Definitely play the first one, its more focused than the entries that come after it, and is, I think, a very telling indicator of whether you will like the series or not. And yes, it does set up a lot of plot points that are used in the second game, and also introduces the character relationships that are at the core…

Kingdom Hearts' combat definitely holds up, and there are no huge control issues. I also think Disney nostalgia is enough to hold through the plot, which definitely caters to the younger crowd (and in later games, is complete nonsense). I would definitely give it a shot, just expect a lot of whimsy.

Definitely Final Fantasy XII. Coming off of Final Fantasy X, which still had the turn-based system, Final Fantasy XII was alien. The story didn't really help, as it managed to be political and much less personal than the other games, especially in the beginning. I stopped playing maybe a fourth of the way through the…

Isn't there a Mega Man collection coming out Tuesday? Get after it!

Never trust a fucking Zombie.

I can definitely imagine this being more common in the 8 and 16 bit era and with platformers/shmups, especially seeing NakedSnake's answer of Mega Man. Not necessarily because they were easier, but they were simpler and did require retrying countless times to run through. Which kind of roundabouts the conversation…

This makes me want a Las Venturas DLC for Grand Theft Auto 5 (or a Las Venturas setting for GTA 6), with table gaming and slots and all sorts of fun shit. Casino Heists. This shit develops itself. I mean Las Vegas is the closest thing we have to a real life GTA city, and art imitates life imitates art or some bullshit…

Difficult platformers (especially sparse ones like Meat Boy or 1001 Spikes) are very good at driving failure into your face, which makes it feel very rewarding when you succeed on a level. The best ones, Super Meat Boy, for example, let you gauge how much your skill has improved with every level, and you begin to…

Ummmm, did I just write internet commenter fanfiction?

After watching his young child grow up, Nudeador Viking the Third decided, when the child was a rapscallion at the age of six, to sell his famous Shirtwaiste company in the year 1907. He decided to invest in the newly found aeroplane market, headed by Orville and Wilbur Wright. Some people wonder at this decision,…

I trim my curlies, but the hair on my head is almost two feet long, and so far, so good. And my old man (at 50) still has long hair, so I might be good to go, although I won't keep it this long forever.

That is both the sweetest and simultaneously most fucked up thing I've ever heard. No wonder you attract all these twinks.

Eat Fresh!

A Monocle, and only drink from snifters of Brandy.

I ♥ Coscto's Liquor Department!

It's not a huge plot point, but something being optional doesn't excuse it from being complete shit.

Well, gambling laws are incredibly restrictive, and there is no real way to ensure everybody playing is legally of age (or if gambling is even legal where they are). For example Indian Casinos are completely legal in Arizona, but commercial gambling is outlawed, and in Hawaii and Utah gambling is straight illegal.

C..C..Cue…cue funky bass?

I might be more optimistic for romance from an Obsidian Fallout game because they handled follower relationships and the followers incredibly well (relatively speaking), including them leaving you for ideological reasons. This could translate well to a sort of romance system, if handled subtly and tactfully. Fallout 4…

Great, for me anyway, he ended up dead, I didn't have to do any hard work, and I got my lovely lady avatar to have sex with Matthew Perry's insidious asshole avatar.