"Kotaku, Escapist, Destructoid, IGN or Gamespot will never be harsh, critical or even have any real quality standards for games like Call of Duty, Bioware, Battlefield, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed or Dragons Age for, like, the first year or so if the game's release. For example no one professional really talked…

I understand TotalBiscuit's point, but god does he like to listen to himself talk. He didn't say anything bad, but the fact that it took him 25 minutes to get across "BioWare is releasing an important mission as Day 1 DLC, so therefore I am boycotting the game and suggest you do the same as a consumer" is insane. When…

First of all, the original article is 3 years old, it wasn't just posted or anything, although it was a fair amount of time after the game came out. But this article isn't saying that its a "bad game", its saying nothing of the sort. It is saying that the UI sucks, and explains why. I love ME1 to death, that doesn't…

I actually don't like the fact that weapons affect power cooldowns. I like switching up weapons all the time for variety, and them getting rid of gun leveling helped me do that in ME2. Now, if I take weapons for variety that aren't actually good, its putting me at a disadvantage. =/

I agree with your post, in my mind there have always been 2 types of RPGs (although they are in no way mutually exclusive). One type draws from the combat style, basing stuff around stats, gear, inventory, etc. The other type draws from the actual role playing, letting you make story choices, personalize your…

Yeah, I think we're both pretty much the same in our feelings. We should oppose being ripped off, and reward people who do it right. Hating all DLC or buying all of it to "complete" the game and defending bad publishers are both extremes that aren't needed. Also, I'm sorry that my post looks like a wall of text,…

Well, back when I was in a competitive raiding guild in WoW I made huge spreadsheets to manage stuff, so I'm not opposed to having stats in a game in any way. But I think while there should be very clear representation of stats in a game, stats should also be clarified enough to be easy to understand. Did you know…

He's saying that there is no basis for that. One uses a static number, the other uses a percentage. I don't think that it ruins the game or anything, or makes figuring out stats impossible, but it is bad design.

There may be less information, but its also a helluva lot easier to go through. I still hate it on PC though, especially since you can't assign 2 weapons to 1 hotkey, so my dual wielding character has to go to the favorites EVERY TIME I want to equip my weapons.

That's not really a fair comparison. I play PnP RPGs on a weekly basis (and I've played ADnD), so I've come to realize that while all of that information that needs to be filled out is overwhelming when you start, its necessary in a PnP. In a video game, it takes care of the stats for you, but it still needs to tell…

I love BioWare and Bethesda, but god damn, both of them suck horribly at making UIs. Skyrim's is annoying enough, but then I remember Oblivion's... *shudders* Oblivion's PC menu makes Skyrim's look brilliant.

I read the title as "Now These Are Some Seriously Cool Video Game Posers" and was confused. Posters makes a lot more sense. I like posters.

"In short: The Internet sucks."

Apparently you haven't met the Counter-Strike community, Owen. CS:S is 8 years old now and still gets regular free updates, but every time there's usually a "we hate valve and are quitting the game due to this update" thread. In 2010, SIX YEARS AFTER LAUNCH, they gave the game a nice visual upgrade by updating the…

Yeah, I got all of the DLC for ME2 and I enjoyed almost all of it, and I don't feel ME3 is too bad. I didn't pick up DAO until I got the Ultimate Edition (I wasn't refusing to buy it or anything, just didn't get around to it until they had that out), and I enjoyed most of that game's DLC as well. But yeah, while I…

Cool, thanks =D

I gotta admit, you made me smile when I read that. xD

"And the problem with all that is we try and pick and choose which DLC is ok, but if we don't like the system we have to be willing to rail against the system collectively, not selectively."

To be fair, I'm pretty sure that he uses that gigantic drink during his videos as a joke, because he realizes his weight issues...

I don't think there's any real tie to fantasy violence and real life violence, unless you have mental health issues that blur the area between reality and fiction. I know, for me at least, I always have loved ultra gorey movies and video games, me and my buddies have watched pretty much every terrible shock film we…