FAQ
The most commonly asked questions are answered on this page.
Can I use your content on my site?
The Game Drone is licensed under a Creative Commons license. The terms are basically that you cannot use my content for commercial purposes, you have to link back to the source (gamedrone.net) and you have to share alike. Also, do not directly link to any images on this site! If you’d like to see the Creative Commons license in further detail, follow the link below.
Can I use this image on my site?
Do not, ever, directly link to any image on my site. All drama aside: you can copy images and host them yourselves, provided you either request approval first, or link back to the source (gamedrone.net). I’ve had problems previously with sites directly linking to my images, resulting in my image hosting giving out under the load, so once again: do not, ever, directly link to images on this site. The layout does not fall under the same set of rules, you can visit this site to download it and use it yourself, although it does not include any plugins or modifications I may have made.
What is your comments policy?
I love comments and look forward to receiving yours on my various posts and pages, however… there are always some bad seeds in the crowd and that is why I’ve established a comments policy. This shouldn’t affect any normal commenter, but I’m listing them just in case.
- Anonymous Comments: are always deleted. You can use a handle or nickname, but please use something other than ‘Anonymous’.
- Abusive and Inappropriate Comments: Comments containing abusive, offensive, rude, profane or racist content will be deleted. Of course some profanity is allowed, just don’t over-do it and never direct it at someone else, this is not flamewar central.
- Automated Checks: Comments are automatically checked by several plugins, which could (unlikely, but possible) result in your comment being filtered out. These comments are manually checked and approved when appropriate.
- Deletion: I reserve the right to delete any comment I deem offensive, inappropriate or irrelevant without explanation.
- Editing: I reserve the right to edit all comments for content, clarity and length. Particularly comments solely intended to get people to visit a specific site will frequently see the link edited out, unless it’s a genuinely related site.
- Ownership: The original post belongs to me. Comments belong to their respective commenters. I reserve the right to quote any comments in part or in full.
- Reprints: Lengthy reprints of text or news articles will be deleted, you can link to stuff you know.
How do you score your reviews?
Games are scored in an ordinary 10-point fashion. To distinguish between varying elements of the game, several scoring categories are also used. This is how they’re evaluated:
- Gameplay: Does this game play like a game in it’s genre is supposed to? Are the controls decent, the interface good, the overall play experience up to par? Are there any cool gameplay gimmicks?
- Graphics: An indication of how good the game looks, relative to current games.
- Innovation: Does the game implement a lot of innovating features, or does it combine existing ones in a way that mimics innovation?
- Replayability: Is the singleplayer lengthy and varied? Does this game feature multiplayer and/or modding tools?
- Sound: Are the voice-overs up to par? Does the music enhance the gaming experience? Do the sound effects fit the game?
- Story: Will the plot surprise you along the way and does it manage to suck you into the game world? And how is the setting, does that work well for the game?
- Value: This is the overall score, not based on any of the previous score but rather my own enjoyment of the game.
What is the rating system?
This is an addition to the scoring system, which is also used for impressions. It’s essentially an evaluation of a game and an indication of whether you should get this game or not.
- Game Drone Seal of Approval: A rating that can be used in conjunction with all others and distinguishes those game I enjoyed greatly. Not all Must Haves will have these, and some Recommended games will.
- Must Have: A great game that is amongst the very best in it’s genre and one that will appeal to the general public.
- Recommended: A great game, that might not appeal to all gamers. If you’re interested in the genre this is a definite must have.
- Try before you buy: A good game that suffers from some drawbacks. You might want to play a demo first.
- Mediocre: This game doesn’t do anything particularly well, nor does it do anything particularly bad. It’s just… average.
- Poor: A game that’s less than mediocre, but might still have a few fans out there… somewhere. It is by all accounts a bad game, but not entirely hopeless.
- Beer coaster material: A game so bad that the only use it will ever see is as a beer coaster, while you’re off playing good games.
Can I link to Gamedrone.net?
Yes, of course! If you’d like to do a link exchange then by all means, head on over to the Contact page and use the contact form to send me an email. We can work out the details from there.
