One of my favorite trailers of all-time has to be the Dark Souls - Bartholomew trailer. Even as the actual gameplay is pretty minimal, it is incredibly distinct from the cutscenes. But those moments of actual gameplay—sans HUD—excite me. It creates a fluid sense of how the game feels and tells me a lot about what to…

Breaking my heart, Jason.

A box organizer made my life so much easier. I got a nice one on Etsy from Ukraine that has really done the job. 

Am I the only one that thinks of Ram as the Dr. Pepper of car companies?

I remember watching my brother play through probably the first third of Breath of Fire 3. It was one of those RPGs. Eventually, I got my hands on it, but I just couldn’t get through on the original PS. Years later, I fell in love with it one summer in the era of PS2.

I should clarify. I’ve never read any of the books, but I have played through the games. I understand the basics of the universe and politics of the situation (to a degree). My critique is more from a storytelling perspective; the two people I was watching with were completely lost, and for good reason. It lacked a…

I watched the first episode last night and was disappointed. The structure was strange and just disengaging. It lacked what felt like really simple (and necessary) exposition. And the characterization was quite shallow—with the exception of Geralt. (I also had a difficult time understanding the dialogue, just in terms…

Cecilia, wherever you are, you are an incredible journalist—gaming or otherwise—and I look forward to following your work elsewhere.

Why are there anus canoes in the future?

Heard this in Zavala’s voice for some reason

This is all I have to say on the matter:

So, I recognize some references here (the Kuniyoshi one being my favorite). And, as I’ve seen in other comments, there are others, like the Art Nouveau motifs, as well, that I wouldn’t have considered. So, with the abundance of allusions here, I have to ask myself, are there others I don’t recognize or would never…

Sure, I get it. Player choice, yada, yada. Finding ways to incentivize polite behavior—or just “not shitty” behavior—is challenging. And any number of things to try (censoring chat, kick/ban, whatever) creates other problems.

I’m pretty sure I whistle this damn song on the daily because of this series. This has made me sadder more than it had any right to. Goddammit, Netflix.

Put it in a plastic container, put the lid on, and shake vigorously. Not as fast as a squash, but anyone can do it.

Excellent.

All the storm troopers sound like such normal dudes. I feel kind of bad for them as characters. And when you contrast them with the stoic—basically robotic—protagonist, it’s like “Who’s the real baddie here?”

Several words: Total War: Warhammer II.

Yes, this is fucked. Can we also talk about legacy admissions rates at these schools too?

I just started Bloodborne back in January during the PSN Store holiday sale, and I quickly started thinking that it’s one of the best games ever. At the same time, I was playing Celeste and thinking it was also one of the best games ever.