Elanor, Unlike Dark, I don't understand why you would exclude online games in this day and age. It may have made sense a decade ago, but the fact of the matter is that 'standalone' games are rapidly becoming the minority. Even now, I wouldn't be surprised if you were leaving half of the available games off the table with the current listing requirements.
The closest analogy I can come up with is that it's like making a list of the all time greatest songs and leaving out anything that uses a drum machine. Given that the current 'top 25' list is set up more as 'top 25 plus a bunch of extra lists for overflow material', perhaps it would be better for the blind community to do some kind of multiple list or hierarchical setup: the years best individual games, downloadable game sites, online games, game developers, that sort of thing. Right now, the currently list is so widely variable in quality and landing page type that its usefulness is diminished. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 6:35 AM, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi eleanor. > > while I understand not reviewing sites for uniquely online games such as > muds, I'm afraid I'm a litle confused why you would list a game like Sound > rts or the topspeed series from playinginthedark, who's primary interest is > it's online play, without considdering the online audio games available such > as Blind adrenalin, Quentin C playroom and Rs client. > > Pluss, as far as Blind adrenaline goes there is the Rail racer game, which > is also playable offline. > > while I appreciate the methodology, perhaps a more complete explanation of > what does or does not count as "online" in this context would be a good > thing, ---- and also as I said, might influence the final list. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
