With everything DICE has on their plate, I’m not totally surprised. The amount of resources and inevitable patches required by Battlefront kinda necessitate a delay. Plus, we get a (hopefully) good title to enjoy in the summer.

This is excellent. Thanks for the share!

Glad to see they finished repairs on it. They were still working on it when I was passing through last summer.

While I can appreciate that you do not like SAO (it was decent to me) that "incest" comment is unfair to the author and to anyone else reading that.

One technique I use with this is to figure out when and where I would use the items (like clothes or collectibles) and then I take pictures of or with them in those scenarios. So with t-shirts and collectible figurines, I have a mock photo shoot or a display set up. That way I'm able to enjoy the memory of owning the…

I was wondering why they decided to just upgrade each individual entry in the series rather than compile them under a single upgrade (with, say, Halo 4's graphics engine) but obviously that's waaaaay too cost inefficient. Though I would think that recreating all of the maps under a single engine would be somewhat…

Welp. Sacrifices must be made.

Steampunk is a brilliant genre/style of art because it's basically the ultimate anachronism. The modern or futuristic concept is beautifully contrasted by the retro design.

Hey Richard, I blew through this entire series in the past 4 days or so, and I've been wondering: Is there a subtle layer of literary appreciation we Western audiences just cannot get because we're not familiar with the "monogatari" style of storytelling or prose?

1) At the beginning of Season 2, I think they mention that because of the Valvrave's configuration, Unit 1 and its pilot, as the leaders, are responsible for the harvesting of runes for all the Valvraves on the team. As a result, Haruto's hunger was a compulsion tied to the needs of all the units. That's what I…

Orrrr

Totally agree. Nara, Himeji, and Aioi were the closest thing I got to little town unfortunately. If only I had the 6 weeks I wanted...ah well. I'll be back soon enough haha.

Just got back last week from a trip around Tokyo and Osaka, as well as Busan, Pohang, and Seoul in South Korea. You'll have a treasure trove of memories by the time you return (if you do at all!) I can guarantee ya.

Eh. I hate to throw my two cents in on this one since I've heard so many different views on whether Korra was "great" or not. I enjoyed it, but I wanted more. Haven't had a chance to see Book 2 yet - the first book is on Amazon Prime Instant Video, if I remember correctly - so I'm unsure how that turned out.

That criticism - the "flip flopper" - is one of the most empty call-outs anyone can make. Since when was it disingenuous to reevaluate your opinion and consider a different point of view valid? Adam wasn't perfect - don't agree with his politics, for one - but his ability to assess the industry clearly developed as he…

It sounds like you view the purpose of reviews as an analytical affair that values specifications over experience. I find that Adam's reviews respect the complexity and the depth of games, while also providing the most important element of all - the engagement experienced during play. What I don't find, however, is…

Sorry for the horrendously late reply. Those white collar overlording scoundrels who write my paycheck have been terribly distracting to my Kotaku participation these past couple months.

What platform? I'm so curious just based on that scenario you described haha

I've seen both sides - the "mute all the things" and "that's just not fair" follow-ups. The problem with the "it's not fair" camp is you have not proposed a wide-sweeping solution that fundamentally improves on the simple muting function. Xbox seems to be moving the chains the most with their voting system, but it…

Were it not a day one purchase, would you feel differently or were you that turned off by the game in general? What were the reasons that made you feel that it was a waste of money?