Kudos to Dodd for getting his anxiety under control. I have people very close to me who suffer from crippling anxiety, so I understand how debilitating mental health issues can be.

Hate to say it but a lot of the hatred towards Lightning smells of sexism to me. Yes, the character development and writing is very weak in places for FFXIII, but she's really no different from any male taciturn archetype of that making. People seem to take issue with her because she's neither a…

I am in a perpetual state of paranoia about my loved ones falling ill. I don't think I could genuinely handle having to confront that issue in a game setting, but it's amazing that the developer wants to engage his players on such a deeply intimate level.

Welp, guess I'm gettin' a PS4.

I have no hate for posts like this... I'm just not sure I understand the motivations behind them. In some parts this one tends to read like a fairly standard reflection on one's life in the games industry, but in others the tone leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. If this is meant to be railing against the evils of…

Isn't it a little worrying, however, that it's almost always the apocalypse framework that allows for people to see beyond social identifier lines? It seems like it's only ever when humanity's being threatened with complete and total extinction that minority populations are allowed to shine. And it's almost always…

I can't tell if that's a sincere argument or you're trolling.

Note: The cosplay culture scene in Europe is dramatically different from the culture in America — far less about appealing to the male gaze/Hollywood interests and a hell of a lot more queer/LGBT-friendly and Japan-oriented. There's a reason why one of the most famously visible Youtube cosplay groups (and I mean…