Speedrunning is something I admire but do not have the time nor passion for. Like most skill based sides of gaming (fighting games, mobas, RTSes), you pretty much have to make it the only game you play in order to see measurable progress.

I love Street Fighter. I love Starcraft. I admire a lot of speedrunners. But I…

I would say I’m jealous, but I noped outta that game the first time the lady jump scared me.

It’s a beautiful game, but like most Japanese AAA efforts, it is mired in bureaucracy and stubborn publishers who are gonna go right ahead and keep acting like it’s still the 1980s.

 

*imagines a universe where people wouldn’t judge me for writing Overwatch shipping fan fic*

*sighs*

*goes back to Reddit*

Yeah, believe it or not, some people don’t have 50+ hours to dedicate to a game. 

Like Jim Sterling said, not enough journalists mention how egregious a game’s microtransactions are even if they’re doing an in-depth review or a review in progress. (Also, the microtransaction system isn’t always running when journalists have copies of the games--probably so the journalists won’t see how much it…

If you want a FE fix, play Final Fantasy Tactics. 

Out of those listed, I would pick Beyond Good and Evil 2. I really hope it comes out, but there’s been nothing but a trailer or two and that one E3 demo since. If Ubi was going to cut something, they would probably pick that series over any of their other AAA stuff.