Yep. Suikoden’s best chance at this point is another kickstarter spiritual successor. Since Bloostained turned out pretty good now would be a pretty good time to get on that.

As someone who doesn’t watch competitive gaming of any sort I was pretty taken with that show of sportsmanship. They both seemed in really good spirits, equally understanding the absurdity of what had just taken place. The fist bumps just seal it as a fun gaming moment. Maybe it’s because they were already in the…

If they sold comics at the volume of Weekly Shounen Jump, printed in monochrome on recycled paper, and loaded them up with ads they might be able to swing that. If they could get away with the working conditions and salaries manga artists deal with it would probably be a really sweet deal for them.

But then I’ve got…

Back in the NES and SNES day there were a few large releases that got easier and harder versions released as entirely separate games. Final Fantasy IV easy type is pretty easily the most well known example. Although they also introduced new content Monster Hunter’s various G-rank re-releases largely served a similar…

Yeah, the alternate outfits have been a thing for a while. The earliest one I can think of is brown Ryu in Street Fighter 2. But the RPG elements like gear and leveling are pretty new. I don’t hate the idea of a fighting game with RPG elements but the idea got abused pretty quick as a means of inserting a new kind of…

So I’m a big Atlus fan, loved Persona 5, but I’ve felt absolutely no pull to go back and replay 5 since I finished it in 2016. Maybe that’ll change by 2020, but even now I kind of just feel dread about the idea of replaying this mammoth of a game. Among my friends this seems to be the prevailing attitude, it was a…

It’s genuinely disappointing to see you guys hawking vape pens. I get that they’re popular, and you guys gotta make ad revenue, but this one feels beneath what I’ve come to expect. Vaping, liquor, tobacco and lottery tickets all have their time and place, but in the middle of unrelated blogs targeted at larger…

It’s genuinely disappointing to see you guys hawking vape pens. I get that they’re popular, and you guys gotta make…

For what it’s worth I’ve really been enjoying your tenure as weekend editor. I’ve been really impressed by your willingness to engage with all the comments, even ones that might be better ignored. Don’t let yourself get burned out, I’ve got high expectations given the great start you’ve had.

Just knowing that a human being is going to be reviewing submissions alone, for me, puts Epic’s system well above Valve’s algorithmic approach.

The punchline is awkward as hell but if I’m understanding it correctly it’s a reaction to the Link’s Awakening remake that looks a little bit like it’s been re-created with shiny plastic toys. I do like his Eiji Aonuma at least.

That’s how I took it as well. It’s not perfect but without investing more time, money, and resources into a much bigger change this seems like a reasonable compromise. I’m only now nearing the end of Odyssey but it seems like the option of procreating to continue the bloodline like her mother did could make sense for…

Yeah, marketing aside the Souls games aren’t all that difficult. They don’t hold your hand and the only means of guiding the player is level design instead of minimaps and compasses, but they’re largely forgiving with checkpoints, infinite lives, and the ability to power up and use items. I love them to pieces but…

I honestly think this list is a good first step. It certainly has faults, but the anime community is a hunting ground for predators and the victims are routinely the young, bright eyed attendees who lack the experience to protect themselves. Just within the few circles of acquaintances I’ve made over a grand total of…

I'm really glad you published this piece. I was playing the game on Project Stream and have plans to continue playing once it concludes. Part of those plans was to buy the season pass but if this is the kind of storytelling they're doing I'm just not into it. I'm not as invested in Odyssey as I was Mass Effect but I'd…

I also loved Dragon Quest XI but if you’ve got a mind to break an RPG it’s very easy to become overpowered and stay overpowered the whole way through without too much effort. Thankfully they’ve got some great options for people who want a challenge to keep it from becoming boring in the draconian quest feature.

I also…

When I first saw this I thought Laura Kate Dale had crossed over from Kotaku UK. But hey, I like having two excellent journalists share their visions of fictional character genitalia. I hope to see more articles in this vein in the future.
 

I bank with Huntington. I’ve been on the fence about moving over to a credit union for years but Huntington has always been good to me and been a pleasantly hassle free experience since I switched from Chase. This is just the push I needed to make that credit union move though. It was overdue anyway.

I want it. I’ve been waiting for Steam to come undone for a while now and I’m a little sad to see it go, but they’ve earned it through years of begrudgingly doing the bare minimum. A Supergiant game is going to win over a relatively niche audience, but given Epic already has the game with the largest mass appeal…

You’re not wrong, the sincerity of the apology is absolutely dubious. That said, he said all the right words in the right order. It wasn’t a non-apology where he shifted blame to those of us who took offense, it disavowed the objectionable content, and he accepts responsibility for his actions. It’s exactly the sort…

I’m glad to see a high profile article on this subject, because this has been always been the worst aspect of these games and is a major reason I never bother reading other player’s messages past the first week or two of release. The worst part is those consistently see higher ratings than actual helpful messages or…