I’m also totally surprised by the negative feedback about the urgency of the story. It’s something every other RPG does. Meteor is coming, Reapers approaching, Wild Hunt is chasing the girl, blah blah blah! In comparison to other stories the chip thing feels harmless and obviously the supposed urgency won’t impact the…

Wold still replay this before touching a GTA game.

I did a decent number of the side quests on my first play through at launch, but certainly not all of them. I hit the same wall of “wait… the game is over? I don’t feel like Johnny earned any of those story beats.”

“those great MOMENTS....man”

Maybe because I’m a long-time Bethesda player who’s used to ignoring the main quest to go exploring; maybe because I’m not a CDPR fan (only played Witcher 1, didn’t like it, can’t stand Geralt) who didn’t have any “Witcher 3 but with cars” expectations; maybe because I didn’t watch all the hype reels they put out...…

That’s interesting, because at least in the early 2000s I sensed very little discriminatory intent when people used the term in English discourse ...

What actually bothers me more about it than it being a looter-shooter (albeit I AM bothered by that because of the history these types of games has) is that it looks like all four characters practically play the same.

They tried to state how they were different but in the end all it looked like was watching four…

People saying we never got a Halflife 3 haven’t played Alyx yet.

The year ends in 3, so don’t expect anything!

Only if I get Boudica back.

Yeah, I’d agree with that. The Arkham games definitely have better stealth. I find the GK combat way more interesting, though. There’s much more meaningful enemy variety and more unique attacks for the player characters. The Arkham games do a great job of making you feel like a badass but it doesn’t really feel…

I enjoyed Gotham Knights. I liked the changes it made to combat (e.g. having enemies that actually pose a threat) and I thought the writing was pretty solid too. WB Montreal has always had better writers than Rocksteady and this game is no exception. The city was much more lively than in the Arkham games too, with…

It’s very easy activism. You don’t have to do anything. Just don’t buy a game.

Feels like the GaS genre is entering “Post-WoW glut” window that the MMO genre went through after every publisher rushed out a MMO trying to get in on that WoW money.

My working theory: he started reading, saw the entire title and just...shut down. understandable!

Ahh yes, the “Everyone is breaking the rules, so no one should be punished for it” defense.  Simple rule, if you’re going for something that involves recognition and attention like a World First, don’t use a third party program to do it.  Earn it legitimately.

They’re excellent examples of level design. Anyone making video games could benefit from studying those park layouts.

I’m always careful to use male whenever I feel I also have to use female instead of woman.

On its face, there’s nothing inherently wrong with the word “females”, but these people ALWAYS refer to men as “men” and never “males”, but refer to women more often as “females”. If I see the word females, I immediately looks for the word males. It’s never there for these people. 

I think a lot of dudes like to romanticise harsher times, because they think they’d thrive in such times. They consider everyone else beneath them, therefore their own mediocrity must have been forced upon them by a society that elevates others.