I was thinking about that. Considering how many copies of this game are out there, I wonder how well a new DLC would do financially. I know it’s not going to happen but has a game had this long of a shelf life with so little support? Hell, I still mod it up and play it here and there. 

My girlfriend literally tells me to play a game on my pc when she wants the living room to herself. We’re in our thirties. 

Makes me think a big development fuck up happened.

Eskel?!?! Chop, chop!

That meme gave me a good laugh. 

The console wars is still a thing apparently? Jesus, how sad. 

I usually skip to the summary before reading Kotaku reviews. Needless to say, I had the same reaction as you. 

Yeah, outside of the obvious mistake, this thing needed a lot of editing. 

“Every save I have gets corrupted in the end.”

Don’t forget Taco’s version of Puttin on the Ritz. Super duper. 

It’s called immaturity. 

100% agree. I think a problem is that video game reviewers are not trained to analyze games as text. Also, games are more mechanical than other forms of media. It’s interactivity requires it. Which, in my opinion, limits the ways you can interpret it as art. 

To add to your discussion, I wonder if the medium of video games can do anything more than a shallow exposition on violence. Since it’s main avenue for audience engagement is generally combat, it makes the the very thing they are exploring mechanical which undercuts any complex critique of violence.

I disagree with a lot of the criticism from the kotaku and polygon reviews but I do agree that a lot of this game is misery porn. Utterly beautiful in a way that borders on the sublime. But video games really can’t critique violence in a substantial way when it’s also meant to entertain. Hence why the message of the…

Remember when that would’ve gotten tons of people excited?

Everything you said is correct. But I’d still watch Antz over A Bug’s Life any day. 

I thought TadBravo was a funny fake example that you made up to make a point. Then I scrolled down and there he was. My god. 

Come on Tony Hawk, do you want to live forever?!?!

As a lurker and someone just learning the ropes of photoshop, let me just say that you all are an inspiration. A creepy, weird inspiration. 

I’ll never play it just because that genre is not my cup of tea but I hope you’re right.