RPG Maker MV
Review by Snowflake Goddess
First Impressions
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When I first opened the page to this forum, I was really impressed! The whole forum has a clean look, and everything looks great together. I love the dark theme with all the Christmas decorations on it. The snow is also a really great addition to the page and it puts you in the holiday mood. There doesn't seem to be too many boards, and there's no broken images on the page. It looks very professional.
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Good
Design Quality
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As I was saying above, I really like the default theme on the forum. It's really easy on the eyes and it just puts you in a great mood for Christmas. The layout is simple and nothing seems confusing for me. That's always a great thing to focus on. If something is really confusing to navigate through, the members might never come back. I think so far, you're doing a great job with the forum. Looking at the other themes, they all seem great too. I love the fact you have four different themes for users to choose from as some people might not be fond of the default theme and might want to use a different one.
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Excellent
Site Statistics
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The site statistics are great, but I am wondering if they are legit. You posted your review topic 5 days ago, and you've already got nearly 200 more members in 5 days than you had when you posted the topic with the stats from before. If the members are real and legit, that's great! If they aren't, maybe you should try to get real members instead of fake ones to make the stats look great. It's just really hard to believe you have over 1200 members in 2 months. There are a lot of posts and threads which is good. I noticed one thing about the activity, though. Your off topic forum seems to be getting more attention than the forums actually related to the niche. I think you should focus on putting more threads in the other forums instead of the off topic forum for a little while to boost the activity so you're not drifting away from what the forum is actually about.
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Good
Originality
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I don't really have much to talk about here besides the fact that the forum seems to be pretty original. I've never heard of this niche before either, so that's good. I think forums that have different niche's all seem to vary on how well they do. It all depends on what the niche actually is and if it's really something that a lot of people are interested in. Looking at your forum stats if they are legit, a lot of people have to be interested in what your forum is about. Great job on that!
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Good
Site Structure
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As I was saying above, the site structure seems to me pretty good. It's super easy to navigate through and things are not cluttered. I do think you should move the MV Technical & Discussions section to the top underneath the Community Center. It just seems like it would go better there instead of in the middle of the other things since it is directly related to the niche. The off topic is better at the bottom. It isn't at the top or the middle and you'd have to scroll through all the other sections to get to it. You actually can get a sense of what the forum Is really about because the other sections are above it.
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Good
Spelling & Professionalism
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Onto the spelling. I did notice a few spelling issues on the front page. They aren't major, but they should be fixed. In the description of the Finished Showcase section, the work "purchased" should be purchase. I also think you should look into adding descriptions for every forum category. It looks weird having descriptions for some and not for others. It's also good to make sure they are all a little long and that they explain what you can and can't talk about in a certain section.
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Average
Final Remarks
I think you're doing a great job so far. If you take my advice, I'm sure your forum will be even better than it was before. I wish you lots of luck in the future!
Biggest like about the website?: The theme.
Biggest dislike about the website?: The forum is starting to turn into more of an off topic forum because there are more topics/posts in those sections.
What could I do to make you (the reviewer) join my website?: I would join the website if it was a nice community and it had a good reputation.
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