"I am a fist bump in human form."

I'm just confused as to why MS is pushing the Kinect so much. Do people really like it that well right now? I don't own a 360, so I really don't know if it's a popular feature or not. I assume it isn't? It doesn't seem to be implemented usefully in games, and I don't really care about being able to talk to my TV and…

Infinite is MUCH more like HL2 in that respect. You get to spend time in a living, breathing world, and it's quite immersive. There are moments of broad characterization, and some folks you see too little of (I'm hoping for DLC which fills in some of that), but Elizabeth is a highlight. If you liked Alyx, then you'll…

I liked Infinite even more than Bioshock 1, actually. Storyline is much better, characters (especially Elizabeth) are more engaging. Gameplay is... different? It's more of an action game this time through. No sneaking and hacking this time; it's all about using your surroundings and your vigor powers to take out large…

My favorite TV video game scene in recent memory:

I've got a homemade one...

Seriously thinking about switching to Dreamhost now for my webcomic. 20 bucks is a steal, but is Dreamhost still worth the price hike next year?

Seriously thinking about switching to Dreamhost now for my webcomic. 20 bucks is a steal, but is Dreamhost still…

I get what you're saying, but in this case I don't think the mom's chances would've been that much better if he'd been wielding a kitchen knife instead of a gun. That's probably 130 pounds of crazy-ass rage-filled teen coming at you from the side or behind you. If he got the drop on her, she'd be done just as fast as…

But you can choke on marshmallows! Ban throats, too.

The real message, here, is I should probably buy this game already.

Just as an afterthought, if I'm thinking of really good AI, I'd have to say the troops in the RTS sections of Shogun 2 (or most Total War games, I guess), the Dawn of War games, and I might be going out on a limb, here... but the bots in Team Fortress 2 are pretty smart. Nowhere near the level of human opponents,…

Yeah, good points, and I guess what it boils down to for Plunkett (and me), is that Elizabeth's appeal is mostly because she's such a well-realized character. Irrational gave her genuine personality, which, at a glance, is probably more noticeable to most than the nuts 'n' bolts of her AI. When you combine the…

I didn't mean to single you out for that; I noticed it was a common criticism that she wasn't involved in the fighting, and I happened to pick this thread to comment. So, yeah... sorry to put words in your mouth.

Fitzroy would be great! I'd like to see that. It also agrees with my totally unfounded hunch that we'll get a Fitzroy DLC, a Fink DLC, and a Songbird DLC.

It's funny to see people testily nitpicking this game. "Good AI? She can't even pass the Turing test. TRY AGAIN, KEN LEVINE!!"

Thanks! Yeah, I certainly don't expect every commenter to back everything they say with research and evidence, but the journalists themselves are paid to write about this stuff. So I hold them to a higher standard.

So I did watch Primer last night, and I definitely liked it, but you're right... I'm going to have to watch it at least one more time. I have about a thousand questions, but I'm going to save them until I've given it at least one more viewing. Probably two. I definitely appreciate it when a movie asks that much of the…

No lie, I had Primer queued on Netflix today, while I was eating lunch... but I didn't watch it. So I think I'll be watching it this evening.

See, now that's just AWESOME. One thing it addresses, for me, is that very curious line in the post-credits scene where Booker opens the side door and says "Anna? Is that you?" Why on Earth would he say that, unless he retained some lingering memory of the events we just witnessed? It's as if he's waking up from a…

You're welcome! I try. Thanks for encouraging the thoughtful discussion. Like you said, we need more of those.