GAME: Review League 2: Electric Pikachu

[Welkamo]

That's right. We're back.

Some of you probably remember the Review League, an ongoing event meant to encourage a lively community of writers and readers on the Bulbagarden forums. After some adjustments here and there, we're bringing it back!

For those who don't know, the Review League is a game where you can collect points for leaving reviews on fic in the Writer's Workshop. The basic guidelines are as follows:

1.) Review any story posted in the Writers Workshop. If you comment on multiple chapters in one review, it's recommended that you point out in the review exactly which chapters you comment on.

2.) Post the link to your review in this thread. You don't have to post immediately. You can post up to four reviews at any one time.

3.) Based on the guidelines below, calculate how many points you've earned with your review(s). It helps to say what criteria earned you the amount of points you calculated, but it's not required.

Prizes will also be making a return in the future, so keep an eye out!

Ways to earn points

• Reviews must be at least 100 words to qualify for the Review League.
• Every review automatically nets you 2 points.
• For every 250 words put into a review, you receive 1 extra point. If an author replies to your review and you continue to post and discuss their fic with them, you can add the discussion posts toward your word count. You would not get base points or any other additional points for replies, just word count points. Please don't write words just to inflate the word count. Your reviews should have some substance to them.
• For reviews done for the review game, you will receive 6 extra points.
• For reviews commenting on a fic in the Workshop Archive, you will receive 2 extra points per review.
• Review events will offer opportunities to earn extra points. Keep an eye out for future events!
• For reviews done for the Weekly Review Prompt Thread, you will receive 4 extra points.

Leaderboard
Look off in the distance! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! No, it's the handy dandy, 100% not FDA approved Review League leaderboard! << Right here, in this link. A fancy little Google Spreadsheet where you can see how many points you have, and where you rank among your fellow reviewers.

 

[Greninjaman]

I think this should be made a sticky thread, so it does not get buried.

 

[Welkamo]

I think this should be made a sticky thread, so it does not get buried.

Knew I was missing something

Thread has been stickied, and the previous thread has been unstickied and moved to the archives. Thanks for reminding me : )

 

[Greninjaman]

Knew I was missing something

Thread has been stickied, and the previous thread has been unstickied and moved to the archives. Thanks for reminding me : )

I wonder how long it's been since a post was made on the old thread.

Edit: Just looked, it's been like 11 months.

 

[Welkamo]

First

Nori Carino: Official In-Training [COMPLETE!!]

And with this, your story has finally ended! Love that Nori finally got to call her out on being a crummy teacher. Not surprised she still thinks Nori is a troublemaker. But hey, Nori got to become a rehabilitator and went back to Veilstone. Glad to see you have new stories planned! Can't wait...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+2 for review
+1 for word count (251 words)
+2 for Workshop Archive fic

 

[Unforgettable_Flygon]

Dragonspiral's Children (redux)

OK, so the first thing I notice is the style of this piece. It’s quite wordy, almost film-like, with very little dialogue in between. I suppose it makes sense given the context of the story, but it didn’t quite work for me. Being told what to imagine isn't as effective as me putting together a...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+2 for review
+1 for word count (380 words)
+6 for being part of the review game

9 points

 

[Greninjaman]

Do short stores count for the review league?

 

[Welkamo]

Do short stores count for the review league?

Yes they do! Though collections of very short stories (i.e. flash fiction and drabbles) count as oneshots.

 

[Unforgettable_Flygon]

Also, I posted my review on the reivew game thread, but there's been no reply thus far. Does the review need to be replied to to count as part of the review game?

 

[Welkamo]

Also, I posted my review on the reivew game thread, but there's been no reply thus far. Does the review need to be replied to to count as part of the review game?

No, there’s nothing else you need to do for it to count! I’ve been a bit busy this week, so I haven’t been able to update the leaderboard.

(Assuming you’re referring to the League, as opposed to the other Review Game)

 

[Welkamo]

Dragonspiral's Children (redux)

OK, so the first thing I notice is the style of this piece. It’s quite wordy, almost film-like, with very little dialogue in between. I suppose it makes sense given the context of the story, but it didn’t quite work for me. Being told what to imagine isn't as effective as me putting together a...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+2 for review
+1 for word count (380 words)
+6 for being part of the review game

9 points

Added! It doesn't affect the point count, but quoted text doesn't count towards the word count (if it was, then such a system could be abused by quoting the whole story), so the word count came to 347 words.

 

[Welkamo]

Don't have the spoons to log rn, but:

Lifeless || Sickfic Oneshot

Well, here goes, my first completed oneshot. I feel a bit nervous but I hope it turned out well to those who enjoy the sickfic genre. I've been wanting to do these for a while, and I like AcademyAceShipping (Nemona x Juliana) a lot, so I decided to put two and two together and see how it'd turn...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+ 2 points (133 words)

 

[Welkamo]

Logged

 

[Cavespider_17]

Chapters 1 + 2

From the Vast

Review of From the Vast Chapter 1 Firstly, I’d like to start by saying the first line is very gripping. The introduction of the characters is well placed and goes well with the flow of the text. Aria seems to be a very kind individual, and your portrayal of her is clear. Furthermore, I like...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+2 Review
+1 Word Count (2 Chapters reviewed, Total word count 271 [117/154]).

Total: +3 Points

Chapter 1

Dead Winter (grimdark PMD AU)

As a fan of darker fictions I like the start of the chapter here, it gives off an ominous vibe to me. The use of Arceus and rot in the same sentence definitely adds to the ominous vibes in my opinion. What is Harrison’s relationship like to the King? It almost seems like he is happy to be able...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+2 Review (142 Words)

Total +2 Points

Chapter 3

From the Vast

Chapter 3 Review To begin with I think the placing of Chapter 3 is very on point. It keeps up with the momentum caused by the end of Chapter 2, with the humans coming, while balancing the fact these pokémon are starting to tire. The big question left over here is whether the slower, hunting...

forums.bulbagarden.net

+2 Review
+ 1 Word Count (265)

Total +3 Points

 

[Cavespider_17]

Sorry for Double pots but:
From the Vast
Chapter 4,
+2 Points Review
+1 Point 313 Words Total.

Chapter 5,
+2 Points Review
+1 Point 335 Words Total

Chapter 6,
+2 Points Review

When the Day Met the Night
One-Shot
+2 Points Review

Total:
+ 10 Points
I keep my stuff all on a special thread now so it doesn't get lost or mixed up. I hope that's okay. If not I can certainly post the reviews on their threads too!

 

[Welkamo]

Lemme log some stuff, then I'll be able to update the point counts

envy of eden

Review 1: +1 for review, +4 for extra words (1163/250 is approx. 4 rounded down), 5 total

Review 2: +1 for review, +8 for extra words (2100/250 is approx. 8 rounded down), 9 total

Nori Carino

Review 1: +1 for review, +1 for extra words (331/250 is approx. 1 rounded down), 2 total

 

[Welkamo]

@Cavespider_17 Logged!

 

[Cavespider_17]

From the Vast
Chapter 7
+2 Points Review

Chapter 8
+2 Points Review

Chapter 9
+2 Points Review
+1 Word Count 410/250

Chapter 10
+2 Points Review
+1 Word Count 292/250

Total + 10 please.

 

[Welkamo]

From the Vast
Chapter 7
+2 Points Review

Chapter 8
+2 Points Review

Chapter 9
+2 Points Review
+1 Word Count 410/250

Chapter 10
+2 Points Review
+1 Word Count 292/250

Total + 10 please.

Added!

 

[Cavespider_17]

Can I also please claim:
From the Vast
Chapter 11
+2 Points Review
+1 Word Count 292/250

Chapter 12
+2 Points Review
+1 Word Count 330/250

Chapter 13
+2 Points Review

The Promise
+2 Points Review
Total + 10 please.

(sorry I have a bit of a backlog on claims)