But there are already plenty of games that fulfill that need of being immediately satisfying and rewarding - that’s the cornerstone of the entire video game industry. I don’t think it’s unacceptable by any means for one game among many to go out of its way to provide a distinct and new experience, even with the…

“And then I decided her parents should just be her mom and dad.”

Give Sufjan his fucking Oscar.

Only one I’m really pulling for is Deakins for best cinematography.

I think Suda sometimes gets at an interesting question that’s sporadically hit on by other titles and devs as well- why should a game have to be “fun to play”? Movies, novels, music, etc- all have widely acknowledged masterpieces that are not “fun” or “enjoyable” to engage with, and I think a crucial step in the…

I have never quite understood the Suda51 love-in. I like weirdness, sure, but it seems he might be better suited to a passive medium such as film or animation than video games.

I saw it in Japan twice and that wasn’t happening in my theatres. Just a normal movie experience.

I also live in Japan and saw this movie three times, twice with a packed house. I didn’t hear (or hear of) anything like what you’re describing. Maybe you live in a really weird neighborhood?

I literally realized what that song is about reading your comment. Thanks?

Fun, random fact you may or may not find amusing though I do: a few years ago, a guy I knew was the music showcase booker for this local ‘strip’ club in Silver Lake named Cheetahs. It was a bikini bar but did lap dances and all that. Anyway, they would have live, local acts twice a week and most of them were…

The effects of the First Order ships being cut in two by Holdo ship was great but saying its “heartbreakingly beautiful” is over doing it.

Yeah. I think it’s going to take me a long time to come to terms with this movie and what it means, both for me and for Star Wars. I grew up with Star Wars, I was a huge fan, but as I’ve gotten older (I turn 40 in a few days) it’s begun to be less important to me. I can feel it slipping away, becoming something that…

Rose’s line “We’ll win by saving the things we love, not attacking the things we hate” is a great line and a beautiful theme. The physical act of her saving Finn, though, was dumb—crashing an aircraft into another aircraft like that is about 99% likely to kill everyone involved, so having them survive relatively…

I felt like Finn was kind of robbed in that he was the only significant character without a clear trajectory.  On one hand, I think him sacrificing himself for that would’ve been a great way of giving him something more substantial - but on the other, it would’ve meant losing the character.  And I really want him to…

I actually didn’t like that. It would have been a bold move to kill off Finn. She robbed him of his moment to sacrifice himself and become a true hero, and the way the film was going it felt like a natural progression of his story. Also, those vehicles they were piloting were so rickety, she just as easily could have…

I’ll offer my defense of the Holdo logic hole here: She isn’t a good teacher, much as Poe isn’t a good student. 

That’s funny given that for decades now some of the most ridiculously transgressive films have come out of Japan. Obviously for big names, Mikke comes to mind. Do these films not get theater runs? It’s just the term milquetoast and Japanese cinema doesn’t gel with my experience. I’m guessing that’s because the…

Sounds like they’re a nation of old farts.