So in other words: Never go to a gamescom, cause it's a sweaty, stinky pile of humans.

The controller is kinda cool, but no.

omg I love Amalur so hard. even though the story is forgettable, the combat is 2nd to none (Souls games notwithstanding) and the crafting hooked me completely. enjoy

How dare you ask my age!?

I remember those days fondly too (I was on the N side :), but like you said the games were separated by an enormous gap of creativity. But I guess it worked out the way it did because the genius of the Mario franchise wasn't fully understood back then.

That Sonic was ever compared to Mario IS pretty ridiculous.

looks like it has some promise, but man the last film was god awful.

One thing I noticed on a consistent basis was enemies quickly running out from nowhere to populate and area as I approached it. It felt very previous gen (or even more archaic?) and ruined the feeling this was a realistic setting.

In this golden age of beer, why anyone would go buy any one of these shit products is beyond me.

damnit, I wish they'd leave it up for the rest of the Beta.

Say you want to give away a couple PS4/America Beta Codes, can you even pm on Kotaku?

That is a lot, but I think it's more insane for a journo than most gamers. There only 2 listed that I'm leaning towards. Alien: Isolation would be the 3rd, but gonna wait and see how it turns out. If it's just sheer suffering I'll pass!

I think the word "motorcyclists" is more appropriate than "bikers" here. I don't see cruiser-riding bikers wearing this, most bikers I see tend not to wear a lid at all. But this kind of rider on the other hand...

The Souls games have ample punishment for dying, each game in its own subtle way. It's tough, but the player can overcome it, and then.... satisfaction. It's all about balance, I wish more games were thoughtfully balanced in that way.

So many top-notch entries, well done all.

"The Fun" ought to be a Metal Gear Solid antagonist haha.

Sold.

Actor's of any skill level (and Peter's skills are very impressive) often need good direction to find motivation and understand their character. I don't blame Peter for what's going here, it's clearly a lack of direction from Bungie. No big surprise really, most games are miles behind the level of storytelling and…

Not sure of their level, haven't gone back since being power-slapped haha.

Got a surprise email last night and fired up the Alpha this morning. A lot more fun than I expected, and the combat feels much better than videos make it feel. Very impactful and intuitive, just like I remember Halo feeling.