It might not be that you've become more of a baby, but rather that you've matured more. I at least know for myself that when I played FFVII, it was well after it was out, and I was a bit cynical about a lot of it. Its more emotional scenes really did nothing for me (especially Aerith's iconic death scene, which I'd…

Pretty much. And for good reason. Letting Rufus live was one of the dumbest things.

Wonderful 101. Been thinking of replaying it, and its amusing charm, optimistic attitude, and devotion to true heroism are things that I need right now.

While it's not "you" dying, and thus no Game Over, the Fire Emblem games definitely have this. Beating a mission in Fates but losing someone in the process can be agonizing. If I save over the main file, that means that they're gone forever. I left them for dead. But I could theoretically reload, try to have them…

While I don't play Overwatch, this definitely sounds like a good addition. I also think you're right about people just needing to adapt; defensive heroes clearly already had counters built into the game, players just need to learn what those are and how to use them. As a Splatoon player, it also sounds like a Capture…

Make sure you constantly yell when he goes off the path, tell him to hurry up if he lags behind, and then beg him to slow down when he moves far ahead.

So, last weekend I finally managed to hit S-rank in Splatoon! With that checked off my Wii U bucket list, I'm slowing my time on playing it; I might pop in for a couple matches to keep myself in practice, and my wife actually started getting really into it now (she'd been intent on playing Rollers and had never had…

Interesting. I've been sitting on Valkyria Chronicles for a while. There are so many works that have non-subtle parallels with the real world, and addressing the actual horrors of our history feels like the biggest stumbling block that they can trip over. The team behind Valkyria Chronicles seemed to truly love it,…

Even though I don't play the games, I feel like this is helping show the importance of switching styles and the core elements of game series. When a series has its universally acclaimed "best entry", companies often attempt to replicate that success by doing…well, basically the same thing. But usually if the original…

You're probably not alone; if I recall correctly, the creators designed it just to be an enjoyable cat-watching game, not necessarily to make money. They wanted to avoid the microtransaction hell that lots of mobile games are, and its original release was easy to complete without spending anything.

The real question is: do the PS4 controllers have the same gyro capabilities as the Wii U gamepad? Because, after being so addicted to Splatoon, I feel like I'll be upset at playing any shooter without those gyro controls.

When you see your comment appear in KG, and you used the word "spectacular" twice in the last sentence…bleh…I'll take the appearance, though, and blame it on writing the comment around 3 in the morning.

Praying your AFC prediction is wrong; I want my Steelers to make it to the Superbowl again! Last game was just…it was ridiculous. But a good kind of ridiculous.

Captain Toad is one that I need to go back to and finish all the post-story. On the list of Wii U bucket list things.

It's definitely good then that the crash didn't leave anyone hurt; I imagine it would have been hard to have a fun time driving in game if that was still fresh in your mind!

"You all sound like pages from a self-help book. Embarasing. Sad."

I keep meaning to look into that. How is Street Fighter II (and, indeed, the Street Fighter series as a whole) seen in the FGC? Smash Bros. has the very odd case of Melee, where one of the older games is still regarded, over a decade and a half after release, as the best version of the game (and even this hardcore…

Oh, also Genesis 4, a major Smash event, is happening this weekend, so I'll be eager to tune in. Not only will the Smash games be featured (with an obvious emphasis on Melee and 4), but ARMS will be making an appearance! Frankly, Nintendo sponsoring the event and also pushing ARMS makes me excited for what they might…

The quest for S-rank in Splatoon continues. As I have been for the past bit, I keep alternating between A and A+, with occasional spikes in A+ that almost get me out. I plan to record most of my matches and not only look at the highlights, but also watch where I mess up. As often as I can blame the match going sour on…

Yeah, the cartridge is a neat touch. It also means a lot more portability for the physical versions of the games (carrying a $60 CD with me sounds…risky). Also, load times should be nice. The Wii U suffered from unbearable load time occasionally.