Hey! I know you've been back awhile now, but I haven't been around much myself for the last couple of weeks, so I haven't got the chance to say that it's great to see your spiny self again. I hope it wasn't too awkward that I asked around for you when your old account was deleted; the literal holes left behind in the…

Travesty that I can't upvote twice, since the comment was a) good and b) contained my new favourite phrase (and future band name) "polygonal rats".

After two weeks of my summer temp job kicking my behind to a degree that my free time basically was limited to sleep, exercise and watching youtube videos in a semi-vegetative state, I've started to get a wee bit more gaming in for the last few days. My Final Fantasy VI playthrough has fallen to the wayside,…

Have you played Sunset Overdrive? It looks good enough to buy a console for, but having just bought a PS4 Pro, I don't think I can justify a second machine anytime soon. In the same vein, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Jet Set Radio Future being added to the list of OG Xbox backwards compatible titles.

I won't. Instead, I'll give you an upvote!

Are you Baytor?

Started my full time summer temp job this week. Turns out it's a change in routine highly unconducive both to playing games (precious little free time) and visiting the AV Club. Hopefully the weekend will bring all sorts of gaming fun and commenting hijinks. Have a lovely chat, all!

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I know I would shout it from the rooftops if I ever made a game, and managed to license a Joy Division track for it. I hope this doesn't mean there will be less of a focus on an original score, though.

The way Prime starts out in desolate locales like you describe, dovetails so nicely with the introduction of the space pirates into the story. Their presence feels like a violation, and it really hits home because by then, you've become used to the untouched, ancient feel of the place.

M+RKB was definitely my game of the show, but I think my favourite overall part of this E3 was watching Eurogamer's resident strategy game expert and XCOM superfan Chris Bratt react with glee and wonderment at the annoucement. It might not be quite as joyful if you're not already familiar with his work, but do have a…

I thought we weren't allowed to talk about the Vita anymore.

I got you dude, I'll make sure you get the care you need. If you could just wait here one second though, I just saw an NPC I haven't talked to since last time I was in town, and there's a chance she has some new dialogue now.

Get well soon, and I hope you have someone close who can commiserate with you in your wretched state. In those situations, I always find it helps that someone you love knows exactly how miserable you are, and are able to step in with some appropriately patronising signs of affection.

I can't believe I've never heard anyone make this point before. Absolutely spot on.

Well put, and I'm with you on the community needing an entrance point. Maybe we could put a Patreon together to pay any of the current freelancers who are willing, to write for a blog mirroring the current Gameological format?

Of course. The "joke" (which I deleted twenty seconds after posting it) was a misguided riff on the relative dearth of female characters in the medium as a whole. I realised too late that the phrasing sounded more like I was ragging on you, though. Sorry 'bout that.

Aw, you mentioning the Tonys sent me rushing off to [not-exactly legal procuring service of my choice] to see if someone had uploaded this year's ceremony yet. No dice. The ceremony isn't broadcast in these parts, so every year, I'm at the mercy of the "scene" if I want to watch The Only Awards Show Worth A Damn.

Before the Sony conference, I literally hadn't heard anything about this game, so its existence came as a complete surprise. My initial reaction was, if it's been out for a year and I didn't even knew it existed, how good could it be? Your description has piqued my interest, though, so I might need to get on that…

Man, reading that just gave me goosebumps. You can say a lot of things about that Woolsey translation, but the man could definitely turn a phrase.

Thank you so much; I really think I will.
I don't quite know why, but there are few things as precious to me as making a personal connection with a work that's considered a classic. Maybe I expect there to always be some distance between me and these great works, their canonisation instantly lending them an…