Flash Games, custom coded site

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by Silver89, Sep 10, 2007.

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    MostPlays.com

    Let me know what you think,

    Also if you click "signin" at the top right do you like that feature?

    Please SignUp to view some of the more advanced features of the site,

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    ThankYou
     
    Silver89, Sep 10, 2007 IP
  2. davewashere

    davewashere Active Member

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    It looks very nice and well-organized. The SignIn feature is nice and should be the standard for all registration sites, but unfortunately is not (see IMDB for an example of how not to do a log in). The thumbnails of the games are the key to making this site work. I've seen too many games sites where they just list the names of games. I think you'll get a lot of views with this site and lots of return visitors. If you're looking for more ad revenue, I suggest an Adsense text link horizontal strip across the top below the header.
     
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    bnandika Well-Known Member

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    Coloring the header and logo with bright color (i.e. red, blue, green etc), not black and white. People play the game for fun, and fun represented by bright color
     
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    dislike the color of the background.Can you change it to much dack?I do not think bright color is suitable for game site.
     
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    Simple, clean and effective - the sign-in feature is a nice little addition - good job.

    To elaborate on what Spark mentioned; some people argue that when it comes to flash game sites, a dark theme is preferable, as it makes the sites less noticable when kids are playing them in school while they're supposed to be doing work...

    Others suggest that a vibrant, busy layout is better as it appeals more to the target audience who will be visiting your site...

    However in reality its all really speculative - your design will never appeal to absolutely each and every one of your visitors, and theres no definitive proven argument for using a dark theme... Newsgrounds.com has a dark theme and is extremely popular... however Miniclip.com is hugely successful and has a light theme... all people really want is a fast-loading accessible site where they can find good games - everything else is just an added bonus.
     
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  6. Silver89

    Silver89 Notable Member

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    So what others features should my site have?

    Where can i improve it?
     
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    You could maybe look at things like RSS Feeds, member profiles, site stats etc

    Perhaps also give a little more emphasis to the 'social bookmarking/sharing/networking' features on your game pages - let your members do the promotion for you... casual users mightn't be too familiar with how to use an embed code or indeed what it is, so stick a little blurb saying how you can use it to post games on their Myspace sites etc. Maybe even stick a 'tell-a-friend' feature in there.

    Thats all I can think of off the top of my head - hope it helps or at least provides some food for thought =)
     
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    Silver89 Notable Member

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    Basically to allow your users to subscribe to your feed so that whenever new games are added they are notified - also allows for you to have a quick way to promote your arcade games on other sites too if they allow for feed submission.

    Not a big deal, but if you're looking for ideas its worth considering
     
    kingcaw, Sep 12, 2007 IP