User blog comment:Darkest Shadow/SFW Summer Awards 2017/@comment-1942179-20170814124250

"It seems that an extra judge is needed on the User-Forced Neutral votes. I've been sitting quietly on the sidelines as an emergency voter for such an occasion. According to Darkest there are only two that need my attention. That's good; I can do this before I head out to work."

Best Female Design
"It really goes without saying that Reens has a good design going for her. I'm pretty sure I nominated her one season. One might argue that she's, ahem, too blue. (you know who you are.) But I disagree, and not because it's my favorite color. She's able to make it work with slightly different shades that are easy on the eyes. Her quills and hair compliment her well, and having a prosthetic arm makes her stand out more. My only problem is that Reens for whatever reason never put up the rest of her artwork, so all we have to go by right now is her Sonic Riders outfit." +1
 * Reens the Hedgehog (5 For, 0 Against)

Best Fan Project
"This one is a bit of a tougher choice. I'm trying not to be biased here since I am personally not a fan of the Sonic Riders spinoffs, nor am I too big on judging game concepts. Without any screenshots or gameplay, I find it difficult to vote for.
 * Sonic Nexus Riders (4 For, 0 Against)

Pros


 * Pretty well written and thought out. I can see that a lot of work went into this concept.
 * The plot seems to be more focused on action and adventure, while being capable of taking itself seriously. (Something that the first and third Riders games lacked.)
 * Seeming tries to take the best of the three games and put them together.
 * Brings back older tracks in what I'm assuming are unlockable Retro Cups.
 * Nice tributes to other franchises, such as Ristar, Skies of Arcadia, and F-Zero?? That alone nets you some bonus points.

Cons


 * The Babylon Rogues are amongst my least favorite characters in the series.
 * Naturally, having a story putting them into the spotlight irks me greatly.
 * I never even really liked the gameplay of Riders, though granted I only played the first one. To me, Riders was only fun in Multiplayer; misery loves company, after all. The gameplay of Nexus would have to be pretty friggin' spot on for me to give it a chance.
 * because this is a written concept, there is no gameplay to be seen.

"Well, it seems like the pros outweigh the cons this time. You've earned yourself a +1."

"...crap, that took way too long. I'm gonna be late if I don't get moving."