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“I don’t have the time to ‘git gud’”. Okay, I have a full time job, too. I have a life outside video games. And I know that it’s the kiddies driving the ‘git gud’ stuff, since they are the ones with the lightning reflexes and spare time to devote to gaming. But that’s not the game’s fault. Nor is it the game’s fault

One of the things the game nails is the combat. They somehow made the game feel both real-time and turn-based simultaneously. Also, unlike the recent FF games, you can still control all of your party—in fact, the game actively encourages you to switch between party members often during each encounter. It’s really

Cid was really the only thing that kept me playing FFXVI. The combat got boring and repetitive real fast, but Cid was so good, I put up with it for him. Once he left the game, I only lasted a few more hours before quitting.

Yeah. If it’s any consolation, the game makes it pretty clear early on that he isn’t long for the world.

That’s an easy one for me: Mega Man II. It’s my all time favorite. Some people prefer III, and I get it, but II just hits the spot for me.

If someone wants to shell out cash for character skins, so be it. But all I think when I see them is “there’s someone who pays cash for character skins”.

I love the chile pepper plates.

It certainly felt like the easiest 2D Mario to me. Even the hardest stages* took me no more than 5-6 tries before getting through it. In fact, the first three worlds were so stupidly easy I was getting disappointed in the game. Once I stopped looking for a challenge- and just enjoyed the ride, I started liking the

My personal favorite cover is TV on the Radio’s version of Mr. Grieves (The Pixies). They turn it into an a capella doo-wop spiritual. It’s so good.

I once heard a version of Heartbeats performed by an a capella boys choir. It was gorgeous.

and Down in the Park was on the same album as another amazing cover: William S Burroughs replacing Michael Stipe for a spoken-word version of Star Me Kitten.

Can I vote for Closing Time? It’s my favorite Cohen song, but the synths are so cheesy sounding. I could only imagine what Tom Waits could do with it.

Announced on October 11, EA Sports’s FC Tactical is a free-to-play soccer game for mobile devices launching in 2024.

I still don’t see the need for an XBox if the player already has a gaming PC or Steam Deck. The Game Pass selection is already a little better on PC, and the XBox has no exclusivity window. (For example, I didn’t need to wait to play Hi—Fi Rush on my Steam Deck.)

I’m in the “that was bad” camp, but I hadn’t watched Rebels or Clone Wars, so that may explain my stance a bit.

I’m not surprised the Series S accounted for 75% of XBox Series models sold. During the pandemic, it was the most readily available next-gen console. Series Xs and PS5s were really hard to come by for a long time, but a Series S with a friendly $300 price point made it look mighty attractive in an otherwise scarce

I ditched Game Pass and PS+ pretty quickly. I don’t have a lot of time to play games, so I have to be very picky in what I do choose. Since I only play a small handful of games a year (and very rarely are they AAA), it just wasn’t a good deal for me.

I haven’t been this outraged since I couldn’t carry the Metal Blade over into Mega Man III.

It was worth it in the 90s when that was the only way to get updated rosters, but I feel like these days that can be easily patched in. I feel like it would be better (but admittedly less profitable) to release them once every 4-5 years, but with annual roster updates and maybe other DLC. (Just look at how Nintendo’s