It’s a different mindset for sure. I learned warrior and dragoon on keyboard+mouse, but I learned white mage on controller. For WHM duties, I’ve *never* had an outing where I thought “if I only I’d used a keyboard”. And for WAR/DRG, anytime I play them on controller, I feel like the one legged man in the ass kicking…

> Macross is one of the finest and most influential anime of all time, but for over 20 years the international distribution of the series’ later instalments—basically everything made after 1999's Macross Plus—has been held hostage by a fierce legal struggle between several companies.

> Not a ton of sense, but Advent Children is the release that made me go “Oh, this IS stupid!”

> You will no longer be able to purchase PS3, PS Vita, and PSP digital content, including games and video content.

After starting DPS in FFXIV and moving to tank later to solve a staffing issue with our Coil raid group, I moved to healer in Heavensward and basically never went back. Incredibly rewarding if you want to force yourself to learn the ins and outs of every encounter. Not just the stuff you have to deal with but also the…

It’s like a mask, for your mask!

Natsuko Ishikawa is the name you’re looking for. She’s writing the story for the next expansion as well, I hear.

> (just about to start Shadowbringers!)

> As pointed out by Meatball132, it appears that whoever was working on this prop might have just searched Google for “New Super Mario Bros Wii cactus” and didn’t realize that the cactus that appeared as one of the top results was not from an official game, but from a fan mod released back in 2013.

I won’t be the first to point this out, but with Democrats now in charge of the Senate after the Georgia runoff, tech companies now have to contend with a Congress with a majority of members who are hostile to the kind of rhetoric that’s been staged by the outgoing administration on their platforms.

I get some sweet, sweet nostalgia from SimCity 2000’s soundtrack.

> This is really on Sony and MS for not coming close to reaching demand numbers and not having a system to assist retailers.

That’s fair, I think it just comes down to what your preference is. In terms of the UI junk, I tend to want to take the busy UI in that scenario because at least I know I can get everything all from one spot, *and* it doesn’t require me to specifically use a controller with a shorter battery life vs. say the pro…

I wanted to like the idea of the gamepad so much, for all the reasons you describe. But when I had one in my hand, it just wasn’t working for me. Dividing attention between the TV screen and the gamepad’s screen was too much of an adjustment. I’m probably just getting old.

Persona 5 soundtrack discussion? Here’s Layer Cake for an hour.

I started developing cramps in my hands and wrists while playing Final Fantasy XIV on a keyboard/mouse about five years ago. Tried a PS4 controller, still had issues with my hands. Then tried an Xbox Elite controller because of the ability to keep my hands in more of a neutral position by using the paddles as shoulder…

Is that the fabled Kotaku fish I see?  My, my, my...

> A Sony spokesperson explained that the decision was made to avoid different button settings across countries, as well as easing the burden for developers.

> In my experience, NO ONE is good as estimating SW development. There are tons of tools and lots of experience, but I have yet to see a project that is mostly software be completed within the estimated schedule.

The Lunar games and Final Fight CD were winners in my book. I did spend some time with Shining Force CD too, but the memory cart got nudged the wrong way while I was playing the game. The game crashed and my memory cart was wiped out. Sad times.