No, it’s a subset of fandom, but that’s arguing semantics. How does it carry “more emotional investment” by fantasizing over who has sex with who? I’ve never read one fanfaction - of anything - and I’ve never had a ‘ship’ fantasy and I’ve been borderline obsessed with more than a few universes in my day.

Fine, ship. It’s your choice. But don’t petition the CREATORS of the fiction to make your ‘ship’ (god, I hate that word) canon, and then get pissed off when they don’t.

Wow. Just, wow. I especially liked the part where you can’t wait for everybody 40+ to die. Oh, guess what though? I’d still be here, telling the youngins that a trying to be a professional gamer is not a viable career option. (As I wrote the original post I was still in my 20s, so...)

By getting rid of Jeff Fisher.

I didn’t say that he shouldn’t complete. I was more reading into the article and the writer’s persuasions to say that a chance at a prize winning is not a career. You have a much higher chance to play any professional sport than you are to make a living playing video games (people participating in event / people…

NASCAR and F1 racers as well as golfers come from VERY wealthy parents that allow their children to make a living playing a game. In the case of NASCAR and especially F1, these teams frequently hemorrhage money to keep their kid’s dream afloat. Can you make money playing eSports? Absofuckinglutely. The problem is you…

Both Paul brothers are pieces of shit.

Man, I loved this game. The quirky sprites, the first person dungeon, and (of course) the music. Reading this article, I had both the Storybook Theme and the Labrynth Proper running through my head. Classic.

4 and 6 are ‘fucking incredible’ and the top two in the series. Gameplay and storywise 7 doesn’t hold a candle to the SNES masterpieces. As I’ve stated elsewhere, 7 is in an odd place as an early 3D RPG and no, it doesn’t hold up graphically, but for many it was their first FF, if not their first RPG altogether, and…

No. No spite at all, but compared to the earlier FF games (IV and VI), it’s very subpar gameplay/storywise and compared to the later 3D FF games (IX and X) it doesn’t hold up that well graphically and otherwise. For many, it was their first FF game, if not their first RPG, and it holds a special place in their hearts.…

True, but those animated spells/abilities got pretty damned old. And no airship. Other than that, I agree with you.

The correct answer is 6. Bonus points for omitting 7.

Grandia II is extremely underrated. It still no Skies of Arcadia, but it’s still borderline amazing.

For a long time, mine was Phantasy Star IV. I got the game for a Christmas, and for many, many years after I didn’t feel like the Holidays unless I was a new run. I didn’t hurt that it had one of the best title screen songs of all time. OF ALL TIME!

I actually ‘beat’ Risk of Rain.

It’s just so unfulfilling and doesn’t make a whole lot of sense- neither gameplay nor narrative wise. I won’t spoil anything, but I just felt like it was leading to somewhere or something that never happened.

I love, love, loved Origins.

Yay! Politics!

Wow. Lol. Past the edit window. My shame is now eternal.

Zasalamel or GTFO. I got really, really, really good at SC4.