We may have overhunted the Bully population.

To modify a quote from Tom Servo, "Never show a good book in the middle of your crappy book."

Cline leaves a lot of horrifying things unexamined in Ready Player One, so seeing it crop up again in Armada isn't surprising.

I feel like after Neal Stephenson got away with "Hiro Protagonist," more than a few other writers tried the same thing with… mixed levels of success.

"Zack Lightman"

They have a strong bond! You don't want to know about it here.

Playing Jet Grind Radio always made me want to go outside and run, ride my bike, or just plain enjoy the warm summer air.

This was a problem that plagued the XCOM series for the longest time. People loved the original, but after a series of disappointing sequels it seemed like people lost interest in the franchise, when really they were waiting for another good game to come along.

I thought the same thing, though I might have meant it as an insult. :/

HEY MISTER

My old college buddy and roommate Steve had a KILLER Roger Klotz impression.

Nope, we're not getting that. We're getting a gritty reboot of the Carmen Sandiego franchise where Jason Statham and Liam Neeson waterboard V.I.L.E. agents for fourth grade geography facts.

"Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego" had that belabored, cheesy sci-fi premise. Yes, kids, answer these questions right so we have enough "fact fuel" to chase Carmen Sandiego through the timestream. Oh no! the ship is being attacked! We must defend ourselves with our knowledge of Civil War Battlefields!

Man, that choir is KILLING it.

Goldeneye tournaments were the best.

I think I'm taking the same approach Austin was talking about re: choices during my playthrough of Life Is Strange. I really like how Life Is Strange's time-travel mechanic allows you to see the immediate, but not the ultimate, consequences of your actions. I've experienced the same sort of feeling of trying to pick…

I remember being so overcome with excitement when Final Fantasy IV (2 at the time) revealed that Golbez was Cecil's brother that I ran to tell my mom about it. I told her the story of love, betrayal and vengeance that lead up to the reveal. Her response?

Fuck it, Myst should be a game show. Make it in the style of old game shows where you paired off a contestant with a celebrity like Pyramid or Password.

I'm going to agree with the ten thousand other people mentioning Still Alive from Portal.

Yup. It was like a weird, kiddy variety show.