I guess I’ll join in on the “but but but!” Train and include Shadow of the Colossus as a central idea of Adam Sandler’s character using it as a coping mechanism and escapism in Reign Over Me. I think it was Kotaku that had covered it too all those years ago. 

The simplest fix they could do is:

Honestly, I don’t know why you’d spend money on it unless you really really wanted gold for variant art cards. The best part of the game for me is that it’s basically free. Miles and Black Panther aren’t so OP that you need to have them in your deck to win games. They’re good cards for sure, but I regularly wipe the…

I’ve been enjoying it and haven’t paid a dime. I’ve found no loss of fun/feeling of pay to win.

I mean, there’s an obvious third option here between buy the battle pass and uninstall the game: why not just keep playing it without paying? I haven’t dropped a penny on the game, still having a blast

It is odd to compare the most expensive Switch in price to the cheapest Steam Deck.

This is pretty much it. At the end of the day I’m just not seeing a point to paying $400-$650 for something that just plays the games I already can play. (Same reason I’m still not going for an OLED Switch)

This is the only comment that matters. Kind of stunning that the article doesn’t mention prices, but then you see it’s Zack...

people who own steamdecks are the new crossfitters. 

Imagine that it’s 1996 and that the Sega Nomad has been out for several months. One day, you’re flipping through the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly when you come across an article titled: “Sega Nomad’s Greatness Makes It Hard to Go Back to the Game Boy”. An absurd notion to be sure, but it’s very similar to…

About seven-eighths of his workforce is gone in a month, including people he definitely needs but didn’t ask why they were there.

The human rights team, for instance, were the specialists in handling the regular requests from governments to delete tweets, unmask accounts and so on. Without them, you can count on people…

Lol hopped down to the comments to say the same thing! Glad I’m not going crazy.

Fuck a goat once, etcetera.

Because you can tell a story about police without endorsing their actions. The main character of Disco Elysium is a cop, but he’s also someone no rational person would aspire to be, and even he has some deep issues with how the cops in his fictional city treat people.

Brit here, you do not want to be going to bat for the UK police rn.

Probably because Disco Elysium actually has something to say about law enforcement and how it affects both the individuals and the communities it purports to serve instead of just using law enforcement esthetics for cheap cosplay.

This is the kind of ludicrous white knight bullshit that drives people to vote Republican, just in case you’re wondering.

I...guess this is news? Can police exist in any game without the game doing a deep-dive into the current issues, especially within the US, surrounding policing? Don’t get me wrong, they’re BIG and continue to be unaddressed and I hate copaganda as much as the next person but like...