I for one appreciate that you are trying to explain narrative theory to people who don’t understand narrative theory. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But disagreeing with such a fundamental tenet of writing at this point is like saying “I for one like it when stories are resolved entirely through…

No, no, he’s right. This isn’t some new idea. Imagine two books in your head. In the first one, take a character from books that you love (because they were well-written), and imagine that in the first book, that character gets cancer. Now imagine a second book, where it is described that a character you are…

This is no time to be making enemies, my good man.

I refuse to let anyone take ‘Ninja’ away from me! I’ll defend it to the death!

I didn’t know at the time that this was directed by someone else, and I always thought this was as good as either of the first two. A truly excellent game. Also, it led to the creation of one of the best songs in all of gaming, “A Pirate I was Meant to Be”.

Oh really? I will seek it out, thanks! Oh, and “Chorale”. So good.

Magnetic Rose is godly, but it has one major flaw. In my opinion, they should never have confirmed the cause behind the events they were experiencing. I think it would have been better left a mystery. But... it also has possibly the best final fifteen seconds of anything I’ve ever seen.

If you like economics, and want to understand why nothing ever changes in u.s. Politics, look up Moloch. We are all caught in the unbreakable grip of Moloch.

Here’s the thing, though: I think the jury got it right in the O.J Simpson trial. And I think the jury got it right in the Zimmerman trial. I think O.J. Simpson murdered Nicole Simpson and I think that George Zimmerman very probably murdered Trayvon Martin. But it’s not about what you think, it’s supposed to be about…

Chess strategy is highly applicable to this game, and if I had to give one tip based on that it would be this:

I suspect that in some jurisdictions this may actually be a crime.

To make this up to you, we promise that we will remain marginalized, mostly ancillary characters in most of the Hollywood blockbusters for the rest of the year. We also swear that we will allow you to win and be nominated for the bulk of Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, Tony Awards, Peabody Awards, Billboard Awards, MTV…

There is a visual novel called Kara no Shoujo that I played several years ago. In it, you play a detective trying to solve a series of grisly murders. (Warning: Game is graphic, optionally x-rated, horrifying, and depressing.) But anyway. This game had something going for it I’d never seen in a mystery game before. At…

Was this a troll post? Because that really, really does look like an intentionally painted sperm disguised as a vein and part of his head. If it’s something the artist is known for, that only makes it more likely.

When I returned to America, I couldn’t believe how dirty everything was, whether it was the town I lived in or the fast food joint down the street.

Frankly I agree. I think that we take individualism too far, and that perhaps the Japanese take collectivism too far, but I think our societies could actually learn a lot from each other in this regard.

It’s funny but, honestly you just don’t litter no matter what. If you have trash, you put it in a plastic bag or backpack and carry it around until you find a can. If you don’t have a carrying device, you carry it in your hands. Sometimes for hours. After a day or two of this, you just start naturally planning how to…

Coin purse. Seriously. It was the best thing I brought, and improved my trip immensely. Try to get a nice one with 2-3 pockets.

Swing and a miss! I appended OSU to my name while I was attending Oklahoma State, since ‘Nightfall’ will be taken basically everywhere. :)

Most of the “Fuck you, losers!” to new players refers to how the game was information dense, had some finicky and obtuse systems, and didn’t generally bother to explain much to you at all. Capcom took a big swipe at getting rid of a lot of that stuff this time, but it’s still that way to some degree. If you’re willing…