Skyrim, really? I know Jason didn’t like Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but it has to be better than that tired, six year old husk of a game.

Same. If I recall correctly, Peach can become sad and cry at enemies or become angry and beat them with her umbrella. Really progressive there.

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I think it’s mentioned in a journal that you can find in Hyrule Castle? There’s another journal you can find of Zelda’s that I think explicitly mentions that she loves Link by the end of it all, but I might be misremembering.

I think the game mentions something along the lines of her mother was supposed to train her how to use the magic properly. However, she died while Zelda was young and before she could begin training. Therefore, Zelda was left to her own devices to learn how to use the power herself. Her father continually pushed and…

I read Zelda’s arc in Breath of the Wild as more redemptive. She has loads of characterization, but ultimately fails the first time around. In her failure, she manages to hit the proverbial pause/reset button, allowing Link to try again 100 years later. The second time around, Link, the Champions, and Zelda herself…

I thought that game was widely derided because it gave Peach the powers of emotion, a la “Joy, Gloom, Rage, and Calm.” So if you use Super Princess Peach as an example, the Zelda of Breath of the Wild would have the powers of haughtiness, arrogance, self-pity, and incompetence.

I don’t disagree at all with your last point. I can think of some very apparent pros and cons to having someone who hated the first game reviewing the sequel versus someone who liked the first game. As iffy as IGN is, hey did have a feature called “Contrarian Corner” that provided alternative takes relative to the…

So not trying to sound like a dick Jason, but if you already didn’t like XC1, why are they having you review XC2? Since it is a JRPG and in your wheelhouse? Since you made it pretty clear on the podcast that you didn’t like your time with XC2, would it be possible to get a contrarian opinion from another staff…

It’s an established trope at this point, hence why they keep using it. That’s not to say it’s a good trope, but it’s unlikely to change, just like fanservice in anime.

What’s the most expensive piece of equipment in your kitchen? Has it made your life better?

Saw this over at Polygon or elsewhere over the weekend. Apparently the GF employee has other things to say as well if you have a Pokémon from the other digital versions. Nothing related to Iwata, however.

Persona 5 is great. If you’ve delayed playing that this long, can delay playing XC2 just as long. Really, it’s a blast.

Was hoping to see some other Dachshunds. This is Rosa as a 1 year old (short for Rosalind, as in Rosalind Franklin; I’m a geneticist).

Wait, this wasn’t common knowledge? I’d figured this out pretty quickly after getting the phone. It even says “swipe up to unlock.” I thought this was fairly obvious.

Beverly got such a raw deal during her season of Top Chef. She was severely bullied by several of the other female contestants and disrespected constantly. Happy to see she has done well post-Top Chef.

The problem with world PvP is that no single class is balanced against every other class. The stated goal of world PvP in the past has been something along the lines of “if someone ganks you out in the world, get together a posse of your own buddies and go mess them up.” In a PvP environment, doing PvE content (i.e.,…

We’re doing without a real protein main this year. The current menu is aligot, roasted vegetables (carrots, parsnips, beets, cauliflower, and shallots) cornbread and chicken sausage stuffing, roasted garlic and Asiago sourdough, and sous vide cheesecakes. I think my wife might make a turkey breast to go with the…

I that could be interesting. In the world finals on Friday and Saturday, I think SK was the only team to go two support that did not include Mercy, at least for a short while. Against the US on one of the early maps, SK ran with Zen and Ana. That didn’t last very long. Ana showed up a couple more times in their…

I completely agree. The obvious odd man out in Support is Symmetra, even though she does provide a useful support utility to a team. She could probably be reclassified as Defense if they wanted to make Support purely healing. Rein, Orisa, and Winston are the only “real” tanks, with D.Va and Roadhog being more damage…