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July 15, 2010 8:53 PM Subscribe
We all love Flash Friday around these parts. But where can we find flash/casual games that are reviewed or blogged about intelligently?
I'm looking for blogs and review sites for flash games, or at least a site that seems to highlight good ones. I know of one such site, jayisgames.com, but there must be more...alas, all the zillions of flash game sites I find seem to either be huge directories with little editorial content (like Newgrounds), or worse, just linkbait. I've gotta be missing some god sites, right?
I'm looking for blogs and review sites for flash games, or at least a site that seems to highlight good ones. I know of one such site, jayisgames.com, but there must be more...alas, all the zillions of flash game sites I find seem to either be huge directories with little editorial content (like Newgrounds), or worse, just linkbait. I've gotta be missing some god sites, right?
You're looking for Good Experience Games.
posted by MrMoonPie at 9:08 PM on July 15, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by MrMoonPie at 9:08 PM on July 15, 2010 [2 favorites]
Play This Thing might work for you. They don't focus exclusively on Flash games, having some tabletop/boardgames and downloadable games in the mix, but I've found a surprising number of gems there that I would have missed otherwise. They tend to focus on slightly quirky games, and usually actually tell you why the game is worth your time.
posted by article at 9:11 PM on July 15, 2010
posted by article at 9:11 PM on July 15, 2010
drat, I was specifically coming into this post to recommend JayIsGames. :)
Play This Thing is also good (and helmed by Greg Costikyan), but they primarily focus on free downloadable games with a few flash games here and there.
posted by luvcraft at 9:13 PM on July 15, 2010
Play This Thing is also good (and helmed by Greg Costikyan), but they primarily focus on free downloadable games with a few flash games here and there.
posted by luvcraft at 9:13 PM on July 15, 2010
I came her to recomming Play This Thing and Jay Is Games
Rock Paper Shotgun also links to flash games from time to time.
posted by empath at 10:20 PM on July 15, 2010
Rock Paper Shotgun also links to flash games from time to time.
posted by empath at 10:20 PM on July 15, 2010
It's only a once-every-three-weeks thing, but the A.V. Club's Sawbuck Gamer is a nice review round-up of downloadable/mobile/web games that are free or cheap.
posted by Rhaomi at 11:16 PM on July 15, 2010
posted by Rhaomi at 11:16 PM on July 15, 2010
I really enjoy Jayisgames, particulary their friday link dump.
posted by charles kaapjes at 12:44 AM on July 16, 2010
posted by charles kaapjes at 12:44 AM on July 16, 2010
Aargh, that's for answering before morning coffee.
posted by charles kaapjes at 12:44 AM on July 16, 2010
posted by charles kaapjes at 12:44 AM on July 16, 2010
Seconding JayisGames. Also, GamersWithJobs.Com does nice little reviews of Flash and downloadable games in their Fringe Busters category.
posted by Happy Dave at 1:08 AM on July 16, 2010
posted by Happy Dave at 1:08 AM on July 16, 2010
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posted by mreleganza at 8:55 PM on July 15, 2010