I like the notion of different stories that occur across time in the same world. I'm obsessed with games that tackle the interaction and line-blurring between history and legend. And that sort of investigation can only occur if developers continue to build and tell new tales in the same space. That approach is one…

As a poor, poor man, who can't even afford 1/8 of the games he wants, I LOVE it when a project that I could potentially be super interested in shoots itself in the foot right off the bat and takes the form of something that I couldn't care less about. So thank you Marvel and Ubisoft, for saving me some money.

I'm delighted he did it. It's reassuring to know his personal stance on the issue is one that's in-tune with my own values. It's rare when I can be proud, as an American, of the positions that one of my leaders takes anymore. However, as the really good article on Gawker points out, the statement is still a bit of a…

I own a physical copy of Suikoden II, but I was never really able to get into it; however I have been itching lately to play an RPG with that classic PS1 aesthetic (you know, lovely 2D sprites on blocky polygonal backgrounds). If you don't mind my asking, what exactly about the game was so ahead of its time? As odd…

Me too . . . it just so happens that that's all of them.

That's the reason I didn't recommend Peace Walker. The game is solid, no question, but I found the control to be infuriating. It was a classic example to me of a perfect game on the wrong hardware.

I think you're largely correct. It would be great, however, if another MMO developer would be bold enough to launch a new title with a lower subscription price. Think of the crazy positive press they'd get.

That's not a bad idea. It's a shame I'm too busy to go back and try again now. I did really like my time with Vesperia though. I really wish we would have gotten the enhanced PS3 version in the West. The cel-shading still looks stunning.

There was a trackball controller for the Sega Master System back in the day too.

Oh I know. It sits nicely on a (large) shelf next to my NeoGeo AES. I have a real obsession with obscure Japanese game hardware. I very much wish to own a Bandai Pippin Atmark at some point. It was designed by Apple.

I'm hoping that Guild Wars 2 reaches the success most people are assuming it will, so that that high quality games built on a one time entry price, supported by cosmetic microtransactions can truly be vidicated as a business model.

I'm in the same boat. I was super intrigued with Tera, but I just can't justify a monthly fee. Not with Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2 coming to offer me similar experiences (sans the action combat) for a single purchase price. The subscription fee model as it stands is becoming a relic.

Yeah. My PC-Engine Duo is my baby. I bought it pretty much exclusively for shmups. Hudson's "Soldier" series is just so damn good. Plus the Tengai Makyou series of RPGs is fantastic. I also have the successor system, the PC-FX, but that bombed hardcore 'cause it couldn't compete with the Saturn and PS1's ability…

I never got very far in Vesperia, so I don't think I ever met that character. I got to the first tough boss, the pack of wolves, and I couldn't beat it. At the time, I had other games I wanted to play waiting . . . and I didn't feel like grinding . . . so I never went back.

Afew other recommendations for you (I love the PSP):

I've had a wicked itch to fire up my PC-Engine Duo (Japanese Turbo Graffix CD) lately. I may go home tonight and play some Soldier Blade and Air Zonk. It's hard to beat the PC-Engine for oldschool Shmups.

I've been looking to get into Archer myself. I'm a huge fan of H. John Benjamin's voice acting, and I loved Sea Lab.

Standard physical copy for me. No collectors from now on. If I brought home a big old box of stuff, my wife would kill me. We just recently had an argument about how much of a problem it is that I own more than game-related promotional beach towel.

Oh how I pine for the good old days of the triple, or even quadruple play. Tuesday afternoons reveling in the glory of a shrink-wrapped stack.

My all time favorite Newgrounds treat will always be Metal Gear Solid: Crab Battle. I still crack up just thinking about it.