Oh my, it seems I’ve struck a bit of a nerve. It’s always amusing to run into an emotionally-blinded child getting all defensive in a comment section. It’s okay, you’re angry and you need to vent, I get it. It doesn’t really matter what I say, you’re going to ignore or misconstrue it anyway to fit your narrative, so…

Ahhhh, I see what’s going on here. You’re one of those “borders are violence, all governments are oppressive, Europe is the root of all evil” types. A shame, for a moment I thought you had some legitimate criticisms, but your perspective is so warped by theory that you’ve lost touch with reality. We can certainly talk…

Just caught this sneaky little pun:

...Because they can often beat out the colonial approach, which tends to be the opposite of glorification? The fact that these alternatives even exist is a criticism of colonialism, as these games started as a simulation of real-world societies throughout history, and history has plenty of examples of nations gaining…

Spoken like someone unfamiliar with the “playing tall” strategy or scientific/economic/diplomatic win conditions.

And yet I know more about the game’s design, the principles behind its systems and its history of implementation, and how its user experience compares to others in its genre than most people who do play it. I know about its history, its behind-the-scenes work and what it draws its influences from. For a sizable chunk…

I’ll answer because this kind of brainless question always amuses me: I don’t play the game any more and you’re allowed to make negative comments on games you don’t play as long as they are informed, valid criticisms.

I was being charitable. There’s been enough change in business model since breaking up with Activision that I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for the time being.

But is it necessary for players to go through all the Forsaken content to get to endgame? Is there not gear available in current content that, while not the tip top of the meta, still comparable to meta gear found in Forsaken content? Meanwhile, speaking of the endgame experience, wouldn’t keeping all that old content…

And that’s certainly a valid criticism, but we’re not talking about mechanics, we’re talking about content: places to go, activities to do, gear you can acquire, stuff like that. Like, I imagine when Bungie eventually vaults the Beyond Light content, they won’t also remove the Stasis specs, just the missions and…

Despite what the Destiny stans may tell you, it is an incredibly stupid content model whose only redeeming quality is that it keeps the install size lower. This ignores the fact that there are other MMOs out there that exist on consoles that retain all the content they’ve released over the years while continuing to…

No kidding, I don’t know what Ian think he’s getting at with wanting “original” visuals, I played the hell out Circle of the Moon when it first came out and I would’ve killed to get those bright and crisp PS5 visuals on my GBA.

Nintendo: Check it out, we’re releasing a brand new game and people can download it for only 4 gigs!

An important reminder that abusive relationships are not strictly romantic ones; an abuser could be your sibling, your best friend, your parent, your co-worker, your neighbor. They do not need to be purely physical; they can be psychological, making you question your reality, they can be emotional, making you feel…

“What is this, why on earth does this article even exi-?”

*gets to Giovanna Goth mod*

After first review bombing Genshin Impact on the Google Play Store in retaliation for what they see as miHoYo’s stinginess with the rewards, some players have started complaining about the game in the review sections for other mobile games. Most of those games aren’t even made by miHoYo, the company behind Genshin…

I would have been deeply disappointed if someone hadn’t posted this reference.

That was almost definitely Jeanne at the end of the trailer, outside of the haircut that person looked almost nothing like Vergil or Nero.

Evangelical Christians are basically a doomsday cult, and cultism really messes with your brain. Just like many cults, the really disgusting thing is that their movement didn’t get started out of genuine religious fanaticism or delusion, their leaders are all sociopathic grifters making themselves rich by siphoning…

I really don’t know what to think. The very idea of a Mario movie makes me instinctively think it’ll be garbage, but that is a voice cast heavy in comedians (Keegan-Michael Key as Toad? Jack Black as Bowser??), so if this ends up being a goofy, self-referential comedy...it could actually work? It might just be the…