Hey all, this is a blog to test out what might be List Experiment #3: Experiment #1 was anagrams and #2 was acrostics, so #3 will be lipograms! For those averse to clicking links, a lipogram is a piece of text that has purposely avoided using a particular letter - usually this letter is "E", the most commonly used letter in the alphabet, though other common letters are "A", "S", "T", "O", "N" and "I". Astonishing, I know.
 
I've constructed three sample reviews below, omitting the letter E (game names and the words represented by acronyms/initialisms being the exceptions) with a minimum limit of 50 words:
 
2010 GOTY: Mass Effect 2
" "Gangsta shit", as Ryan put it, is only partly why our last GOTY was just that. It's actually a culmination of many things, from an amazing script and dialog to rampant action situations that all amass (pardon my pun) to a fantastic gaming affair. If you don't own it by now, go fix that goof. "
 
Insane Fan Favorite Choice of 2010: Nier
"What I couldn't fathom about this slightly crazy JRPG, from sadly shut-down studio Cavia, is how it could construct a world so abnormal though so familiar. It plays around with various customs and buzzwords of its rivals; its standpoint implying that it's not so much mocking as homaging. That girl's constant cussing is a tad off-putting though."
 
WILD CARD, BITCHES! YEEEEHAW!: Japan World Cup 3
"It's, uh, it's a kind of a racing thing? But not just with our usual four-hoof pals. I think I saw an afro-sporting guy, and that lady was singing in a moving caravan? Plus two guys in a panto suit, a bunch of.. you know what? I concur with that post's author: Giant Bomb has to Quick Look that chaotic monstrosity."
 
 
They're awkward but fun! Like spinning around too much! Try it yourselves! Or don't! It's a free country! We're all shouting and having fun over here.