Forums > Contributor Zone > ROTW November 30 - December 6: The week I didn't realize I had to cover ROTW

Catching up on an old ROTW I didn't realize I had missed, I see I only have two reviews to tackle this time. Since I want to work on plowing through my AlphaMurderthon stuff, I'm going to keep this kinda short and sweet (that and the baby just started crying, so I'd like to polish this off in short order). Right now, I'm making my way through Hello Neighbor, and I'll admit I didn't expect much from this game. However, it has surprised me, and has actually been a pretty good thriller in a similar vein to Rear Window and Disturbia (though obviously not as high end as the former entry there).

CptRetroBlue takes second place with Violent Storm a pretty good review that only snags in a few places with some awkward sentences. Otherwise, this piece accomplishes what it set out to do in bringing attention to a relatively obscure beat 'em up. This one certainly seems interesting, and probably something I'll check out down the line.

Overdrive secures the win with New Super Mario Bros., because he spells out exactly why this game is terrific: it's got the Mario vibe with familiar trappings, except with presentation that's more modern than your average pre-64 affair. There are also a handful of clever, funny moments, but I think pointing out that Mario games are beloved, formulaic entertainment is what gets you the win. Yeah, we all know it's formula-driven, but sometimes old tales work better than trying to shake things up.

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FIN

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

I also did not know this was missed before I started the arduous task of tallying up the final site king scores. Thanks for jumping on it it so quick after realizing; one step closer to seeing who won 2020, which seems like an awful honour to have to hold.

Congrats to OD, the captain and that rascal, Vacant.

For us. For them. For you.