What if I rent it and skip all the cutscenes?

Collectibles and combat — that's where my enjoyment of Lightning Returns lies. A third 'C' word might be "closure", for as clumsily as the game handles its characters, by the time the credits roll any lingering conflict is put to rest. The ending, while falling back on familiar Japanese role-playing game themes,…

This. It's like they can't see past the end of their nose: One of the main features of the leading consoles this generation is the ability to stream, and people are finding this attractive! Meanwhile, Nintendo runs in the direction opposite of consumer interest, blocking sstreams containing Nintendo-owned content.

Best Patricia Hernandez article I've read. Tell me, are you actually hispanic, or is it just the name? I mean, were you born/raised outside the US?

Did any of the people involved in Bravely Default ever work in a Final Fantasy game?

Very little. The Banner Saga is not being sued out of existence. The game will continue to be available under that name, though I think anyone is rightly suspicious of King's claim to be a benevolent dictator over the use of "saga" in a video game title, as long as that authority goes unchallenged. Despite its…

While Nintendo isn't in trouble the way Sega was when it spiked the Dreamcast over a decade ago - it's got enough cash reserves to literally do nothing for a very long time and still pay the bills - there's still a sense of urgency about the company's position in the market and its ability to adjust to a gaming…

There's plenty of games that are designed so an adult can play them while a child watches, like Botanicula, which is entirely told with images and the puzzles are somewhat challenging to solve while even a three year old can understand what is happening on screen.

Hah! So that's why I had such a craving to play Ni No Kuni after three hours into the bravely default demo! I actually picked it back up after a year and played for hours on end.

I hope we get to see more of Kotaku Ken in the future. Why aren't these videos featured with bigger icons on the front page? They're very easy to miss, and are usually the best thing on Kotaku all day.

Hey, Stephen, what did you think about Papo y Yo? Because I understand that Chris Carter loved it, but i myself thought it was pretty insipid. The puzzles were way too easy, and everything felt really low budget. Which is a damn shame, considering the size of the game's heart, and the potential feels.

Yeah, I see. I'm gonna have to agree with you

Leo's videos are always funny, though.

Hey, Tina! What hapened to Ask Kotaku? I loved those videos so much!

This is looking good.

This is so stupid I can't commence to... actually, I can.

Super Mario 3D World is a terrific video game. It's just not a very good Wii U game.

Too late, Fahey. A for effort, though.

I hope they'll be offering Marilyn Monroe as DLC.

I can't believe Ghosts will only have 2 player splitscreen. The only thing that kept me interested in the franchise was its four player splitscreen.