http://www.acornrack.com/CellarDoor/
Welcome to the re-review of Cellar Door, for those who are only reading this particular review, fear not as this not a simple supplementary for the first review but a full review (however some parts that still apply will be copied and pasted). This is a RP set in the Afterlife. Also worth noting for the site is that each and every member has a unique ability, emphasis on the unique portion. That's right you alone will have this power to taunt and tease the other members on the site until they cease to exist.
The AD gives you the background story and what you need to know for the review such as how your appearance and powers come to be and things of that nature. The text for the AD has been increased so easier reading from the old AD and the contact information is more clear. Now, choose your death wisely and lets enter through the Cellar Door.
First Impression:
I'm reminded of the movie Death Wish. This layout in my opinion is a step up from the old one, it allows complete access to every area and easily editable. The colors match well and overall I have no problems with the layout.
The Public Area:
The Rules page is overall fine, it doesn't seem to have changed from the previous review. So there is still the lack of a "Godmoding" rule, I THINK there has been more emphasis on the powerplaying rule then previously but I'm not sure.
(NOTE: IE users, at the time the owner is trying to fix problems found with the layout. However it doesn't look like it affects the site too much, just the aesthetics)
The Overview, it looks to be the same thing as in the AD which is fine but that leads into my next point. Now I'm sure I read the full written out story but I didn't comment on it, but after a second read though I have something I want to comment on. I didn't notice at all that the shortened version was the "shortened version" all the details that needed to be captured were done perfectly. So, I applaud the writing on that.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors: Plot Line Page, "... thats right! Two wishes.", should be "that's", "What other fun tid bits of information...", I'm fairly certain tidbits is one word, "Hmm is there anything else..." possible comma after the "Hmm".)
Wish One, organized very nicely and details out the races well. There is a picture corresponding to each race and hotlinks to take you up and down the page.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors: "Another mis-conception is that all weres..." misconception is one word)
Wish Two, everything seems fine as it is a simple listing of the categories.
Taken Page is a list of taken powers so there isn't much to comment on here.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors:
TICKTOCK - I couldn't find a Morganne in the memberlist but I assumed Morganne is a person and it isn't captalized.
Untitled, Manipulation of Shadows "trashcan" should be "trash can",
Liqefy - "orphises" should be "orifices",
Cryokinesis - Last sentence "creats" should be "creates",
"Biokenisis" is "Biokinesis",
You Can't Catch the Cheshire Cat - "He's' still there..." should be "He's",
Untitlted - Jaydn section "ect" should be "etc" in the parentheses portion,
Pixie Dust - "... exposed to the skin the particals" should be "particles",
Hack - "internet" is supposed to be capatalized (multiple times), "comuunication" has an extra "u", "eachother" space is needed,
My Guardian - "syth" should be "scythe"
)
All of the Sects are written out well (sans Accidental, as it has none) and with pictures to help with the image for the mind. Overall very nice.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors: Murder Sect - "... the unique tastes of Skelter's inhabitance" should be "inhabitants"),
The Application:
More or less the same as the others, noting that history, appearance and personality are not in the application to make application more user (and admin) friendly. I'm still a fan of this approach because after acceptance I find it easier for one to get more involved into a story with a character because you're already in as opposed to might be getting in.
The Private Area:
Layout Change! Everything looks really nice but I do have a small nitpick, for links that haven't been clicked the font color is a bit hard to read. Overall very nice though. It looks like all the pages are in the public area which is different from before, but I like it. Less bothersome on someone joining.
Forums:
Good amount of forums with very long descriptions for most of the forums. The forums themselves are divided up into the sects they are in, and given hotlinks (and subsequent 'back to top' links) for ease of navigating.
Other:
I think the problem with the default avatars not showing up on the members list is still around 2nd section down (The admin is aware of this and previously contacted me about it). The members list is divided up into the sects they are divided in and their personal avatars are shown as well. There are also hotlinks to the different member sects which again helps with the scrolling part.
Members profiles are filled out very nicely, good descriptions and such. The people that have multiple pictures don't take up large amounts of space because a small separate window opens when you click on the smaller thumbnails.
Roleplaying:
The roleplaying on this site I catagorize as Intermediate to Advanced. Sometimes it appears the post go on for too long and too many things are happening in a post however in my opinion. Also some people's formatting of the post is distracting which may or may not be a result of the use of the postscript.
Rating: 8.6 out of 10 Points
Total Change: +1.6 Points
Great site overall. The few problems I see with the site are that the powers people get borderline the powerplaying/godmoding line because of what they can do (And my stand on time manipulating powers) and sometimes the font blends in a bit too well with the background. The line is considerably different or blurred because of the lack of death however it's still there.
This Site has the Jello Seal of Approval!
Reviewed by: The Jello Emperor
Welcome to the re-review of Cellar Door, for those who are only reading this particular review, fear not as this not a simple supplementary for the first review but a full review (however some parts that still apply will be copied and pasted). This is a RP set in the Afterlife. Also worth noting for the site is that each and every member has a unique ability, emphasis on the unique portion. That's right you alone will have this power to taunt and tease the other members on the site until they cease to exist.
The AD gives you the background story and what you need to know for the review such as how your appearance and powers come to be and things of that nature. The text for the AD has been increased so easier reading from the old AD and the contact information is more clear. Now, choose your death wisely and lets enter through the Cellar Door.
First Impression:
I'm reminded of the movie Death Wish. This layout in my opinion is a step up from the old one, it allows complete access to every area and easily editable. The colors match well and overall I have no problems with the layout.
The Public Area:
The Rules page is overall fine, it doesn't seem to have changed from the previous review. So there is still the lack of a "Godmoding" rule, I THINK there has been more emphasis on the powerplaying rule then previously but I'm not sure.
(NOTE: IE users, at the time the owner is trying to fix problems found with the layout. However it doesn't look like it affects the site too much, just the aesthetics)
The Overview, it looks to be the same thing as in the AD which is fine but that leads into my next point. Now I'm sure I read the full written out story but I didn't comment on it, but after a second read though I have something I want to comment on. I didn't notice at all that the shortened version was the "shortened version" all the details that needed to be captured were done perfectly. So, I applaud the writing on that.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors: Plot Line Page, "... thats right! Two wishes.", should be "that's", "What other fun tid bits of information...", I'm fairly certain tidbits is one word, "Hmm is there anything else..." possible comma after the "Hmm".)
Wish One, organized very nicely and details out the races well. There is a picture corresponding to each race and hotlinks to take you up and down the page.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors: "Another mis-conception is that all weres..." misconception is one word)
Wish Two, everything seems fine as it is a simple listing of the categories.
Taken Page is a list of taken powers so there isn't much to comment on here.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors:
TICKTOCK - I couldn't find a Morganne in the memberlist but I assumed Morganne is a person and it isn't captalized.
Untitled, Manipulation of Shadows "trashcan" should be "trash can",
Liqefy - "orphises" should be "orifices",
Cryokinesis - Last sentence "creats" should be "creates",
"Biokenisis" is "Biokinesis",
You Can't Catch the Cheshire Cat - "He's' still there..." should be "He's",
Untitlted - Jaydn section "ect" should be "etc" in the parentheses portion,
Pixie Dust - "... exposed to the skin the particals" should be "particles",
Hack - "internet" is supposed to be capatalized (multiple times), "comuunication" has an extra "u", "eachother" space is needed,
My Guardian - "syth" should be "scythe"
)
All of the Sects are written out well (sans Accidental, as it has none) and with pictures to help with the image for the mind. Overall very nice.
(Spelling/Grammar Errors: Murder Sect - "... the unique tastes of Skelter's inhabitance" should be "inhabitants"),
The Application:
More or less the same as the others, noting that history, appearance and personality are not in the application to make application more user (and admin) friendly. I'm still a fan of this approach because after acceptance I find it easier for one to get more involved into a story with a character because you're already in as opposed to might be getting in.
The Private Area:
Layout Change! Everything looks really nice but I do have a small nitpick, for links that haven't been clicked the font color is a bit hard to read. Overall very nice though. It looks like all the pages are in the public area which is different from before, but I like it. Less bothersome on someone joining.
Forums:
Good amount of forums with very long descriptions for most of the forums. The forums themselves are divided up into the sects they are in, and given hotlinks (and subsequent 'back to top' links) for ease of navigating.
Other:
I think the problem with the default avatars not showing up on the members list is still around 2nd section down (The admin is aware of this and previously contacted me about it). The members list is divided up into the sects they are divided in and their personal avatars are shown as well. There are also hotlinks to the different member sects which again helps with the scrolling part.
Members profiles are filled out very nicely, good descriptions and such. The people that have multiple pictures don't take up large amounts of space because a small separate window opens when you click on the smaller thumbnails.
Roleplaying:
The roleplaying on this site I catagorize as Intermediate to Advanced. Sometimes it appears the post go on for too long and too many things are happening in a post however in my opinion. Also some people's formatting of the post is distracting which may or may not be a result of the use of the postscript.
Rating: 8.6 out of 10 Points
Total Change: +1.6 Points
Great site overall. The few problems I see with the site are that the powers people get borderline the powerplaying/godmoding line because of what they can do (And my stand on time manipulating powers) and sometimes the font blends in a bit too well with the background. The line is considerably different or blurred because of the lack of death however it's still there.
This Site has the Jello Seal of Approval!
Reviewed by: The Jello Emperor
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