I’m a little torn on the cochlear implant takes.

Yeah, it just took some getting used to. I just use WASD, too. When I first played, everything felt clunky, but it’s all good now.

The thing around this whole acquisition though that still strikes me is that Microsoft have spent the last, what, four years now just buying up everything under the sun and what exactly do they have to show for it?

Everyone’s talking about the feat itself, which is incredible, but also From Soft’s sound direction is what made it possible to begin with.  Having sound design so precise and excellent that a person could play the game blindfolded is a pretty amazing compliment to the game’s sound design team.

“If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only by their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.”

People do realize that this group couldn’t give less of a fuck about ethics or integrity and is just another lame gotcha attempt because Coke spoke out against right wing policy? Coke’s employees weren’t a part of Kotick’s toxic culture. If this group actually cared they would calling on the board of ActiBlizz to do…

This. If you want to throw away money by being a whale hooked on a scam go ahead, it’s your funeral. But don’t turn around and tell me how epically great the game is.

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It was never banned, just indexed. You could not advertise it anywhere or sell it to minors. Common misconception.

“He added that difficulty options “don’t take away” from a game by making them accessible to every type of player”

Seems appropriate for a product whose entire premise is based on stealing other people’s money. : P

What’s sad is that there’s a good story in there that hinges on Samus having a panic attack because this is the umpteenth time she’s fought Ridley. This is someone who watched her parents die, then her adoptive race die, and has now watched the one Metroid she realized she could save die, and while everyone she loves…

Because you are lucky enough not to have rhinitis or chronic nasal congestion. The one-nostril thing is fucking torture.

To me, complaining about the mood in a Metroid game feels disliking a steakhouse because they cook the broccoli wrong

There’s a very real difference in how the two companies approach acquisitions, though.

At an intermediate stage it looks like the old 1997 Westwood Blade Runner RPG. I kind of like it.

Technically no; Twitch does have an exception built in that in-game nudity is allowed in cases where it was implemented by the developer, is not the focus of the game, and serves a narrative or otherwise incidental role. I think we can all generally agree that it’s not serving a narrative role here, but since it’s not…

FPS counters are good for a lot of things, most of which aren’t “ooh, look at my frames!”.

I have to disagree with you here. You’re correct that some are more niche than others (i.e. Dirt Rally, Asseto Corsa), but Gran Turismo Sport, Forza 7, and F1 series are massively popular through the advent of netcode improvements and 1:1 lag-less online racing. Take in the fact that the FIA has sanctioned F1 eSports…

“First and foremost, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page. Mocking people for believing in FET is cruel and unhelpful. Mocking FET itself is necessary and enjoyable.”