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Congratulations to blogger and gaming enthusiast Chris from Slacker Werks, whose review I selected as the winner of CDProjekt RED's "Become A Pro Reviewer" community contest.
Two of the most important things for any reviewer are explaining a game's core concepts and gameplay concisely and supporting one's points well. Chris does an admirable job with both of these. I don't agree with all of his conclusions – I find Quen nearly useless and the best defense to be a good offense, for example – but he explains his reasoning and supports his points well. Though he is obviously a fan of the game, he notes its shortcomings while explaining why they're not terrible drains on the overall experience.
I've written and read an awful lot of reviews of video games over the eight-plus years I've been at GI, and Chris deserves this recognition. Go check out his full text to find out why for yourself.
I am honored to have been contacted by CDProjekt RED's community team to judge their contest, and I wish Chris the best as he pursues a career writing about games. He can't have my job, though. I still like it rather a lot.
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This is an excellent story! Congrats to Chris! It's nice to see fellow gamers getting recognition for their contributions, especially when they aren't part of the industry yet. Way to keep things in perspective Adam.
Thanks for giving credit where credit is due. More people need to be recognized like this. Adam, thanks!
Wait you mean a review that starts with... "I haven't played this game but its totally a 10" didn't win?
I shall keep my head and my job, as I rather like them both myself.
I'll check out his review, kind words.
Good to see smaller guys getting recognized. The review was a good read, even though I haven't played the game.
This guy beat me and my review by a mile.
I still have to thank CD Projekt for giving me a chance though.
Congrats!
Congrats to Chris
We thank you, Chris, for supporting the intellectuality of GI.
quickly adam i am writer for my school paper tell me what is wrong with my tf2 review blog (besides it being in block
The fact that he can't steal your job is probably a good thing- because I love seeing your reviews and blogs and would miss them sorely. ;-)
Congrats Chris!