You say that like it’s a bad combo.

Loud angry people on the internet do not really represent much. The game sold well, has lots of players and the expansion stuff sells well. It is, objectively, a popular game, right or wrong.

Goes both ways. Gone Home got a lot more coverage than it probably deserved because people liked it’s political message. (I did too, for the record, but it was a barely interactive storybook).

Yeah, I don’t think the flag itself is as “racist” as some are now saying, but it flying on government property is really weird. I had no idea that was even going on, and now that I know I want it to stop. Even taking race completely out of the discussion it’s still super weird, like Germany today flying the Soviet…

Yeah I agree. I would personally end a lot of carry permits. Not for hunting or PI work or whatnot, but Joe Blow doesn’t need to take a gun to the mall. I’m also for super harsh penalities on those who don’t keep their guns sufficiently locked-up and protected.

There are many other countries with just as common gun ownership and nowhere near our level of violence. It’s a social issue, in a country with deep-seeded class, income, race and mental illness issues, plus a dog-eat-dog capitalism to the highest level lifestyle. It’s not as easy as “ban guns,” which is impossible…

Clicks. Advertising revenue.

I haven’t played a game in 6 months and very sparingly play them the last few years, but this one is really tempting. Was a huge Deus Ex and Thief fan back in the day. Love cyberpunk and stealth. Might have to hook the desktop back up and try this out. Thanks for showing it!

I applaud you Anna for covering this story so well after your embarrassing posts about it early on. I think it’s great you’re confronting the tendency that led you to do that and examine this story as a whole now. No bullshit.

The nature of the crime makes it very hard to prove. It’s a horrible situation for everyone involved every time, that’s why so much drama (fictional and not) always exists around it. I hate the way it always works but at the same time I don’t see how to improve it legally. Accusation cannot imply guilt. It is what it…

As someone who likes your writing but doesn't play video games anymore I welcome more articles like this please.

It had one of the most graphic sex scenes I've seen in an R rated film since the 80's, so I'd say it had the "gratuitous nudity" at least.

Excellent, informative article that shines a light on the problem without being overly dramatic or manipulative. Thank you for writing it.

I played it day one on PC and then for 70-ish hours and I never really had a problem. The controls had some weird choices but overall it played like an console port.

Makes sense for you to come here Patrick. I look forward to reading your stuff, which is how your "stuff" is best. I remember you hypothesizing about video game writing "going away" but I don't think it is, and Kotaku is a place where that's certainly true.

There are good expansions and bad expansions, just like there are good and bad games. Dishonored, Deus Ex HR, Skyrim, Mass Effect 2, Fallout New Vegas and Bioshock 2/Infinite all got some great expansion content if you ask me. I'm sure there are many more.

Not mocking you or anything, but I really don't understand why people enjoy this stuff in these games. The cinematics and storytelling are really, really poor compared to even a mediocre soap opera series or film. Games should be about gameplay, not awkward polygon romance. Maybe that's just me. /shrug

For all the 9/10 reviews, game of the year awards and whatever else, Inquisition is really a crappy game compared to Skyrim.

It's not just about "having internet" it's about having to connect to their servers every time you want to play. Servers that might go down, that will definitely shut down someday, and which limit the game's functionality and length of existence.

You do realize of course it isn't about "the internet" and actually about connecting to their servers, which might not be reliable and will definitely shut down eventually. Always online anything is a dangerous road to travel for preservation of media.