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My only announcement before posting this is that this will be my last ROTW for a long time. My schedule is finally catching up with me, and I don't think it's fair to make people wait this long for an ROTW topic. As I am writing this, I am nodding off. As you can imagine, I'd like to make this brief.

THIRD PLACE
Pickhut's Ocean Drive Challenge (Xbox 360)
This is a very snappy review that has a wonderful introduction and some vivid descriptions. You addressed the game's issues in a very clear manner, and perfectly balanced it with positives that makes the game sound like it's at least not abysmal. I have to admit, though, I was left wanting more, but realizing that it was an Xbox Indie game, and therefore doesn't really require a super long review.


SECOND PLACE
Otokonomiyaki's Hue (PS4)
Puzzle game are difficult to review, because it's easy to make them sound extremely boring. Your vocabulary and wonderful descriptions, though, prevent this game from sound totally dull. More than that, though, you provided enough of a detailed description that I basically feel like I rented the game. Great work!


Review of the Week
Honestgamer's Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (PS4)
There was a lot of stiff competition this week. Aside from the two listed below this, Dinoracha also had a good review of a rather 'meh' RTS title, plus silversuriv pumped out three solid reviews for relevant titles. This one, however, takes the prize. Like Mr. Kendall's review, this one is so detailed that I feel like I just played the game in question. It told me precisely what I needed to know about the game and the series--and honestly, I haven't read much about the series and am currently interested thanks to this piece. Some of your clever little jokes kept the review lively, as did your occasional self-deprecation and admittance to clumsiness. You'll never out-clumsy me, though. I've broken expensive medical equipment and accidentally sent several thousand dollar endoscopes through a wash cycle (you're supposed to remove any bodily fluids, wipe them down and spray them with alcohol because the washer is way too rough on them).

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

Thanks for the mention, and congrats to Otokonomiyaki and for Venter on receiving RotW!

Whether or not you return to doing RotW duties for the time being, your efforts have been appreciated. It's not easy going through a list of reviews, reading all of them, picking three spots, writing about said reviews, and getting it up in a timely fashion. I've been there in the past, I think I was a judge for a contest many years back... and it can be very time consuming. Take a break!

I head spaceshit noises.

Congratulations to the winners (which happily include me among them), and thanks for the topic, Joe!

"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

Thanks for the mention and congratz to the winners! I haven't managed to contribute much around here, yet, but it's nice to see such an involved community.

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