And inside the Spearmint Gift of Attendence...

is a Runic Helm!

In addition to this a new gift was brought out last night for people who have an add with over 25,000 impressions AND a CTR (click-through-rate) of at least 1%!

ROBLOX Reviews: Hospital Nightmare Before Christmas 3 vs Paintball!

Edition #4!
Welcome to Saturdays edition of ROBLOX Reviews. Our flagship post series. This series is our most popular with around 99% of our traffic reading these reviews.

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!