OFFICIAL
78.5
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
12.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
57.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
7.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
13.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.5 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Exclusive, unique content.
2. Updates come about twice a week.
3. Lots of photos up.
1. Needs more videos.
2. Quality could be better.
"It's a pretty unique site at least, though I'd love to see more videos and even better quality." |
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It's always a little disappointing when I'm heading to a site where I know the chicks aren't going to be interested in scoring with me at all. Hippie Goddess, with their naturesque background wallpaper, isn't going to have girls who live indoor-loving, computer dork types I don't think. I can still admire though, through the beauty that is the internet.
The site has a definite amateur kick to it, which is what I'd expect. You can become a full-fledged member for $25, which recurs at $20 a month. This isn't going to be your typical porn site, even their front page lets you know this straight away: "Are looking for that unshaven, naked, long haired deadhead girl you saw dancing wildly in the drum circle? The smell of sage, sweat and Patchouli, incense and pot all mixing with the rhythm and the dancing? Her hair flying around her face, her hips moving and shaking, that raw prime sexual energy that she taps right from her core, that fire element? Yes?!! Come on in, you’re home!"
Their site is very simple to get around, just hit the main gallery link to be taken to them. They have a few categories I personally didn't understand (such as "The Maiden's Charge," and "Sunlight Mama"). In each, there are numbered sub-categories, and in there is a list of actual galleries finally. In there, they have the old way of displaying galleries (which is pretty normal), and a new way on the more recent ones that I don't like as much (with frames and junk).
Pictures are about what I'd expect, which means a hint of amateur to them. Size varies depending on how old they are, but that means they've been consistent in upgrading that. The newer ones come in at almost 1300x1000, which is much better than I expected. They look pretty nice too, especially with all the natural, outdoor light in them a lot of the time. The only problem here is in the navigation, which requires two clicks to see the full-size image (once on the thumbnail, and again on the medium preview picture). These are all found in the dreadlocks section. Before that, they were more standard at a bit under 800x600, and smaller as the galleries get older.
A few video clips can be seen in the goodies section, but there are only five in Real Video format so I won't get into them. The only other thing you can check out is a little bit of art if you're interested. Updates seem to come once or twice a week (thankfully twice for the most part), which keeps things fresh. The site itself isn't too exciting, with a very amateur feel and navigation that isn't the best. What it does have, though, is great content of a nice niche that some of you will enjoy a lot. I like the site just for presenting something a little unique and feel it's worth a look if you think you might be interested.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 09-26-08 |
It's been so long since our last look at Hippie Goddess that it's a pretty different site from what I can remember. There's a ton more to see now, with the number of photosets up and over the 500 mark (though the video section is pretty small still unfortunately). Quality is a bit better, navigation is better. Updates come regularly about twice a week, which isn't too bad. Nowadays I'd love to see a lot more video, and definitely some better video quality still; they're a ways behind the norm, even with the quality upgrade from several years ago. Otherwise, the heart and soul of the site remain true, and it's a fun niche site to check out for sure.
Score increased from 74.5 to 78.5.
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