established weirdos like Leonard (Richard Erdman), Star-Burns (Dino Stamatopoulos), and Vicki (Danielle Kaplowitz)

I also prefer this to a Link to the Past. I feel like this is the game where they really established the formula (haven't played the NES ones) of an enchanting world full of secrets and quirky characters (like the photographer) – AND tough dungeons and bosses. ALTTP I think lacks that charming overworld, all you do…

Observing the wind is the cherry on top of the puzzle sundae (making your spit thick with grog, blowing the horn to avert the spectator's attention, moving the little flags… and after each of these you think you've solved it).

I've been playing the first chapter ("feudal Japan") of Sly Cooper: Thieves in time, which is free on Playstation + but I think I'm going to drop it. The level design is just a bit flat and repetitive, and there is less stealth than I remembered from the first game way back when. It is very satisfying however to…

I agree with this so much (Lily's out-of-this-world art job especially never stops annoying me) except for the part about Robin's life trajectory; the wonderful picture Ted painted that time actually sounds more plausible to me than what really happens – that she keeps hanging out with her two ex-boyfriends all the…

Yes. I like to think I'm no one of those when are they gonna get to the fireworks factory?-people, but there's no denying the show was a bit more exciting when any woman Ted met could be the mother (I remained unsure about Stella until the end for instance).

While I haven't agreed with Donna's letter grades, reading the comments more than made up for her sunny outlook on things.

Ok, what about this: why was Locke special? The smoke monster could possess any dead body (like Alex and Christian Shepard) but when he assumed Locke's shape it was permanent. Was it because he was a candidate?

I think some of it still works even in retrospect, like Ben atoning for his crimes against the Rousseaus. Other stuff, like Sawyer having a one night stand with Charlotte, was really boring and pointless.

Doesn't that make it even weirder, hearing Kristen Bell talking about Veronica?

AV Club contributors have day jobs? The illusion is shattered.

It does fit pretty well with the school setting, though.

But not without being rude to Barret!

Navi come home, all is forgiven!

Skyward Sword had a terrible first hour and a half. And it seems like it would be so easy to just drop the player into a simple mini-dungeon of sorts, just to grab your attention.

Are we talking about that part of FFXII where you play as Vaan's brother? I thought that was pretty suspenseful.

Yes! You totally just order "a beer" unless you're some kind of hipster.

Or this one:

Wow, reading A Storm Of Swords and A Feast For Crows at the same time sounds incredibly eccentric to me. Or are they about different sets of characters or something?

Once my mom walked in while I was playing FFX, running around in circles in Zanarkand trying to beef up to finally beat Yunalesca. She sat down and watched for an hour before asking incredulously if this was supposed to be fun. I felt horribly self conscious.