disclaimers
All reviews on hirez.org are
the reviewers personal view of the artpacks. If you don't
like pack reviews don't bother to read them, other people
like them. ANYONE can contribute with their own review,
and if it's serious enough it will get published on hirez.org.
All reviews submitted are subject to editing without notice.
Just submit reviews in the submit-form.
Below are the individual reviewers'
comments.
god among lice:
When I'm reviewing packs I try to keep in mind that different
people have different tastes, and also that many people
are already familiar with the style and feel of the artwork
in the bigger groups. My goal is largely to try and ignore
my personal tastes in style and focus more on describing
a pack so that a person who knows what they are interested
in might better decide if they would enjoy it.
Most of the time it's hard
for me to compare groups or artists and say that one is
better than the other. For that reason, my number ratings
are more often indicators of how a group fared compared
to its previous releases than how they did compared to other
groups. Please do not assume that since one pack has a higher
number rating that it is automatically "better" than another
group's pack. I think of them as "interest levels". When
combined with the descriptive review, the potential viewer
should know if it's a pack they want to look at.
To counterbalance this and
introduce innovative new art to those set in their ways
about what they like, I'll try to reward originality, freshness,
and experimentation at the same time that I'm pointing out
great execution in styles and modes that people are already
familiar with.
mongi:
I write reviews simply for fun. It's what I like, and surely
a lot of people have the same taste as me, so the reviews
benefit they who have the same taste as me and wants to
know what quality packs there are out there. You can't view
art objectively, it is all about what you like and don't
like. It isn't set what is good and what isn't, not in ANY
way. If someone loves "plug-in damaged" pics,
then so be it, let them be. It's all for entertainment.
Reviews also generates a kind
of competition between the groups. Not that art is about
competition at all, but some "healthy" competition
doesn't hurt. Besides, the artscene isn't purely about art,
it's as much about hype and vanity. Compare it with movies,
it's art, but at the same time there's a lot of hype and
commercial stuff around it.
What I take in view when reviewing
a PACK (not just the art) are a lot of stuff: the actual
art of course, packing, organization, overall impression,
attitude, even the file_id.diz! The art is judged by technique,
content and purpose. That's it. Remember it's what I think,
but you can still send me comments.
root88:
Why would I want to read reviews from some guy I’ve never
even heard of? First, some people out their just don’t have
the time or bandwidth to grab every pack that has been released.
In combination with other reviewers, you should be able
to find the best ones. Secondly, many of the artists in
the scene are doing remarkable work, and deserve to be congratulated
and praised in front of their peers. Finally, many newcomers
could use some constructive criticism from someone that
has seen just about every thing released to the scene for
that past ten years. I used to run a BBS from 89-95 and
I’ve been tracking the scene ever since. While in many cases,
I may not be able to do better myself, I may have a new
idea or tip that may improve an artist. For the past three
years, I have been enjoying the work that everyone has released
without giving anything back. It might be a small contribution,
but I’ve got to do something.
My goal is to fairly review the groups hirez productivity
for an entire month, not just the archive that is released
at the beginning of each month.
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