Final Fantasy XII's gameplay was inspired by American Football too. Hiriyuki Ito talked about it in an interview:

Yes, his name is Namor, he primarily exists to make surfacedwellers feel sexually inadequate around their wives.

I hope Tomino can get some Japanese designers on set and give them access to the resources that Legacy Effect has.

What's in the Pokeball?

"Finally, a Zelda game with terrible controls!"

Sony: "Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy!"

With "women protagonists in games!" being quite the strong meme among games journalists, this would be a fun choice... or it gets savaged for a perceived anti-feminist slant.

It's time we talk about Final Fantasy Tactics. Ah, Final Fantasy Tactics. Released in 1998 by the entity once called Square, FFT became so iconic and popular that its creator Yasumi Matsuno just raised over $300,000 in two days because he wants to make a spiritual successor. Between the addictive grid-based combat…

Now all they need is Saturn Bomberman on steam

Cloud n' Lightning are also the same height (5' 7")

>>They censored the wrong part!

Fixed it for ya:

My favorite katana fail is still that time a dude accidentally stabbed himself in an infomercial:

In Demon's Souls that was called "Sorcerer with soul arrow"

"The red bearded nordheimer looks you over with his burning blue eyes, his hand stroking the shaft of his mighty axe"

"A photo of the man right before his punch"

"Imagine a world.... where everyone is Albert Wesker"

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Great list

Have you played Princess Crown? Another title with a fantastic heroine.

>>putting priceless Italian artwork inside hand held things

Luke ought to do a Fine Art article on the fine art of Magic: The Gathering. Or a particular artist, like Kev Walker!