Satoshi Matrix Reviews

[satoshi_matrix]

Hey Cover Project. IIts been a long time comming, but now I've decided that I'd like to do video reviews on youtube. You often see rather crappy video reviews on youtube if they aren't done by some big name like gametrailers ign or gamespot. I mean people who are too loud or too quiet, have blurry videos of low quality, and people who claim things like "this game sucks balls becuase I don't like it". Not very useful.  Taking the common mistakes into mind, I've bought a video capture card and plan to do voice over work and edit together some intereresting reviews.

I plan to review games from basically anything: Commodore 64, NES, Famicom, Famicom Disk System (assuming I can fix mine), SNES, N64, Genesis, Sega CD (again, assuming i can fix it), Gamecube, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance. I'd also really like to do DS and PSP if anyone can suggest a methoid of recording video without shinging a camera on an LCD screen and hoping for the best.

So right now I'm in my pre-launch phase. I don't know if any of you have backgrounds in video works or what have you, but I'm interested in a few things:

1. Suggestions for a name. "Satoshi Matrix Reviews" sounds rather dull to me but I'll use it if nothing else comes up.

2. Suggestions for programs I should use. Free would be preferred, but if there's an exceptional program I should buy don't hesitate to mention it.

3. Requests for games to review. Since I'm not using emulators I don't have EVERY game for EVERY system but I do own quite a veriaty for each so the chances are good I'll have it.


OKay so thanks for reading and I hope to hear back from you all.

[Ragnarok2103]

this sounds like a very interesting endeavor. i tried something like this when i was younger with a couple of friends of mine, but of course it never really went anywhere. unfortunately i dont have any really technical know how in regards to doing this well, but have you thought of hosting it on your own site? youtube is not really the premier place for good game reviews. if you had your own site, you'd have a lot more freedom and control.  as to the games you should review, that can really be your own preference. personally, i'd like to hear about mostly newer games, but it would be interesting to hear about older games that aren't know to well now.  you know, like the 'greatest games you've never played' or whatever.  and you could also review horrible games, and show how terrible they are, sorta like what the 1up show does with broken pixels.

well, good luck. i hope it goes well.

oh, and a suggestion for a name... the odeon. odean means, "A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances."
i thinks its a nice name, cause it sounds like odin, and the definition kind of fits with what your doing.

[makeshiftknight]

I think it would be nice if you reviewed games on several levels. I hate the overall ratings systems, because there's just too many aspects of a game to say "It sucks 'cause the graphics aren't up to par" or "It's not innovative." I'd like to see reviews that give individual ratings for graphical standards (for the game's time of release of course), controls (responsive? Non existent?), story (is it going to keep me hooked?), length (Short? Praying for an ending?), innovation, style (atmosphere, and environment.), voice acting (if applicable), and musical score. I think giving ratings by every aspect like that would give people a much better idea of what to expect out of a game.

[satoshi_matrix]

Update: I've gotten all the hardware nessesary to capture videos and create reviews. Now I need some input from you guys!

1. Suggestions for a program name. "Satoshi Matrix Reviews" sounds rather dull to me but I'll use it if nothing else comes up.

2. Requests for games to review. Since I'm not using emulators I don't have EVERY game for EVERY system but I do own quite a veriaty for each so the chances are good I'll have it. I've already decided I'm going to review Famicom Wars, but I'll fully willing to take requests.

[satoshi_matrix]

After many delays getting the hardware and software together, I finally finished the first part of my first review! Please note that I'm running an actual copy of Famicom Wars on my actual Famicom. This isn't a rom!

I finished my Famicom Wars review (Part 1!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9JMea04E4I

Please let me know what you think! If you like it, please comment, rate it, and subscribe! I hope to be reviewing a lot of games in the future, espically Famicom/NES titles. After I finish up with Part 2, I'll start work on Balloon Fight.

Thanks and give me feedback!

[shenske]

Awesome!

very informative and sounds very official!
(makes me want to fire up the good ol' fceultra  )
i like how your reviews are more about reviewing/ratings the games rather than tearing it apart or making fun of it constantly.
I never really got into the advance wars games or the famicom wars games but i think i might give it a go now.

great job satoshi matrix

[satoshi_matrix]

Thank you shenske! As you pointed out, I don't seek to tear games apart. When I decided I wanted to start revewing the vast library I've built up over the years, I decided to myself that my goal was to not copy the Angry Videogame Nerd and instead to give each game a fair, objective viewpoint. What this means is even terrible games will still be graded badly, but I won't fail to mention their positive aspects.

As a grow more used to the software, game reviews will imporve. So if you like what you see now, you're gonna love to see what I've got comming next.

btw as of this writing I'm working on my second part of the Famicom Wars review. once that's finished, I'll start work on Balloon Fight. 

[satoshi_matrix]

Famicom Wars Part 2 now available! Please watch it and let me know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8ilCbV9TUQ

[satoshi_matrix]

Balloon Fight is up! Please let me know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0b1zYRS0Y

new intro added!

[shenske]

Balloon Fight is up! Please let me know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0b1zYRS0Y

new intro added!

... "fun factor, HELL YES" 

i like you you also rate the frustration of the game as many NES games can be frustrating.

the price of the game is also a nice addition to your review. 
its good to know how much it would be to play a game that you review


great job again satoshi matrix, really good reviews 

[satoshi_matrix]

Thanks shenske! I really do appricate it. Please rate the review and if you haven't already, why not subscribe to my channel? That way my vids will be steamed to your channel automatically. Rad.


I added the frustration rate because that fluxuates like CRAZY on the NES. Some awesome games are cakewalks, others are nearly impossible. Likewise, some crappy games are cakewalks, and others are again, nearly impossible. I set things up this way so that when I get to a game like Ninja Gaiden, I don't dwell the whole review talking about OMG THIS GAME IS GODDAMN IMPOSSIBLE WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

As for price, that was something I thought I should add to make my reviews interesting. There's been many times when I've checked out someone else's revies and thought, "that game looks cool, I'm going to see how much it is on ebay" and then looked and see some crazy price. It's good to know alternitives and the cost before getting too excited

[KaiserWAVE]

Finally got to watch your reviews. I think they're great especially, things like frustration and price are very helpful. I'm looking forward to your reviews for games that I played as well as more obscure or rare Famicom title I might not even know about.

[tiktektak]

Very nice review....

Just some minor points I saw....

You wrote avalible and not available some times in the review.....

At the beginning the background music was a little bit too loud and made it hard for me to understand your voice.... Was better at the end....

Other than that very nice..... Would love to see a review of Hydlide 2 for Famicom.....

[satoshi_matrix]

Just finished my Devil World review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sulTdFNFzM

[satoshi_matrix]

New review up.

Here's Akumajō Dracula/Castlevania 1 Review.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xoHTFna300