Why would you enjoy people being disappointed in something they were excited about?

Ohmigosh, I totally forgot about Guts! Kill la Kill surprised me in so many ways, and Guts was one of the best.

My son was two levels behind me on one console while I played “Effects and Cause” on another. He kept asking why I was laughing. I couldn’t tell him.

Sure, I’m watching the video, thinking, “Seems pretty typical. Nothing to be too bothered abou—WHAT THE HELL? A stripper pole?!?”

“In the distant future, military acronyms have escaped the bounds of our fragile planet, expanding their reach throughout the solar system.”

Dayum! That broken Batman helmet at 2:23! So good.

If he talked softer, it would be whispercasting. So...

I’m about to search the internet to find out if the new skins are actually interesting...or just palette swaps, like all the other skins you can get without paying silly amounts of money in an already full-price game.

I got really excited...until I got to the end of the headline. I was genuinely hoping to see the game show up on a system I own.

The True Romance of Mass Effect. You have your priorities straight.

I ended up regretting my romance choice in Mass Effect. (She ended up being such a downer as a person by the finale of the series; wished I’d been with someone a little more optimistic). So, oddly enough, I’m excited to go back and make a different romantic choice.

Unfortunately, it might be that all we can do is to kill all the Roadhogs, all the time. Because, well...

Never been a CS:GO fan, but it’s hard to miss the excitement in moments like those. Beautiful play!

Best Ghost in the Shell: OG manga, OG movie, Stand Alone Complex Gig 1, Gig 2, or one of the newer reboots?

I will.

Just Googled Madoa Magica--and screen shots don’t make me think it would be my thing. How many episodes should I give it, to get a sense of what the series will be like as a whole? Is the first a good representation?

How did Snacktaku become a thing? Was this an assignment, or did Mike Fahey throw that grenade, and then throw himself on that grenade, voluntarily?

Hypothetical: Suddenly, you’re Kirk Hamilton and STILL haven’t finished Suikoden 2. Jason has just looked at you scornfully, and you are overcome with guilt.

Just clicked on it. Super excited. Thanks!

Writing in video games seems to have received different amounts of attention over time, from Just Some Developer putting in “It’s dangerous to go alone!” up to Suikoden 2 or Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. From what you’ve seen, how are writers valued currently as parts of development teams? (Any examples will be interesting to…