The New Shiny Escapist
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The bolded simply reminded me of this in conjunction with my feelings towards what The Escapist did with this...eh, redesign...Deathninja19 said:
You know what I come here for? To watch Yahtzee, MovieBob and a little bit of Jim Sterling just for some humor and perhaps some peculiar insights when they surface. That's all. Oh, and to share some of my own insights when the thread (or opportunity) presents itself.
Know what I get coming here now? A headache. A very LARGE headache; especialy since my eyes are photosensitive! Change is not always necessary. Though, I know changes aren't permanent...but change is.
It looks different. Like everyone on the internet, I hate changes. Therefore I hate it.
For a few days -- maybe a couple weeks. After that I'll forget what it used to look like.
Then I won't have any more problems until the next time you change it.
For a few days -- maybe a couple weeks. After that I'll forget what it used to look like.
Then I won't have any more problems until the next time you change it.
And, at least for me, the fonts in the nav menu are a bit off.Duruznik said:
The Pure white is killing the eyes, should have set it to a light gray.
There are some elements of the old site that remained here, hope that's not intentional.
It looks unfinished to me, and yeah the content isn't divided at all, there should be a center column background if the site won't be 100% window width, now it just seems like someone failed to link the css file properly.
I don't mind it, but it really is too white. All that background space needs..... something. I don't know what, but just not white. Beyond that its not bad. First few times I lagged a little getting into the site but it seems fine now. I like the fact that getting through the news feeds for further than the front page is faster, so in my opinion its alright, but fix the white background.
Sorry to say, but now it's just a massive, slow and bright clusterfuck.
My very first impression of the site today when I opened it was literally "What the fuck, did the CSS fail to load?", before I actually realized this was supposed to look the way it does.
The extended profile box on the main page (referring to the thing with recent posts and the such) is misplaced. Wrong colour scheme, badly placed text and it doesn't connect to the rest of the site at all.
Same goes for the tab buttons below it.
I like some of the new details, such as the new category/comments arrow thingy, or the dropdown menus, but a large part of the streamlined and considerably structured design was lost.
Now ... that said, I really, really miss the old content/teaser boxes. They gave a much more ... direct impression of what I am about to click here. With the current mix of two-colums, three columns and full width teasers on the mainpage, I refuse to click a single link there, simply because it a) loads too long and b) I need to check back thrice so I know I am actuall clicking the correct thing.
Right sidebar lost the main elements it held, the list of active seria and gained more advertisement/random notes about random stuff ... Not my favorite either.
Now, let's take a video, Big Picture Oscars -> VGAs ... Vid player too much width. Other than that hardly anything changed, except for the colour scheme ...
The new fonts and the totally empty box elements for the text cause a much harder to read text environment, when I look at the new EP. I tried to read it, got slightly past the first paragraph and then I stopped, simply because the layout is too bright and too open.
Overall, it's a nice new touch, and it's definitely "shiny" ... But it's nothing I appreciate, and - unless we can actually get the entire old layout back as an option (which I highly doubt, from what I saw by now) - I'd at least call for an option with the old navy blue colour scheme.
My very first impression of the site today when I opened it was literally "What the fuck, did the CSS fail to load?", before I actually realized this was supposed to look the way it does.
The extended profile box on the main page (referring to the thing with recent posts and the such) is misplaced. Wrong colour scheme, badly placed text and it doesn't connect to the rest of the site at all.
Same goes for the tab buttons below it.
I like some of the new details, such as the new category/comments arrow thingy, or the dropdown menus, but a large part of the streamlined and considerably structured design was lost.
Now ... that said, I really, really miss the old content/teaser boxes. They gave a much more ... direct impression of what I am about to click here. With the current mix of two-colums, three columns and full width teasers on the mainpage, I refuse to click a single link there, simply because it a) loads too long and b) I need to check back thrice so I know I am actuall clicking the correct thing.
Right sidebar lost the main elements it held, the list of active seria and gained more advertisement/random notes about random stuff ... Not my favorite either.
Now, let's take a video, Big Picture Oscars -> VGAs ... Vid player too much width. Other than that hardly anything changed, except for the colour scheme ...
The new fonts and the totally empty box elements for the text cause a much harder to read text environment, when I look at the new EP. I tried to read it, got slightly past the first paragraph and then I stopped, simply because the layout is too bright and too open.
Overall, it's a nice new touch, and it's definitely "shiny" ... But it's nothing I appreciate, and - unless we can actually get the entire old layout back as an option (which I highly doubt, from what I saw by now) - I'd at least call for an option with the old navy blue colour scheme.
good;
- the profile box in the top right, that will be useful. instead of recent posts, I'd prefer my messages though.
- the required reading is nice, but it should really be something less inflammatory than "required" if it's going to be at the very bottom.
- the news ticker thing is cool.
-the tabs at the top as drop downs to all the content is nice.
bad;
- waaaaaaaaay too much white. overly bright. i understand trying to be less cluttered but without the splashes of color to give context, the site feels even more cramped.
-i liked the most recent news box where it was(under the ad on the right side), but i do like the "latest, most commented, most views" tabs.
-what are the system tabs at the top for? you work in news not cheats or walk throughs, there is no reason for those especially since you don't do reviews of a game on each system.
-the stuff under articles was fine. Article, Facebook comments, boxes with the recent commented views articles. that worked this new thing where featured content is under the article I'm not liking.
- the profile box in the top right, that will be useful. instead of recent posts, I'd prefer my messages though.
- the required reading is nice, but it should really be something less inflammatory than "required" if it's going to be at the very bottom.
- the news ticker thing is cool.
-the tabs at the top as drop downs to all the content is nice.
bad;
- waaaaaaaaay too much white. overly bright. i understand trying to be less cluttered but without the splashes of color to give context, the site feels even more cramped.
-i liked the most recent news box where it was(under the ad on the right side), but i do like the "latest, most commented, most views" tabs.
-what are the system tabs at the top for? you work in news not cheats or walk throughs, there is no reason for those especially since you don't do reviews of a game on each system.
-the stuff under articles was fine. Article, Facebook comments, boxes with the recent commented views articles. that worked this new thing where featured content is under the article I'm not liking.
I just hate the font on the news. I don't even care about the white or complete ugliness of the first page, I just want to browse my news as easily as I use to... But now it is this hideous glob of stories and mess. They don't even have descriptions damn it!
Additional, now that I've seen the site on my other computer at higher resolution: I literally cannot read the Recent Forum Posts or Twitter Feed sections at all. The font blends far too much with the background and is completely illegible. This is also largely true (though they still remain barely legible) for the by-lines and dates on the content items themselves.krellen said:
I also find moving elements on a page very distracting, pulling my eye away from any other element on the page. Can the scrolling news box get axed?
I really don't mind the new change, there is only ONE thing which I beg you to reconsider: THE FONT.
The font is just plain difficult to read, which is a bit of a bad sign as that is its only purpose.
Everything else I am absolutely fine with, but the font is just wrong. It's bad. There is no way around that. No matter how much you zoom in it's feels cluttered and difficult to read
The font is just plain difficult to read, which is a bit of a bad sign as that is its only purpose.
Everything else I am absolutely fine with, but the font is just wrong. It's bad. There is no way around that. No matter how much you zoom in it's feels cluttered and difficult to read
Wow. Well it's different. Maybe it will grow on me. Not like I have any room to ***** about something I don't pay for.
Can someone tell me is it supposed to be white with all the links in plain and organised down the left hand side?
Ouch. The layout changes I'll get used to (much of it I like), but the new colour scheme is painful... far too bright, and text is almost illegible. Headache inducing even.
I read the escapist after work in order to relax, and although that pattern will continue, the starkness of the site will probably lead to me spending less time per page.
I read the escapist after work in order to relax, and although that pattern will continue, the starkness of the site will probably lead to me spending less time per page.
First Youtube now the Escapist, seriously why do people mess with things that work? Do people need to justify their jobs or something?
I don't see the Sun or water doing anything new. The sun is still hot and water is still wet, if there is DEMAND for change then you change until then no touchy. You go now and wear many ribbons of shame.
I don't see the Sun or water doing anything new. The sun is still hot and water is still wet, if there is DEMAND for change then you change until then no touchy. You go now and wear many ribbons of shame.
I DON'T LIKE CHANGEEEE
But seriously, it's pretty hard to get on with. The features down the side of the main site? I liked that. I also liked the colour scheme, and the way the stories were placed. And the lack of unneeded antiquities like the almost "Web 2.0" style bar with the drop down menus.
In short, I liked it the way it was.
But I am willing to stick about for a bit and let it grow on me. Perhaps the kind folks at Escapist HQ will take on feedback and refine the changes they've made. Then again, maybe not. We'll see.
As a final gripe, the overly white whiteness of it hurts my eyes a little and it seems to take longer to load now.
But seriously, it's pretty hard to get on with. The features down the side of the main site? I liked that. I also liked the colour scheme, and the way the stories were placed. And the lack of unneeded antiquities like the almost "Web 2.0" style bar with the drop down menus.
In short, I liked it the way it was.
But I am willing to stick about for a bit and let it grow on me. Perhaps the kind folks at Escapist HQ will take on feedback and refine the changes they've made. Then again, maybe not. We'll see.
As a final gripe, the overly white whiteness of it hurts my eyes a little and it seems to take longer to load now.