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Content
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| Quality : |
19.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
12.5 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
9.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
4.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
63.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
9.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
4.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
17.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Temp Fill : |
8.9 / 10 |
| sub-total : |
8.9 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria
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| Editor: Spencer |
Initial Review: 03-10-04 |
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1. Design looks nice.
2. Great looking content all around.
3. Cool features (zips, specific videos easy to find).
1. Just needs more stuff still!
2. $30 is pricey, thankfully they've grown some now.
"I enjoyed MPL Studios, and hearing the chick's accents. The site is much better than last time!" |
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While I have no idea what the MPL stands for in MPL Studios' name, I do sense that their modus operandi is high quality, European content. A quick look around the tour tells you this, as we see some familiar models from that part of the world, in all their usual glory. The only thing that caught my eye at first was the claim of exclusive content, of which it's definitely not 100% exclusive as I already recognize some of the sets. Once you're inside, however, you can tell which of their content is exclusive, and which is extra "guest" content pretty easily.
The member's area is much the same as the tour, which is always a plus for me. The site is actually very simple to get around; the only confusion for me came in not knowing what each of their sections were exactly.
Studio Girls is the first link in the menu, so that's where I went first. My curiosity on the exclusivity was settled when I saw how they had their models setup. They have 12 "Studio Girls" up top, which look to contain exclusive content (even though Sophie Moone is there, so all models may not be exclusive if you were wondering). Below that, there's 29 evidently non-exclusive models available as well, of which quite a few were recognizable.
The photos they offer look great, as evidenced in their tour. All of the photos are large, colorful, clear, and crisp. The Studio Girls have pictures that are 1024x683, which is larger than the other girl's pictures at 800x600. The page with the model's galleries has links to zip files from the galleries (where each zip listed is one page of the gallery - why don't they have a full zip as well??), and a link to the gallery itself. If the girl has videos, they're listed here as well, which is great that you don't have to go searching around for the same model in the video's section.
Their main page has a link to the Video Studio, which is where you can go if you don't care about the photos from above. The clips here appear to be listed chronologically, and there's not an easy way to figure out which model it contains without either looking at the thumb, or reading the description. All of their videos are in DIVX format, and broken down into clips a couple minutes long. There's no option to get the full video, which was a little disappointing. The video quality ranges from pretty good, to great. Usually it's right up there with the photo quality. I like DIVX, except for the long download wait before you can view it. The videos are pretty split between masturbation fun, and interview type clips which were enjoyable as well.
Extras include a frame grab section, which obviously contains screen caps from their videos. Nothing too exciting there. There's also an art section that contains just over 20 artsy-looking photos from their collection. Lastly, there's a back lot which contains images that didn't quite make it onto the main site. Updates appear to come three times a week, with videos being about one in every five updates.
Your cost for all these European beauties is $25, recurring at $20 a month. I think $20 is a good price point for this site. While they have pretty good looking content, and all of the Studio Girls' sets are exclusive, a majority of the pictures aren't exclusive which hurts them. I like the simple design and the overall feeling you get here. I'll be even more impressed when they've been open longer to have more content available. About the only other thing I could hope is that they bump up the number of exclusive productions to make that the majority of the content. For now, it's a good site, with the possibility to get even better.
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