Edwin Evans-ThirlwellJan 8, 2023
OK! #Reviewjam 2023 is underway. The premise: create a videogame review that isn't quite a videogame review. Experiment freely with a well-worn critical form. Reviews made of knitwear! Reviews written as comic operas, or stickers for bus shelters! The sky may indeed be the limit. The jam runs till 11.59pm UK on 31st Jan - I'll promote submissions in the replies to this post. https://itch.io/jam/reviewjam-2023 #videogames #criticism #experimental
Reviewjam 2023

A game jam from 2023-01-08 to 2023-01-31 hosted by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell. Create absolutely anything and call it a videogame review: painting, collage, digital or physical games, music, dance, photography, recipes, diagrams...

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Show threadEdwin Evans-ThirlwellJan 9, 2023

First #reviewjam submission! CPrenda's short, sharp review of Fallout 3 (and its players) from the perspective of a companion character, Jericho. "They hoover every piece of trash in sight before I can even get my hands on a cigarette". https://cprenda.itch.io/jerichos-review-of-fallout-3

I'm reminded of Killscreen's odes to Overwatch heroes. https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/overwatch/ Also Chris Breault's review of Fallout 4. https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/fallout-4-return-to-junktown/ #videogames #criticism

Jericho's review of Fallout 3 by CPrenda

Fallout 3 companion reviews his own game

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From Izudex, "A Review of Your Brother’s Games That He Left at Home When He Went to College..." A lovely, sparingly-written exploration of the intimacy of passing down save files. https://izudex.itch.io/a-review-of-your-brothers-games-that-he-left-at-home-when-he-went-to-college #reviewjam #videogames #criticism
A Review of Your Brother’s Games That He Left at Home When He Went to College... by izudex

A review of some of the foundational gaming experiences of my childhood.

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Jan 9, 2023 at 3:39pmWeb
Show threadEdwin Evans-ThirlwellJan 10, 2023

A couple more #reviewjam submissions!

From @addedviolence, a zine-length dialogue concerning one of the MC multiple personalities from Grasshopper Manufacture's killer7. I particularly like the treatment of KAEDE's character art. CW for mention of self-harm and suicide.

https://addedviolence.itch.io/kaede-zine

From @zoltdav, a pungent, 10-point excavation of reviews through the concepts of reification and norm. "A review is an act of repetition."

https://zoltdav.medium.com/repeated-views-e277927b38ee

i don't know if i should like KAEDE Smith by S.T.

A one personality review of killer7

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Show threadEdwin Evans-ThirlwellJan 15, 2023

Two more for #reviewjam...

From graymeditations, a splendid animated zine review of Darts Up 3D - spacey, florid, slightly aghast. The outro track keeps surfacing in my brain, days later.

https://graymeditations.itch.io/goty-2022

From ajmetz82, a hackathon-style call for collaborators to work on inventive magazine-style layouts of consumer reviews, mixing ideas from comics and infographics.

https://ajmetz82.itch.io/visual-review-for-review-jam-2023 #videogame #criticism

GOTY 2022 by graymeditations

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