Ooookay, I heard someone throw the term "flat ears" around and didn't have any idea what they were talking about. Good to know it's racism. Well, that's not "good to know," but y'know, now I at least understand it.

I've sort of been treating this Herald of Andraste business the way Brian handled being called the Messiah in Life of Brian. Mostly I've been telling people it's not true and to leave me alone. I'm trying to emphasize that I'm just some unlucky shmuck who happens to be able to help, and that I don't even believe in…

This is actually really helpful, thanks bud. The War Table has been one of my favourite elements of the game so far, I really like the idea of deciding whether a given situation requires diplomacy, espionage, or strength. It feels a bit like a fantasy version of dealing with the advisers from Civ II.

Because I am a dumb idiot moron with stupid garbage instead of a brain, I didn't. The more I wade out into the open waters of lore without a life jacket, the more I understand the most important stuff. Every now and then I still come across a proper noun than means nothing to me, but the broad strokes are no problem…

I just sank several more hours into it and the more I get of it, the more I like it. It's starting to open up a lot more, and I've just recruited a whole bunch of characters who are a lot more fun and interesting than the slightly dour crew you start off with. So long, Solas, you were kinda boring. Welcome to the…

Good advice about potions, I've already stumbled into areas for which I'm woefully underleveled a few times and watched my meagre pool of eight potions dwindle to zero instantly.

Hello dearest friends, as per your advice this weekend will be my first with Dragon Age: Inquisition. I've already logged about 8 hours with it, so some first impressions follow.

I think I might be able to afford a single one of Bobinsky's jumping mice, if I really budget for it.

Actuallly, Laika have already got their next three projects lined up, with one already in production, so they're probably going to be just fine into the foreseeable future. To my knowledge at least two of those are adaptations, but then again both Coraline and The Boxtrolls were adaptations and they were both great,…

The "too much freedom" scenario you described is exactly how I responded to Scribblenauts. In any given level I could summon up any items my imagination could conjure to help me towards the solution, but if a jetpack and a length of rope works every single time, why bother to switch that up? I got bored of the game…

As usual, Futurama is always, always right. When Futurama ventured into pure philosophy, pure science, or pure anything, really, they really nailed it.

I can't remember exactly who said it (maybe it was someone in Indie Game: The Movie?) but I once heard game design described as "giving the player ideas in such a way that they think they had them themselves." Very designed puzzle games like this would be a good example of that line of thinking, since they're all…

Actually, it would be pretty useful for me to hear someone ramble about how great The Swapper is. I bought it as a part of HIB 11 but for some reason never downloaded it. I could use a good kick out the door.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fuck Gamergate. It does look to finally be dying off, although their favourite targets are still catching a lot of heat. Like Carlton Hungus said above, I doubt if they'll ever completely go away, since there'll always be socially regressive dickholes demanding that their…

Last night I finally got a chance to download Rebirth and got a couple of rounds in. It felt like coming home. I flicked through the unlockable items list just for kicks and saw that there were, by my estimate, a literally infinite number of toys to unlock, and started grinning like a total goon. I might actually be…

This is pretty encouraging, as I'm looking to jump into the series pretty much blind.

Merve, you're a diamond.

So fellow Keyboard Geniuses, I need your help answering a question: should I play Dragon Age: Inquisition?

Twitch Plays Pokemon for GOTY.

Abbot And Costello Meet The Screaming Empty Vortex Of The Human Heart.