ROBLOX Reviews: Hospital Nightmare Before Christmas 3 vs Paintball!

Edition #4!
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Lets dive in and review todays two games!

Hospital Nightmare Before Christmas 3 by adrian928

Idea: 9/10

The idea is a very solid one. It seems fairly original, but it is a game that features pop-up decals and AI's that appear out of no-where and lead you on through the game; I have seen this done before. As the game suggests, you are in a hospital, before Christmas and there is something strange happening. 

Gameplay: 9/10

The game is very good, with some amazing scripting (but shh, thats the next bit) There are AI's that make you jump and this game is very scary. The game is very fluid and works really well. You will rarely get stuck. It is full of mystery and sometimes you have to look up to find the way out. You will literally find yourself looking everywhere for an exit. But you will find it. There is very eerie backing music too!

Scripting: 9/10

The scripting in this game is great. There are floating AI's which can really scare you, and there are invisible triggers that send pictures of Michael Jackson at you! The music is very ambient and scary and there are some great swirling portals which look really good! Alot of the beauty in this place comes from the building however.

Enviroment: 7/10

The enviroment in this game is fairly good. It definately gives the feel of a hospital.However, alot of this game is in tunnels and such, so there isn't much enviromental detail. But there are some cave bits which look very good.

Enjoyment: 8/10

The game is very enjoyable, but once you've played it once, you probably won't play it again. 

Paintball! by daxter 33

Idea: 7/10

There are a few paintballing games but this seems to be the most popular (in favourites) It is well executed and has some features which make it better than the rest.

Gameplay: 8/10

The gameplay is exactly what you would expect from a paintballing game; you play paintball. You can rank up and earn XP. There is also some hidden secrets on this map which can get you closer to their base. Capture the most flags to win.

Scripting: 10/10

The game is very well scripted. There is a countdown. A kill reporter, a kill cam of sorts (which is very awesome) and also, the game forces you into first person which, while annoying sometimes, does make the game better.

Enviroment: 8/10

The enviroment is very small, but it is well detailed. It has castles and rivers, and this was in one map. I am told there is more than one, but I have only ever seen this one. So I don't know if what people say is true. Nevertheless, it is a great enviroment, if only if where a bit bigger.

Enjoyment: 8/10

The game is very fun and ranking up gives you a sense of satisfaction. It is certainly a great game which would be really fun to play with your friends.

Final Scores!

Idea: 9/10 vs 7/10

Hospital Nightmare Before Christmas 3 wins!

Gameplay: 9/10 vs 8/10

Hospital Nightmare Before Christmas 3 wins!

Scripting: 9/10 vs 10/10

Paintball wins!

Enviroment: 7/10 vs 8/10

Paintball wins!

Enjoyment: 8/10 vs 8/10

TIE!

ITS A TIE!

These are two great games, and I am not suprised they have tied. One makes up for what one doesn't have and this makes them both great games. You should check them out!

The Gift Roundup: 15/12/11

Hello there! This is the most up to date guide so far on the Christmas Gifts.

Of 12 gifts that have been confirmed 10 have been made available for gaining.

The most recent ones are:

Remarkable Gift of Experience

How to: Get 5000 experience in Welcome to ROBLOX Building.

Badger Badger Badger Gift

How to: Have alot of badges with a rarity of more than "easy" You can see this next to the badge and how many have won it.

Epic Builder Present

How to: Own one of the top 100 most visited places of the last week when the gift is handed out.

Orchid Gift of Alliances

How to: Have alot of allys of your group. It is unsure how many but to have a good chance, have about 20 - 30.

ROBLOX Reviews: Natural Disaster Survival vs DriveBlox Unlimited

Hello and welcome to another ROBLOX review. If this works correctly, this post should come out on its own on Wednesday. Is it a Wednesday? Alot of these posts will have been written in advance, so they can go out when I am not online and cannot do one.
So, lets drive straight in!

Natural Distaster Survival by Stickmasterluke

Idea: 7/10


The idea behind this game has been done before many times. Its a survive the disasters game. However, there is a twist; these are natural disasters and they are perfectly executed.


Gameplay: 9/10


The gameplay is very fun indeed. You have to survive very cool disasters, and most of the time you find yourself running around like a maniac! Its very fun and because this place is mega, you can have a great time with loads of other people! As long as you don't die. That would be the worst thing ever.


Scripting: 10/10


Stickmasterluke is well known for his scripting talent and this game does nothing but improve that reputation. The game is very very well scripted. The disasters are really good, theres a very good statistics tab and theres even a fall damage script.


Enviroment: 7/10


The enviroments in the game are okay. Some have good features such as some huge tanks, and a huge office in one level, but they are still fairly boring. However, there is a script in the game which randomises which level you get, and this makes the game very varied.

Surf Central Map

Enjoyment: 9/10


Everything in this game works well. The scripting, the idea and the gameplay are amazing. The only thing which might want to make you stop playing is the similarity of levels. There are only five levels and a handful of maps. This makes for not much variety, but sometimes it gets very varied!

Driveblox Unlimited by nfsboy

Idea: 7/10

The game idea is not that original; you buy a car, and a house and wait for money to accumulate at that house. It is a mix between a tycoon and a roleplaying game.

Gameplay: 5/10

The gameplay is not that great. You buy a car and wait for money. You can drive and explore a map, but it isn't that good either, and is quite boring. The steering is really hard too. The cars are easy to loose control of.

Scripting: 6/10

There is some scripting here and there, but it is not very good. The house/tycoon cross seems to be just another tycoon and buying a car uses some scripting but just seems to be a regular regen and shop button. However, the car does appear futher away, and I haven't seen this combination before therefore the creator has scripted this well. There are some basic GUI's too.

Enviroment: 6/10

The enviroment is quite large and has alot of bricks. So many that uploading it is a problem (Source: Starting GUI) The enviroment has lots of things to visit, but once you have visited them, there might not be a reason to revisit them.

Enjoyment: 5/10

The game is not very enjoyable: It is fairly laggy, the enviroment easily gets boring and there isn't much when it comes to gameplay. Some people may find it enjoyable, but I don't.

FINAL SCORES.

           NDS     DBU
 Idea: 7/10 vs 7/10
TIE!

 Gameplay: 9/10 vs 5/10
NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVAL WINS!

 Scripting: 10/10 vs 6/10
NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVAL WINS!

  Enviroment: 7/10 vs 6/10
NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVAL WINS!

 Enjoyment: 9/10 vs 5/10
NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVAL WINS!

 And the winner, with 4 wins out of 5 is:

NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVAL! 

Site Redesigns

Hi there fellow readers of this blog!
There are a few things being changed about this site. The first being the background. Expect a new one soon! (Maybe even later today)

Also, I have a small schedule. Our most popular feature, Reviews, are coming on a Wednesday and Saturday. There are already some scheduled for release, so you should always get one!

In addition, we are hiring writers and right now need one to do hat reviews. Contact me on twitter @MasterD_RBLX or ROBLOX: MasterDaniel

ROBLOX Reviews: Welcome to ROBLOX Building vs Sandbox

Hello and welcome to another review! This is by far the most popular set of reviews, and I am enjoying building a vast catalog of game reviews. Last review, traffic to the site was over 200!
This review compares two game greats. ROBLOXs "Welcome to ROBLOX Building" and its apparant clone "Sandbox" by REDALERT2
But which is better? Continue reading!

Welcome to ROBLOX Building by ROBLOX

Idea: 10/10

The idea behind this place is very original. It was the first place of its kind. A place where you could play with your friends and build together. The game also includes testing of new featureson ROBLOX. So players test while having fun.

Gameplay: 7/10

The idea behind the game is great, however, the gameplay isn't amazing. You just build, and only on your plot at that. However, you can have great fun with wiring and also trap people in your place. Though that is a tad mean. You can create amazing structures here. 

One problem is however, theres is a block limit, and this can reduce what you can build if you want to use alot of blocks.

Someone built Santa and an Elf

Scripting: 9/10


There is alot of scripting in this place. The helper bot can lead you to your baseplate. You can "like" someones plot, and clear your own. There is an experience system which awards you for placing and clearing blocks (with a few points for staying online)
Wiring works perfectly, it is well coded, but not especially scripted for this game, which is also the same for the stamper parts. Data persistance is used here so your creations are saved.


Enviroment: 4/10


The enviroment is pretty basic. There are baseplates. However, you are in a room with a door and a window. Thats pretty cool, but doesn't reall add much in the way of an enviroment.


Enjoyment: 7/10


Playing with your friends makes this game so fun. If you're not playing with your friends, then experimenting with wiring and building great creations is also fun.

Sandbox by REDALERT2

Idea: 8/10

Even though the game looks alot like Welcome to ROBLOX Building. It is not entirely the same. When you enter; theres a dedicated chat. ROBLOX chat is gone. Theres a similar stamper tool, but it has different functions. However, there is not doubt that this was based of WTRB. It came out at the same time.

Gameplay: 7/10

The gameplay is very similar to WTRBs gameplay. The insert tool is called "Shovel" and the delete tool is called "flatten". The game is fairly easy to use, and the GUI's are good.

Building is easy, and in a building game: thats important.

Building is easy!

Scripting: 9/10

This game does not have core ROBLOX elements in it. No chat for a start. The stamper tool is not the same and neither is the delete tool. There are many configurable options. These were all scripted really well by the games creator, and there is much more scripting going on here. Best of all; it works, which is incredible for so much of it. There are some things which break a bit, but they don't hinder gameplay.

Enviroment: 2/10

The enviroment is very bad. Its just a box, with sand. Hence the name. There is a bucket in the middle, but it is still a very boring world.

Enjoyment: 5/10

This game is quite boring, there aren't as many stamper tools, and the enviroment is quite dull. It is still a fairly good experience, but it isn't amazing.

FINAL SCORES.

         WTRB SBOX

 Idea: 10/10 vs 8/10
WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING WINS!

Gameplay: 7/10 vs 7/10

TIE!

Scripting: 9/10 vs 9/10

TIE!

 Enviroment: 4/10 vs 2/10
WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING WINS!

Enjoyment: 7/10 vs 5/10
WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING WINS!

And the winner, with 3 wins out of 5 is:

WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING! 

New Feature: Recently Played Games

Another new feature was recently released. Recently Played Games

There are two ways to see your recently played games. One is to go to the games page and click recent games, as seen above. The other is to go to your My ROBLOX homepage. The one on your homepage tells you how many people are currently online. Sort of helpful.

From which ever you click, you are greeted with your recently played games!

Then you can play. Do you find this feature helpful? If so, leave a comment!

New Feature: Fog

Last night, a new feature was released on ROBLOX.

This new release adds alot of depth into games and it will be great to see what players can do with it.

For scripters and builders alike, there are some new properties to experiment with. These are all located in Lighting:

FogStart – This is where, in your map, the fog begins to fade in. Anything that is inside this will not be affected by fog.

FogEnd – This is where, in your map, the fog completely engulfs your screen

FogColor – This is the colour of the fog. Perhaps use a grey colour, or the colour of your skybox.

People have been busily posting screenshots on the ironnoob forums. Heres a selection:

Hat Review: Abominable Snowman

Abominable Snowman

Price: R$: 350
Availability: Builders Club Only


Price: 7/10


The price is fairly good for the texture on this hat. Its 350 Robux, which is quite expensive but because its BC only, it is quite affordable for many a BC member.

Colours: 8/10

The colours at first seem boring. Its fairly white and grey. However, the grey is used to a good effect around the eyes, and the face is generally darker. The mouth has a nice tongue colour, and the teeth are also very nice indeed.

Mesh: 10/10

This is very unique, and personally its a really good wintery item. It has a long face which looks really good and it has very nice eyes and teeth.

Overall: 9/10

This item is very good, it has a great texture and has some nice colours. It has a good price for BC members, but this would be cool for everyone. Though it is hats like these that might tempt someone to buy BC.

(Robloxia Today is Hiring a Hat Reviewer who would release daily articles much like these. To be one, tweet me @MasterD_RBLX or send me a PM on Roblox - MasterDaniel)

Lack of posts

Sorry guys for the lack of news recently. I seem to be the only one on the site, and until we can get some active authors, news will be few and far between.
If you want to become a writer, then please tweet me @MasterD_RBLX

ROBLOX Reviews: Survival 303 vs WWII - Battle for Carentan

Welcome to another ROBLOX review!
This time its Survival 303 vs WWII - Battle for Carentan
Basically in these reviews, two places are put together and marked, the winner is the one that wins the most rounds! Since the last time some updates have been made to the system. Overall has been replaced by Enjoyment. Also Playability has become Gameplay.

Survival 303 by davidii2

Idea: 8/10


In this game you go around foraging for things and then crafting items with them. Its a nice idea for a game and certainly very original. It is a breath of fresh air.


Gameplay:  7/10


The game GUI is very intuitive though I found it took some time to craft good items. There is a nice thirst, hunger and health GUI. But I will get onto that soon. Crafting is a real pain for beginners like me. I couldn't seem to make anything. Thirst was quite hard to work out until I clicked on a river and drank. This game is so complicated that beginners can feel slightly dwarfed, but once you get the hang of it, it is fun to play.

Scripting: 10/10

The scripting in this game is very, very good. The health and hunger guis work perfectly and there is a great chat rather than the normal one. The game is very well scripted and all the scripts seem to work perfectly, which you would expect from such a popular game, a prequel to the very famous Survival 404, which has over 1,000,000 visits.


Enviroment: 5/10


The enviroment in the game isn't great unfortunately. While it seems most of the time has been spent on scripting the game, the enviroment is certainly showing that its been neglected. The trees are very basic, and so is the sea. The game is very varied, as you can see below.

Enjoyment: 7/10

The game is fun when you have got alot of things, but when you are just starting out it can be difficult to learn how to play. So overall, it is quite fun when you have crafted enough, but in the first few minutes, it can be quite boring and repetitive.

WWII - Battle for Carentan by brayden99

Idea: 7/10

The game is a war game, and there has been alot of those in the past, so it's not entirely original.

However, the game setting is new and what it contains makes it a rather enjoyable game.

Gameplay: 9/10

Its fun and easy to play, just enter the game and choose your class, there are many available. Personally, I think the recon class is very overpowered, you can easily no-scope people with it. There are control points to capture, and this makes for very entertaining gameplay.

Scripting: 7/10

There is some scripting in this game. The guns are scripted, the Capture Points are scripted and so are the game rounds (which finish after 50 kills) However, it is not script heavy and does use alot of textures to make the game good. There are not many GUI's and this makes a nice clean interface which is easy to use. 

Enviroment: 9/10

The map is rather small, and that is all I have to say about what is wrong with it. Apart from that the game is amazingly detailed. Theres been a very high use of decals and this makes for a great gameplay experience, and feels super-realistic.

Realistic war torn village.

Enjoyment: 8/10

The game is really enjoyable. It is very easy to start playing and you feel a sense of acomplishment when you kill that enemy, or you win the game. However, there are only 8 players per game; which makes it fairly quiet at times. Also, the map is fairly small and can become boring after a while.

FINAL SCORES.

            S303   BFC

Idea:  8/10 vs 7/10

SURVIVAL 303 WINS!

Gameplay: 7/10 vs 9/10

WWII - BATTLE FOR CARENTAN WINS!

Scripting: 10/10 vs 7/10

SURVIVAL 303 WINS!

Enviroment: 5/10 vs 9/10

WWII - BATTLE FOR CARENTAN WINS!

Enjoyment: 7/10 vs 8/10

WWII - BATTLE FOR CARENTAN WINS!

And the winner, with 3 wins out of 5 is:

WWII - BATTLE FOR CARENTAN!

Christmas Gifts in November!

There has been several items released recently, and they are Christmas themed! In November?! This is outrageous!

You can now buy:

Santa Claus Body
Snowflake Winter Cap
Winter Warrior and
Hunter Snow Cap

Have a great Christmas season!

Black Friday coming soon!

Welcome to the  blog post about Black Friday! Its coming, and heres what you can expect!

Expect a new game for 200R$

All of the following items are going to be reduced by 25%. 

The following items will have special discounts and offers.

Crimsonwrath Lord of The Ashes
1000 on sale @ 1000R$

Mr Tentacles:
Reduced by 40% to 4545R$

Thanksgiving Theme

The site has now got a new theme for Thanksgiving, with traditional Autumn colours and a variation of Telamon <3 Fried Chicken. Its now TURKEY!

Om nom nom.

And by the way. We are sorry we haven't posted much recently, but we are hiring a hat reviewer. just PM me on ROBLOX

ROBLOX Cards now ship overseas

Today ROBLOX announced that you can now buy ROBLOX cards in the United Kingdom and Ireland!

This means you can now find ROBLOX cards in the following places:

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland

Hopefully other players who live in other countries shall seen these soon!

Image courtesy of mumboking on this thread

ROBLOX Reviews: Armored Patrol v6.4 vs Rescue Or Be Rescued!

Hello! Today I am writing a brand new kind of review. A versus place review.

Basically, two places are put together and marked, the winner is the one that wins the most rounds!

Armoured Patrol v6.4 by Wingman8

Idea: 8/10
The idea of the game is to beat the other team by capturing flags in a certain time. It is not that original, but then it was one of the first places of its kind.


Playability: 6/10
The controls for the vehicles are a bit hard to get used to, as they are very key-based, and not the WASD or Arrow Keys, however steering is easy, just click with the mouse


Scripting: 9/10
The game is very well scripted, has timers, and the teams cannot be unbalanced. There is an Anti-TK script, and the weapons are great. Also, data persistance is used to good effect, saving your points.
There is a well scripted shop too!.

Enviroment: 6/10

The enviroment is very good in this game with many hills, and some nice foresty areas, though the game does lack alot of variety

Overall: 8/10
A classic ROBLOX place, it has very good scripting, some nice enviroment features and it very playable, but it is lacking in variety, as all you do is capture flags.

Rescue or be rescued! by Coltonator505

Idea: 5/10
There has been alot of Rescue places in the last couple of months, and this one is no exception to the rule. You are a Pilot or a someone who is stranded. Simple enough and not very original. Some of these planes are copied too, from Ro-Force Air Base

Recognise this?

Playability: 7/10
The game works well, though landing on an island could cause your plane to disintergrate.


Scripting: 4/10
Not much at all really.


Enviroment: 7/10
The enviroment is quite varied, with different, and what seems to be, well constructed islands, and there are 5 to visit. (including the aircraft carrier, that is).

Overall: 6/10

The game lacks any good scripting, and the planes seem to be stolen from Ro-Force Air base, well some of them at least. The enviroment is good, but the idea is not very original.

So who wins what?

            AP   vs  ROBR

Idea:   8/10 vs 5/10    

ARMOURED PATROL WINS!

Playability: 6/10 vs 7/10

RESCUE OR BE RESCUED WINS!

Scripting: 9/10 vs 5/10

ARMOURED PATROL WINS!

Enviroment: 6/10 vs 7/10

RESCUE OR BE RESCUED WINS!

Overall : 8/10 vs 7/10

ARMOURED PATROL WINS!

And the winner, with 3 wins out of 5 is:

ARMOURED PATROL v6.4!