I got my first "console," a Pong clone, back when I was 5 years old or so. From that point to my present age, 40, I've been very much a "core" gamer and plan to remain so. I deeply enjoy my side quests into the Indie world, and I revel in the opportunity to play truly wonderful, even emotionally-powerful small games…

I'll note that the other two, Planetfall and Photopia, were text adventures. Planescape is at its core essentially a text adventure, so there may be some connection there. I've certainly had modern games make me feel melancholy, a few have gripped me with genuine emotion. But Planescape? Now and forever, always…

Planescape has the distinction of being one of only three video games that have made me weep. I'd do anything, including buying in at a level far, far greater than my typical Kickstart buy-in, to make this happen.

Eternal Darkness was the game that convinced me to buy a Game Cube. Had no regrets about owning one after that. Still one of the best H.P. Lovecraft-themed games out there, and the rest of the lineup was delightfully strong. I loved all the games already mentioned, with Wind Waker and Prime being particular favorites.

I've had a Gamefly subscription for a few months now, and I'm just about to cancel it.

Much as I want to, and even acknowledge the quality of titles that they tend to produce, I can't get into Nintendo's flagship characters. I feel somewhat bad about this, but Mario, Zelda and even Samus just don't trip my trigger. I can't get past the perceived "kiddie" image that such characters seem to embody. Again,…

I've made a real commitment to playing through my backlog and not buying new games until I clear out a significant portion. I couild probably play for years on what I have now, not even counting certain things like my WoW subscription. Going to finish up New Vegas and have started to dive pretty deep into Red Dead…

I am finally playing Red Dead Redemption on the 360, and I am deeply enjoying it. So far, the game manages to be a stunning open-world experience with a narrative thread at its heart of unusual quality and affecting power. I *like* John Marston. I found nothing of virtue in Nico Bellic. While I realize said virtue…

@Yankton (and others): I've been accused of the former before, but I don't mean to imply I hated the game by any means. I just mean I feel that I've finally lpayed enough of the game to judge it as its own entity.

About 35 hours in, I'm finally warming to Fallout: New Vegas. There's enough of the good ol' Fallout 1 & 2 DNA in there to make it feel more "correct" to me than FO3, which I loved and played to death. Fortunately, I haven't yet been plagued by too many bugs, though there was that amusing moment when I blew a…

Personally, I'd like to see support for the current consoles for another three years before Microsoft and Sony release new hardware. I think they need to be working on it, certainly, especially the Xbox. We've seen that console evolve into the machine it should have been from the beginning over time, but limited…

I have something of a dilemma. A friend of mine found out that I had gotten back into World of Warcraft, and he's been for the past couple of nights helping me level a new character.

@SpinachPuffs: In addition to those previously named, I would suggest Castle Crashers or even Super Stardust HD. For satisfying that "twitch" urge, I find it to be an excellent tonic.

Good lord, I wanted one of these things. Hell, I still do. Maybe it's time to check out the ebay, though I'm sure that someone by now has made an emulator.

Can someone recommend a good wireless mouse/keyboard combo for the PS3? Will any old setup work, or are there considerations?

@idontcare444: Skyrim. Always so wonderful to get a new Elder Scrolls game, especially with a new engine.

@Kotaku Reject: Mostly the Grand Theft Auto series. I acknowledge their prowess as games and as technological achievements. They're just not the sort of game that I actually like to play. I keep wanting to like them.

So with a ton of new games to play, I recently bought the Game of the Year Edition of Oblivion off Steam. I had beaten the game years ago on the 360, but my intent with the spiffy new Steamified variation was twofold: A) beat Shivering Isles, which I didnt earlier and B) mod the living hell out of the thing.

@nerdrage32: I certainly know that I'm not as good as many others. That said, I'm content to beat games on "Normal," for the most part, for the time being. Certain games are better than others, many are worse. I have to play FPS games pretty slowly because I'm just not natively good at them. In a real firefight, I'd…

@Djehuty: Apparently a super-long version of "ZEEEEEEEEEERRRGGG!" somehow breaks Kotaku. Hmm. *shrug*