Weird, I thought D2 overall was pretty open. The pattern seemed to roughly be a short, straightforward jaunt through the city to reach a big open building.. although even in that pattern they diverged into some city areas with many paths. I found a lot of new paths to take in my second run that I never took in my…

I’d say the *average* level in D1 is better than the *average* level in D2, but the highs in D2 are higher. The Clockwork Mansion and Mining Baron’s Mansion in particular are just incredible pieces of work that I could play repeatedly.

I think Dishonored 2 comes with Dishonored 1 (at least my version on PS4 did). The story does carry over, so it helps, but it’s not strictly necessary.

I usually brute force my way through the first time and learn the level, then do a pacifist ghost run after that. The first run is the scouting mission, and the second is pulling off the actual heist.

I’m excited to play this.. there were a couple of levels in Dishonored 2 which I would tout as among some of the best designed levels of all time, and it’s a shame the game came out amidst an incredibly impressive array of other “incredible” games that seems to have forced its “very, very good” into obscurity.

I’m also…

I don’t know if RE7 is the game to play when life is stressful! Although it’s a great game.

Is the position you’re filling in for higher-up than the previous one? If so, no worries, it’s probably a ‘trial’ before giving you new responsibilities.

Fellow KoL fan checking in. I’m about where you are in West of Loathing, and while it brings back memories, it also reminds me of how basic the gameplay is/was!

Nearing the end of Mario vs. Rabbids, and delaying it a little because I enjoyed it so dang much. The gameplay is so sublime — the battles are just the right length, and the tactics are just the right level of complexity — that the game is quite addictive. I still have have of the final level of the campaign to do,…

Nier purchased on sale! You’re the best!

I mentioned it in further detail last week (although I’m sure the notification was swallowed up in the flood of import notifications), but MvR worked the same magic for me. The light mood, the ability to get into a zen focus on tactics.. perfect game for those times.

Glad to hear you got through it, looking forward to…

I’m really enjoying being able to play games like Mario vs. Rabbids or Breath of the Wild on the TV for the most part, and then occasionally while out and about waiting on something the rest of the time. It fits into my daily schedule better than the 3DS ever did. I couldn’t get too far into Fire Emblem or Phoenix…

Also of note for cord cutters.. Amazon Video has the old episodes.

Also also of note, the show is delightful and I find it pairs well with a nice sour beer while preparing a stew in the crockpot.

C’mon now.. you know the reason..

Screw it, it’s probably pointless but I have to contribute to this.

Ya know, it’s done the same for me. I don’t know if it’s the colors, the bounciness, or having to get in a state of flow to focus on the solutions, but it’s been the game I’ve gravitated towards when life gets a little grey.

That said, hope things improve for you, man. Your writing is incredible, and I hope that the…

Rayman/The Rabbids have little to do with what makes Mario + Rabbids awesome (in fact, the ‘Rabbids’ sense of humor falls flat for me). Its DNA is more XCOM than Rayman. It’s just a mechanically tight turn-based strategy game that surprisingly avoids the eventual tedium frequently associated with such games. Matches…

So there *are* tutorials? I’m thinking about picking the game up next year (when the price drops to approximately $0.50) just to learn a little more about reading football plays. I tried this tactic awhile back, but my experience was more like your previous article, where I was dropped in completely blind and just…

That article was utterly fascinating.. thanks for sharing. I definitely feel the difference between Japanese and Western games strongly, along the lines outlined there, which is vindicating. Although it’s too reductive to cover everything, it definitely feels like Japanese games feel like GAMES, and Western games…

That description of the thrill of grinding towards a illusory reward, until you just get tired of grinding, is a description of my every experience with free-to-play games. And I still enjoy them fine, for roughly three months, but the inevitable lack of goal is always somewhere in my mind.

In the VR Corner this week,…

I’m happy with this just for existing. “Hardcore, XCOM-Style Real Time Tactics” meets “Family Friendly Nintendo Cartoon” meets “Basically Minions” seems like a combination designed to make executives writing sales projections reach for the ejector seat button in the pitch room. With big budget games getting safer…