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[Paul Eres]

IndieGameMag's review of my game wasn't that great either. It got the front cover so my mother just had to buy a copy (I didn't buy one myself because it was 9$ for a 24 page magazine).

You'd think that if someone were going to put in the effort to make an actual physical magazine about indie games, that they'd put more effort into their reviews. Writing isn't an easy talent, I guess.

[RobF]

True, but then, most people who really can't write a coherent sentence don't get championed as some sort of promotional saviour in certain quarters

[Paul Eres]

Oh, I don't think his reviews are that bad. They are coherent sentences. They're grammatical. They just don't seem to have much work put into them: they aren't interesting to read, they read almost like GamePro's reviews (and I know that's terribly insulting, but I can't think of a widely recognizable comparison that isn't insulting).

[RobF]

This unique story embodies what indie games are about and solidifies itself with solid gameplay.

Are you sure?  :D

[Paul Eres]

Well, everyone makes a mistake here and there. It's leagues better than what you get on the GMC forums, at least.

But that sentence is particularly bad, yes. My mother started reading that review aloud to my father and I was like ugh ugh I don't want to hear it and had to leave the area.

[Paul Eres]

http://www.indiegamemag.com/2009/01/free-flash-game-burn-rope.html

Isn't the game called You Have To...?

[RobF]

Maybe he didn't want to give away the ending?

[Peevish]

Making a kick-ass game is step 1 to getting known, but the internet is a very LOUD place, and it's hard for people to find you. World of Goo is a good example of something getting known simply for being innovative. Winning IGF is tons of low-cost/low-effort publicity, and a check for 20 grand makes marketing easier.

But very few people are going to win IGF. Far less publicity goes to the runners-up.

The Wolfire team had a decent blog entry about how to keep interest in a game through development so you already have some interest by release time: http://blog.wolfire.com/2008/12/6-tips-for-game-devs-from-the-gaming-sdforum/

You don't have to be terribly business savvy; sometimes it can even be a turn-off. You just have to bring as much creativity to your publicity as you do to your game.

[tylerjhutchison]

This unique story embodies what indie games are about and solidifies itself with solid gameplay.

Are you sure?  :D

I didn't know that Dan Brown was writing game reviews now.