Starting off with the core mechanics and style of the first game would have been a plus. Then, you build on top of that with small innovations. Take a look at Diablo from the first game to now. Take a look at the Civilization series from then to now. You may have been called out from time to time for not having been…

Gaming is my vacation, though. It allows me to send my mind on a very pleasant vacation. Once again, not a fan of meat space. :)

Feeds the family. Being a dad means having to sacrifice. It's not about me anymore. But, I do enjoy gaming. :)

No, but I work about 10 hours a day, 5 days a week. That's 50 hours a week, 2600 hours a year. That's 108 days of my life every year doing something that I regret every day that I do it. No, games will definitely not be my regret on my death bed. They'll be one of the only things, besides watching my kids grow up in 1…

Why would I want a Master's Degree? That means I'd be pigeon-holing myself into a specialized field and spending more time in the meat space, which I dislike already, looking for a position in a field that has one opening for every 200 applicants. My brother-in-law has two masters and I make more than him. What,…

Usually, yes. For instance, Susan B. Anthony broke the law when she tried to vote. She was given $100 fine which she never paid. Rosa Parks broke the law by sitting in the front of the bus and became one of the catalysts for change. Gandhi broke the law in several ways which led to an overall change. If the law is…

I didn't know that little tid bit. That's a whole other level of fucked up.

Sorry about that, I was writing from memory.

It was actually a good plan, frighteningly so. He set off a car bomb in front of a government building as a distraction (which killed a couple of people), and then, as the police were converging on the bomb location, he was making his way, by boat, to a small island which housed a Muslim summer camp for kids. He got…

Or filament wire for hacking and / or signal boost.

So, um, how did she get her feet into those alien boot things?

I think you need to get over Kate. Just let it go. Dancing isn't the worst thing that you can do badly. Now, if you don't want to go scuba diving again because you almost drowned, I'd have more sympathy. But, dancing is just moving to a beat. Let it go. :)

So, it looks like you should play Watch Dogs, and then play this game as if it were all one story. It feels like they should go together. Watch Dogs would be all of the events leading up to "The Event" and then The Last of Us is what happens afterwards.

If you get all of your numbers from cynical Kotaku posters, then nothing is successful, ever. :)

It happened when they went to the Oscars, dressed as Jennifer Lopez from the year before, high on acid. After that, they were untouchable. :)

Cool. We've reached the end of this conversation and we both are holding onto our myopic viewpoints. This is what I meant earlier in the thread. Have a good day man. :)

You never really understand exactly how jaded video game bloggers are until you see them tweeting without a filter. Very funny guys, I enjoy the cynicism even more than the information. :)

I notice that you purposefully ignored "physically" that I put before the word "harmed" every time that I wrote it.

Actually, it is true. If you try to understand someone else's viewpoint, you're going to create a hybrid viewpoint that is completely yours, and only yours. They made their viewpoint based on suppositions and assumptions attached to facts. And, you will do the same, based on theirs, but you'll put a few more…

No problem, I'm here to help. :P