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Another year, another competition. I took home the gold last year, but I doubt I'll be doing so this year. As it is, I'm spitting out maybe one or two reviews per month, so some of you prolific folk could easily win the title belt this year.

Same rules apply:

1) Only reviews posted here count. For instance, no linking to reader reviews from N4G, Metacritic or GameFAQs.

1a) Reader, freelance and staff reviews all count. We don't discriminate.

2) Only original and completely rewritten reviews count. No deleting old reviews and reposting them, or copy and pasting reviews that are posted on other sites. You can, however, completely revamp an old review from head to toe, but it must be resubmitted.

3) And this is the important one: only reviews linked in this thread count towards your final score. If you write a review for a Fate/Stay Night game and forget to hyperlink it in your post, then it shall not count towards your score.

Now, let the game begin.

My contributions:
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A: Anima: Ark of Sinners (Wii)
C: Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (arcade)
G: Gauntlet (Atari 2600)
M: Metagal (PC)
P: Pocket Mortys (Android)
R: Risen 3: Titan Lords (PC)
T: There Was A Caveman (PC)
V: Vaccine (PC)


Leaderboard
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EmP: 27

honestgamer: 22
Joe: 8
Jerec: 6
Nightfire: 5
Hastypixels: 2

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

I'm in it again this year. I never seem to win or even finish, but maybe 2017 will be my year!

# -
A - Alwa's Awakening (PC)
B - Blaster Master Zero (Switch)
C - Castle of Shikigami (PC)
D - Double Dragon IV (PS4)
E - Earth Atlantis (Switch)
F - Fire Emblem Heroes (iOS)
G - Ginger: Beyond the Crystal (PS4)
H - Human Resource Machine (Switch)
I -
J - The Jackbox Party Pack 3 (Switch)
K - Kamiko (Switch)
L - Lifespeed (3DS)
M - My Little Pony: Puzzle Party (iOS)
N - New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers (Switch)
O - Orbit (Wii U)
P - Puyo Puyo Tetris (Switch)
Q -
R - Rock of Ages II: Bigger & Boulder (PS4)
S - Space Mouse 35th Anniversary Edition (PC)
T - Toby: The Secret Mine (Wii U)
U - Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Switch)
V -
W - Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (Switch)
X - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
Y -
Z - Zombie Gold Rush (Switch)

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

And I'm off to a strong start:

7/27

A - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
C - Cities: Skylines
D - Doctor Who: Legacy
E - Emily is Away
F - Final Fantasy XV
P - Poker Night at the Inventory
S - Steins;Gate

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Here are mine, so far:

17 of 27
#: 20XX (Not Counted)
A: Awesomenauts
B: Bastion
C: Chocobo Racing - Cosmic Star Heroine - Candy Crush Saga
D: Deus Ex: The Fall
E: Epoch
F: Fez - Final Fantasy XI - Firewatch
G: Gas Guzzlers Extreme
H: Half Life 2: Lost Coast
I:
J:
K: Kirby's Epic Yarn
L:
M: Monster Loves You! - Metroid: Zero Mission - Metroid: Other M
N: Ninja Gaiden (NES)
O:
P: Portal
Q:
R: Red Faction: Guerrilla
S: Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed - Secret of Mana
T: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
U:
V: Valkyria Chronicles
W:
X:
Y: YouTubers Life
Z:

I don't need to comment on everything... >.>

Dagnabbit Jason, nice list so far!

Look, the only time I'm not wrong is when I'm right, so...

I'll give this a shot. I produced 21 reviews last year, not including some articles I posted onto my blog. I might be able to hit 27 if I push myself. Somehow I doubt I'll win, but maybe I can give ya'll a run for your money. :)

9/27

B - Breach 2, Bejeweled 3, The Black Cauldron
D - Duke Nukem Forever, Dungeons 2
F - Fallout Shelter
J - Jones in the Fast Lane
N - Night Fire
S - Steamworld Dig, The Shrouded Isle
T - Titanfall 2
U - The Ultimate Doom
W - Wasteland 2, Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries

placid like acid

Seems like a good start. :)

Look, the only time I'm not wrong is when I'm right, so...

And so we go again.

FINISH

#: 199X [PC]
A: Alone in the Dark: Illumination [PC]
B: Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirrior [PC] Bullet Soul [PC]
C: Cognition: An Erika Reed Thriller [PC]
D: Don't Chat With Strangers [PC]Dungeons 3 [PC]
E: Expeditions: Vikings] [PC]
F: Fahrenheit [32X]
G: Guardians of the Galaxy: Ep. 1 Ep.2 Ep.3 Ep.4[PC]
H: HellDivers [PC] Hollow [PC]
I: Inner World, The [PC]
J: JYDGE
K: Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls [PC]
L: Loot rascals [PC] Lionheart [PC]
M: Metal Head [32X]
N: Nefarious [PC]
O: OVIVO [PC] Oxenfree [PC]
P: Phoning Home [PC] Perception [PC]
Q: Qix Adventure [GBC]
R: Rise & Shine [PC]
S: SeaBed [PC}
T: Torment: Tides of Numenera [PC] Tokyo Tattoo Girls [PC]
U: Ultimate Qix [MD]
V: Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure [PC]
W: White Day [PC]
X: X-Morph: Defense [PC]
Y: Yesterday [PC]
Z: Zeran's Folly [PC]

For us. For them. For you.

Says the Pro. Is that a challenge? I read that like a challenge.

"I'm looking for a challenge!" Stinkoman.

Blasted flu. And Buckleys.

Too much buckleys.

Look, the only time I'm not wrong is when I'm right, so...

2017 is my year, it seems.

27/27. Go me.

For us. For them. For you.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and lots of holiday work and school kicked my butt, just when it looked like I was finally going to finish strong. Ah, well. Maybe 2018 won't be a complete disaster! At least I wrote 60 reviews this year! I'll take comfort from small victories.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

I started off strong, but it quickly fell apart once EmP conscripted me into doing RotW (and the Alpha contest mid year really de-railed a lot of my reviewing attempts). Still, this is the most productive year of reviewing I've ever had on this site, and probably only matched by 2000/2001 over at GameFAQs, but with much better quality.

13 reviews, but only 7 unique letters.

I can avoid death by not having a life.