Review: Naruto-RP
Classic review by Heather • May 2013 • The RPG (as it was)
This is a review of the RPG Naruto-RP. This site was previously reviewed here.
Screenshots from the Wayback Machine, captured 2013-04-21.
| Style of RPG | Uses a system created by the site owners called MARS (Message and Response System). An explanation is provided in the FAQ although it is not possible to explore the system. |
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| Canon/Genre | Naruto - unknown if it is canon or not. |
| Originality | Unknown |
| Rating | PG-13 |
| Amount of Characters | Unknown |
| Date Opened | July 2010 |
| Roleplaying Level | Unknown |
| Average Post Length | Unknown |
| Activity Level | Unknown. |
| Characters Accepted | Unknown |
| Appearance | The site layout is neat, the issues lie in the navigation and relaying of information (see below). |
| Navigation | There hasn't been much changes in the way of navigation, and any additional pages ('World Map' and 'Site History' have been relegated to the footer in a tiny text. The 'About Us' page is easy to find, but only explains the history of the site's development and the adventures of it's staff/creators. This isn't really information that visitors are looking for, and could easily be moved to a spot in the footer and replaced with information more specific about the RPG and it's plot. |
| Plot Information | There is a plot summary under 'Welcome' on the index page but it is easily missed at first. Compared to the first review, this has been improved with the addition of a heading which states that it is a Naruto RPG - although this is already a given considering the domain name. |
| RPG Information | Unknown. |
| The Admin | There is only a chat box, which isn't very active and from the 'is anyone here?' questions it doesn't appear to be checked regularly. |
| Application Process | There is an application form for a character profile which appears to be submitted via the MARS system. |
| Other Comments | Although the site has been given a new domain name, it's still the same layout and pretty much the same as the previous version DDC Games.co.uk. The about us page details changes made to the site, including making it more user friendly. From looking at my previous review I'm not entirely sure what those changes were. The guest account has been removed and there is no way to see any aspect of the actual RPG, characters or system used. I suggest returning to my original review and re-reading it. That's not to say there haven't been new additions; there is now an ooc chat box, a map and a lovely history page. This is all great but if a visitor cannot physically see the rpg or characters it's all a bit moot to be honest. |
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