If the game itself is good enough, these types of ideals can keep me coming back to a game for years to come, rather than beating it and uninstalling after a week. Adds tension, meaning, and mystery, something most contemporary games sorely miss.

GGPO.net. Pretty flawless p2p multiplayer framework for fighting games that has a tried and true track record, including Street Fighter vs Marvel on Xbox360. They should consult with / buy tech from the guys (again?).

I hope you're referring only to the characters themselves. The game was fairly unique, polished, varied, challenging, looked great and most importantly, great fun!

Check out 1:38.

I have a feeling some of these were inspired by Chris Cunningham, who also did previous PS2 ads.

Amazing. 10/10. Yes.

Agreed! That little detail really showed the love.

GTA Online is a strange beast. It has countless faults, yet I keep playing. It has such ridiculous potential to be fun, but certain key design decisions keep the game from being what it could be. Here are some problems i have with GTA:O that i'd like to get off my chest, as it seems all i do when i play is nit-pick…

Here's the correct link for the most updated version of these mods. The one i posted above is old or by a different author. My bad!
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/46…?

The "Populated" Series of Skyrim mods essentially does exactly what you describe. Great immersion boosters.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/92…?

Skyrim Ultra Low Graphics Mod:

A long time ago, for fun, I made the SNES style manual for King Arthur's Gold. Great game. Sadly my manual is very outdated.

My process for opening chrome in windows 7 after clean boot (1-2 mins).

Cryptic Sea (Hockey?, A New Zero, etc) did "Bioshoot" a couple of months back. Same silly concept, much more poignant. http://crypticsea.com/twined/bioshoo…

Pixel Dungeon. Best mobile Roguelike. Free. https://play.google.com/store/apps/det…

Well that was unexpected! Nice to hear from you Zaikman!

Indeed. I'm using Unity, which is very multi-platform.