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| 01 Feb 2014 06:37 PM |
Hello, today I will be reviewing the new ROBLOX Winter Games event/universe. This is my very first review so please leave criticism below, good or bad, all is appreciated.
*All of the opinions expressed are those of my own and are in no way intended to offend anyone*
To begin with, a little description on the game for those, the few that there are, that do not know what the Winter Games are. The ROBLOX Winter Games is a new event showing off ROBLOX's brand new universes, which allows players to be transported from one game to another within an instant, all under what is called a universe. Within this universe, you can play from a variety of five events or hang out in the cool ski lodge that is the lobby for the universe. Within each event, you can compete to earn prizes and badges. These prizes, including bronze, silver, and gold medals, are cool hats that your ROBLOXian can wear outside of the universe! Each prize requires a specific task to be completed that can be found in the prize's item description.
Now let's move onto each of the parts of the universe and talk a little bit about each one.
First off; The Lodge. The lodge is the lobby for the entire Winter Games universe. Here, you can admire the stunning visuals, hang out with friends, view the global leaderboards for each event, sit by the fire, or take a gondola to each event. There are two prizes that may be obtained at the lodge. The first is BLOXikin #34. To get this prize, you must ride a gondola to any event. The next prize is BLOXikin #33. For this prize, you must sit on the log by the fire until your ROBLOXian explodes. Each gondola is labeled with which event it takes you to, so you don't just end up in some random place. There are a few problems, however. The gondolas can easily be glitched so they spawn outside of the lift building. Players on the gondola will have to reset or sometimes have to leave and come back.
The next part is; Winter Karts. This event is extremely rage enducing. The karts are quite difficult to operate and the constant spam of attacks makes it even harder. The maps are designed fairly well aside from the 8-Bit one when your kart is hit on the road and right when it is able to move again, a car hits it without even allowing the kart to move. The battle maps are quite enjoyable and the variety of items are vast. There are also two prizes to be earned in this event, aside from the medals. The first prize is a pair of Yeti Headphones. To obtain these, you must win a round of Winter Karts. The second prize is a Blue Snow Bird which can be obtained by hitting your own fake block. Aside from the horrible parts of this event, it can still be extremely enjoyable.
The second event we will be discussing is; Snowball Fight. Snowball Fight is the game for the fighters and clan members of ROBLOX. The ability to blind your enemy is always fun. The goal of this event is to fight the members of the opposing team. This is a pretty simple event. The only downside is of the constant teamkilling on either team. I really wish they would have removed this. This event has two prizes as well. The Snowflake Snowboarder Beanie can be obtained by earning 35 Points in a round. The next is a Midnight Blue Winter Scarf which requires you to find the hidden gift box. I'm not sure how you get the gift box. I know it is in the upper left hand corner but you can't just click on it. I have obtained this prize but I wish they were a little more specific on how you actually can click on the gift box. Aside from the teamkilling, this event is extremely enjoyable and the prizes are some pretty cool retextures.
The third event is; BreezeKrieg. Ahh BreezeKrieg, the game everyone hated until it was fixed. On launch day, this event was broken... badly. Luckily, the Games team quickly fixed the issues. This is a very interesting event for the Winter Games. A tank battle game with customization and the only event to have a team that can't kill you. Happy face. There are two game modes to this I believe. The first is one that is all about patience and waiting for the opposing team to reveal themselves so you can eliminate them and push them back. The second mode is a domination type mode where the first team to the point limit wins. You must collect snow that piles up on the ground to fire your weapons and build ice blocks which can be used for barricades. As with all the other events, there are two prizes that can be obtained. The BreezeKrieg Ski Cap is earned by winning a round of BreezeKrieg and the BreezeKrieg Adventurer is earned by collecting 1000 patches of snow. This is tied for my favorite event.
Which brings me to my next event; Snowblox. One of the two snowboarding games. This one is better by a longshot. While waiting for the next round, you can check out the lodge that this event has and check out the times that players finished in. There is a minute intermission between each race. With two maps, that are extremely different, this event provides for hours of entertainment. The first map is a long icey map that has many shortcuts to take. The second is a downhill course with many obstacles and narrow passages. The camera angle is actually really cool. There are rocks that will slow you down and speed boosts that, well, speed you up. The two prizes are, Red Ski Hat, which requires you to place 1st in a round, and Red ROBLOX Scarf which requires you to hit three speed boosts in one round. This is a really fun event.
The last and certaintly least; Winter Snowboarding. This event... don't even get me started. The Gui's aren't even complete, players can get out of the mini lodge when they aren't even racing and get a speed boost that they can use right when the next round starts, and there are so many ways for people to cheat around the course. The only useful powerup is the speed boost powerup. The oil slick, distraction, and lightweight powerups aren't useful at all. You can earn points every round that you can use to purchase a different colored snowboard. Oh yeah, you don't even stand normally on your snowboard like in Snowblox. The first prize for this event is the Blue Bandit which requires you to obtain five powerups in a single round and the last prize which takes so long to get, the Expert Snowboarder Helmet, which requires you to win 20 rounds. I was really ashamed of this one.
Aside from the two prizes to be obtained at each part of the universe, you can also get a gold, silver, and bronze medal for your ROBLOXian to wear and show off your abilities. To get each of these, you must place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in any events.
Overall, the Winter Games are enjoyable. The first day was a rough start, with half the games buggy and unplayable, and the horrendous lag it was extremely aggitating. Luckily the Games team quickly fixed that all up. There is still some lag, and I have a pretty fast computer. Great way for ROBLOX to indroduce the new Universes. Can't wait for more. This game recieves an overall score of 8/10.
~Ruraltechdeck101
What would you like me to review next? I worked really hard on this. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:40 PM |
| I don't want to read but I've bumped your thread |
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Keltrin
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Bubberzzz
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:42 PM |
| you think i want to read all of that? |
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:44 PM |
| Sorry, it's a pretty detailed review. I basically just give my thoughts on each part of the universe. If you want my final score, it's in the last paragraph. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:45 PM |
| Thanks! :D Any game you want me to review next? |
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:51 PM |
tl;dr version
fun except that winter snowboarding sucks. lots of prizes. 8/10
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Zxill
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:53 PM |
Review Murder Mystery, If you havent already. I would like to see others opinions on it.
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| 01 Feb 2014 06:59 PM |
| Will do. I'll do so either in an hour or so or tomorrow. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:00 PM |
| And I'll also make sure to review the new events that come out at the halfway point. |
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idot200
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:01 PM |
| Nice review, it wasn't opinionated in the least. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:05 PM |
| Well, I mean the Winter Snowboarding one kind of got me mad. lol |
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Datasushi
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:07 PM |
"Luckily, the Games team quickly fixed the issues."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHRTNHJRJ BFHNJTDUH$RS$BYHRSHTEJYT |
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idot200
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:08 PM |
@Rural I saw that one too, I agree completely on what you said, it was pretty garbage, well at least that one was. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:10 PM |
I'm impressed with your vocabulary. Nice job writing this though.
If life gives you melons, you're most likely dyslexic. Or one lucky man. |
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Sherknock
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:12 PM |
| Make your own blog for reviews. I'm sure people will view it. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:12 PM |
| @Panda Thanks? I'm in 8th grade sooooo yeah. My zpd (how they measure reading level where I live) is a 13+ which equals that of a college student. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:13 PM |
@Data hahaha very funny yes hahahaha
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:16 PM |
I read the whole thing, 10/10 review.
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:16 PM |
| A blog heh? That could work but I don't know how I would get new people to read it. |
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:17 PM |
You can create a group and advertise it
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| 01 Feb 2014 07:18 PM |
| Thanks! Any game you want me to review? |
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