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Jay Weaver

(he/she/they)
Dartford, England, Exeter
As seen in: Unwinnable, Exeposé, startmenu
Covers:  Videogames, film, TV, books, art, media, mental health, Biology, Ecology (& more)
he/him/any | 22 | Writer for startmenu (and others) | Ex Enigma Non-Fiction Editor | Freelance Journalist & Writer | Graduate of Biological Sciences at Exeter

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Writer for startmenu and UNWINNABLE | Prior Non-Fiction Editor for Enigma | 22 | Freelance journalist & writer | Graduate of Biological Sciences at Exeter

Tastes encompass anything that elicits feeling or thinking, which could come from anywhere. Strongly believes that Rain World, Goodnight Punpun, Twin Peaks: The Return, Rango, and Mob Psycho 100 (the anime) are the crowns of all art and humanity's best achievements.

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Dark Souls, Dogs, Depression, and Tally Hall

Dark Souls, Dogs, Depression, and Tally Hall

Dark Souls, Ruler of Everything, and others may be pieces of art about time. They may also be ruled by it. As…

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Review | Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight - Into the (Bat) Cave of Gold (Bricks)

Review | Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight - Into the (Bat) Cave of Gold (Bricks)

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight comes with all the Batman fun without any Batman baggage - you can jum…

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Superman (2025)'s Biggest FAILURE

Superman (2025)'s Biggest FAILURE

James Gunn's Superman from last year was successful, critically acclaimed, and... problematic? According to m…

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Psychonauts Deep Dive

Psychonauts Deep Dive

I hope you enjoy my critique, analysis, and review of Psychonauts (2005). A game that is very good, relevant,…

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Review | Aphelion - Retreading (Not) Uncharted Territory

Review | Aphelion - Retreading (Not) Uncharted Territory

Aphelion's character-centric focus comes at the expense of its environmental messaging. Jay Weaver reviews.

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Letting HUMANITY Take Control

Letting HUMANITY Take Control

This is my re-debut into content creation, each video is an experiment at the moment, and I'm hoping to hone …

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Review | Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight - Into the (Bat) Cave of Gold (Bricks) — startmenu

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By Jay Weaver
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When we look at the most successful AAA open-world games, we might often recognise the same strengths: larger than life worlds that are pieced together brick by brick for players and made vivid through high-fidelity graphics. What if one of those games had a world that was really large, but also really small? What if the world was pieced together with plastic bricks?
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Review | Aphelion - Retreading (Not) Uncharted Territory — startmenu

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By Jay Weaver
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From Vampyr in 2018 to Tell Me Why in 2020 to Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden in 2024, developer Don’t Nod is no stranger to ambitious games with high fidelity graphics similar to blockbuster games. True to the studio’s record, the presentation in Aphelion is excellent and rivals some of this console generation's most realistic-looking experiences.
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Review | Gecko Gods - Cold-Blooded and Warm-Hearted — startmenu

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By Jay Weaver
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If you were to tell me that a new game had come out where you play as a lizard and it scratches the itch that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW from here on) and Ico left me with, I’d probably be unsurprised and simply give it a go. A lot of indie games come out now. I’m sure that there’s at least two games that release a day that fly under my radar and are worth my time.
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