Forums > Contributor Zone > RotW: Nov. 23-29 -- I guess this was my week, so here it is.

So, I did my previous RotW early in November and then Joe followed me up with his. And then nothing happened for a long time. And then EmP returned with some "everything in life has gone crazy, but I'm trying to get things together!" post and got his next one up. This helps me because I'm way too lazy to actually count weeks on my own -- I just know that according to the schedule, my week comes after his! And since he got his next week up, it's time for the long-awaited RotW for Nov. 23-29. Which has a total of two reviews, since there aren't any EmP backlogs due to his month-long (give or take) disappearance. Which means I was too lazy to figure out that I had a two-review week. If I actually had shame, I might feel a bit over this, but I don't, so that's that.

SECOND PLACE

Jason's Terror Squid (Switch)

Congrats! You got second out of two!!! Regardless, this was a pretty good review for one of those games that fits neatly into the "simplistic, but with enough depth to make it interesting to talk about" zone. And it was a pretty interesting read that does make this game seem fun to pick up, at least for a little while. The conclusion does kind of have that "I ran out of things to talk about and it's obvious" feel, but overall, you did a good job of explaining this game and telling readers what they need to know, so that works for me!

REVIEW OF THE WEEK (aka: Overdrive Place)

Pickhut's Grass Cutter: Mutated Lawns (PC)

All I can say is that this review worked. I loved the little bit of "words meet pictures" where you described that one cool level that posed a lot of challenges and the pic below it seemed to be taken from that level, so I could see just what you were talking about. And even without that pic, I'd have had a good idea because you did a good job of describing this game's mechanics through it's really dull beginning, so that when things got good, I could picture how things were expanded on as you played through the game. You did a good job of explaining how this game progresses from painfully dull to really in-depth and challenging as you progress, while also cautioning against its big flaw of deciding when to register that you turned -- the kind of thing that could get really rage-inducing on a level like the one you illustrated. While I doubt I'd be interested in this game, you did a good job of covering it and wringing about anything possible out of it for this review.


And, yes, you waited nearly a month for this. Hopefully my next week, which is probably this one for all I know, won't be as late. NO PROMISES!!!!

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

Well, at least I didn't place third! Thanks for the critique on the review, and congrats to pickhut on the win!

"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 RotW, can't believe it's been nearly a month since I submitted that review. Still felt recent to me. Actually happy you noticed the images were mostly matching what was being said in the review; sometimes I do that as a little extra aid for the descriptions.

Glad you liked the review, and thanks to Jason for giving me a fighting company for that week with a good review as well!

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