discretion 15/15 BEST GAEM EVAR!!
Music 30/30 Heavenly!
Sound 05/05 Okay, I guess.
Total 300/300

Ranking (personal preference)

47506 Crisis in Stuffyou City!
37701 Larry the Junkie
32335 Panacea
01871 Trinity
51929 Herb of Tridia
64966 "All in a days work"
41192 Revival!
27523 Old Man Medicine
30275 30275 FAILED
26513 Medicine Run
48493 Flame of Revox
08975 FFXXX</pre>