Maybe in the history of all games, but Bioshock came out at a point when games didn't have a lot of that going on—especially not in big budget Triple-A shooters. And I've played loads of games with storytelling similar to that of Gone Home, but none with that level of production value that put that much faith in…

Well, spoilers if you want them… there are several clear indicators that the dad was molested by the once-beloved uncle who, in his guilt, bequeathed him his mansion in his will. An article mentions the uncle had his successful soda shop which was a popular hangout for young kids. Another article said the uncle…

I sincerely think this is the perfect opportunity for some (self?) promotion for a good cause and hope others do the same!

I enjoy the Hellboy movies, they are fun and weird and gorgeous, but they are very different from the Hellboy comics in both story and characterization. It would be nice to see an adaptation that may be closer to the comics we love.

Yeah, I guess that's a good point to be critical of—if it should be viewed as a critique of modding or transformative fanwork, in which case I would very much disagree with such a negative conclusion when vanilla versions of games are almost always already available. But for me the more resonant message for the…

You seem really danged angry that people like a game more than you do. People saying positive things about Gone Home doesn't take anything away from people's ability to enjoy Dear Esther or Myst. And incidentally it shouldn't shock you that Gone Home is more widely recommended than a fragmented narrative game you have…

I don't think it was specifically about being an obsessive fan so much as being a fan in general. And I'm not a game critic so a game with a message about game critics wouldn't really have anything important to teach me. And I think The Beginner's Guide was also powerful for what it said about being an artist, as well…

Just to get an idea of how you experienced the game, can you say in spoiler tags what you think the story was in Gone Home (what was going on with the mom, the dad, and Sam, what they were each dealing with)? I hear this complaint sometimes but I always wonder if people just overlooked things.

I'm very intrigued. It sounds different but it could be cool, and it sounds like you can replay those holograms as many times as you'd like. I'll definitely have to play it before I judge.

I think you overlooked -a lot- then. I'd say the voiceovers made up maybe 10% of the storytelling. Each family member had their own personal drama that they were going through, and the dad's was the darkest. Did you not notice the hidden panel in the drawer? The destroyed painting? The items in the safe? The dated…

One of the sad takeaways from the game was the impression that each person living in the house was keeping so much of themselves from everybody else—mom with her considering an affair, dad with his abuse by his uncle, and Sam with her realizing she's in love with a girl. Their secrets seemed to be building resentment…

There were lesbians in games before Gone Home. Maybe read the above article for insight on the actual reasons why people care about that game.

I'm guessing it was a symptom of the city's mythologizing of "The Curse." If -everybody- -knows- they hadn't won the World Series since 1908, why bother checking?

It's pronounced "Jaa'm."

There is no good way to quote that movie on this site. Every word on the AVClub should be read with a nasal whine, including these.

This is all very bad.

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Trolls had great art direction, fun musical numbers, and was a good example of a movie embracing its own obnoxiousness with what I would call success. I saw it because family and I needed something to do and went in with abysmal expectations and I actually smiled a few times. Even though we all know it was incepted by…

What's wrong with TJ Miller? I don't know much about him but he seems like an okay guy who shows up in lots of awful movies.

No, they are all irresponsible people who make the world worse. But at least (many) reality shows trumpeting assholes don't dress the assholes up as someone they aren't. Treating Trump as a model of shrewd business acumen and sound leadership was such horseshit it was downright malicious.