It’s worse than that. Only 15 of those games aren’t fighters. And of those 6 of them are Metal Slug.

Back when we didn’t waste insane amounts of time and money to make sure old_guy_01 has more realistic face wrinkles than old_guy_2 in some other game.

False, it’s unwritten doctrine that you must always buy at least 2 controllers, often in fun/unique colors, arbitrarily select one of those as “the only controller you shall use” and let the other(s) sit fully charged next to your console for the rest of eternity or at least until your battery dies or you have a guest…

“It was a weird thing for the company to get rid of since the glitch didn’t seem to create any underlying issues”

Not that.

This, it’s like we’re being lead to believe this is a sudden worldwide phenomena, when in reality a couple people noticed this recently and other people are then checking on their unused PSPs where the battery likely expanded months or years ago. 

I don’t get how PSO is seen as any less Anime to you than PSO2

I dunno, for me that's a pretty good selling point. With Play Anywhere titles I can swap between my PC and my Xbox. But with the Xbox One I'm taking a significant hit to my quality. That shouldn't be the case on the Series X. It's convenient for houses where the main TV is shared. It's obviously a YMMV scenario. 

I remember the days of wanting a 100+ hours of gameplay from a title. Then I got deeper into my career and only wanted that if it was an exceptional game too. Now there’s more of those games available but I’ve got young kids so fuuuuuuck that. Ten hours is great. I can get through the game and move onto other things…

Fair enough. I’ll offer you a different take on valuation—not to disagree with yours, but because learning about how other people see things can be worthwhile (I definitely appreciated your approach!).

Fable is one of those series that every single criticism I’ve ever heard is completely accurate and I love it. Something about the tone and aesthetic bull rushes past every single game play lie and shortcoming.

Just to note, it’s also coming to all other consoles, including the Switch.

Length works for some games. Others, not so much. Sometimes I want a succinct, crafted experience that’s not excessively drawn out or, worse yet, padded with mindless junk

Different strokes. Everything you’ve mentioned(Sims, Beth RPGs, Stardew, etc) isn’t my kind of game. I’m close to 40 and got shit to do, so I like to one and done when I can. Though usually if it’s something I really enjoyed I’ll go back to it every few years. And when I do revisit a title I either marathon the whole…

After playing sporadically over the weekend, your assessment is accurate.  Its definitely better than the last two, but its not a game you sit down and power through

Good question, and it’s one I can really only answer from my perspective... I’ve found it gripping from day to day, for sure. Multiple times I’ve had that itch to wrap up work so I can start playing. But I’ve found it annoying to play for lengthy sessions. Usually after an hour or two, it’s, like, all right, I get it,…

I’m guessing that’s just one review. We all know just how badly Alien: Isolation was reviewed. Or God Hand for that matter (I took personal umbrage to this one since I loved it). I’d still be willing to pick this up if it doesn’t reek of Far-Cry-ness.

I’m still excited for the game. Maybe moreso, as I am happy to learn that there isn’t a specific morality system tied to choosing between direct and stealthy approaches.

Grief hits you in the weirdest ways. I lost my father to COVID in early April. (He was already in ill health, and was recovering from an operation in the hospital when he caught it, and passed away a week later.) When I was growing up, the SNES was the first system we got, and I have very fond memories of playing DKC…

I like my retro games with straight up pixel doubling. No blurring, no effects. If Minecraft can get away with it, why not SNES games?  This is also why I use PC-based emulation - to have the choice.