Also worth noting: the woman in this situation was pregnant.

Whatever the problems between the adult partners (and, again, he should’ve called the police if she was throwing things at him—and he should’ve acted to get their two present children out of harm’s way), the unborn child neither instigated nor deserved the…

Honestly, I’d be satisfied with the offending individual owning their actions (and not with some bullshit “I’m sorry to those I offended” fake apology—a true, honest, remorseful acceptance of accountability) and then actively seeking help for them.

No one is perfect, but there are lines that—once crossed—require…

Funny how you’re justifying domestic violence with “she started it.”

If she was throwing heavy/potentially damaging objects at him, then he should’ve called the police and gotten his children out of there. Reacting to someone chucking shit (assuming she was) with violence only escalates the situation.

Or did your…

Given the dude’s track record in terms of statements, it’s hard to feel he’s an angel in all of this.

That said, your point is well taken.

I bypassed the game play because my individual complaint with all of Kojima’s work (despite adoring most of the games he’s made) is that his writing is fucking awful.

I thought I made that clear in my OP—but I suppose that I could have been a little more direct.

If you raise your hand to your partner (absent a credible/believable threat of imminent deadly or maiming force issuing from them first, anyway), you’re a piece of shit.

Full fucking stop.

I try to be understanding and open-minded on most things; life is complicated, and the world vast—there are many paths through it…

See, stuff like this is why I really need a live-in editor.

Agreed on all points, but I want to stress that the intellectual contortions required to arrive at “but her blend of parasite-and-self is special, and requires that she hang that ass out at all times” is like the pervy adult version of a teenager’s tendency to craft each of their characters as Mary Sue/Gary Stu…

My wife—after watching me play for about an hour—described it as “Dark Souls without all the dickishness.”

There are still a few things here and there that seem like players trying to mess with each other (setting up rappelling ropes on ledges where there’s just no way the rope’s ever going to reach the bottom—or…

I really should have said “with all due apologies,” because you are correct: Dave Eggers, being an insufferable jackass of only middling ability, deserves none.

Totally understandable. I still can’t get over how bogus that explanation was: “She breathes through her skin!”

Okay. But every other Skull we encounter in the game is covered in body armor, and somehow they’re not all choking to death for want of oxygen. Nor do they appear to suffer from an inability to…

There’s also a general bias toward perceiving work from outside your home nation (or those who appreciate work from outside your home nation) as somehow “better” or “more artistic” than what you’re used to at home.

It’s possible that’s true, but I’m convinced it has more to do with familiarity breeding contempt. We get…

I can definitely understand pushing back on criticisms of the game as “boring” or “lacking in action,” as there’s plenty of both narrative and game-play related motivation and action to be found in the game. It’s really hard to describe the feeling of laying down a new stretch of road, or helping another player finish…

Right, I was going for an unfocused swipe as well, because of the general tendency of folks attempting to stan for one director, IP, or what have you over all others referring to anyone who doesn’t participate in the fandom (and often those who participate in the fandom as well, but don’t do it the “right” way) as…

Ah, but therein will lie his salvation—he’ll only be criticized by “filthy casuals!”

...nevermind that folks who’ve been playing his works since the MSX days will suddenly become “casuals” if they fail to appreciate his heartbreaking works of staggering genius (with all apologies to Dave Eggers).

Even assuming the more nuanced translation is the correct one (and I’m willing to give Kojima the benefit of the doubt here), this still isn’t a good look.

Part-for-whole fallacy aside, the “you just don’t understand it” excuse always reeks of pretentious horseshit. It is entirely possible for an individual or group to…

I’d personally use this period as an opportunity to generate fat profit.  I have a maxed out miner that I’ll be using to put together large supply packets; crafters typically have deep (and constantly emptied/replenished as they purchase materials, if they don’t have their own gathering chain set up) pockets, and when…

I’m curious to see how this one turns out. After so many iterations on the adventures of Kiryu & Co., it’ll be interesting to see how a turn-based Yakuza title with a different star plays out.

Honestly, this is probably the first one that I’ll be sitting out on the day of its Stateside release; it’s not that it looks…

Welp, we know who’s getting best original character.

*BB looks happy.*

I’d be happy to. Perhaps take your own medicine, though, and drop the part-for-whole ad hominems regarding anyone who disagrees with you (re: hive mind).

It’s never a good look.