Same. It sound enticing but I just can’t past the art style. If that makes me shallow, then so be it.

Yeah, the US story is a weird mix of pride and shame. I was so proud of the organizational efforts earlier this year to get the vaccine out to as many as possible, and found that while there were bumps in the reservation systems, they generally worked well.

This is a weirdly aggressive response to someone’s opinion. Sounds like you have some issues you need to deal with.

I know many will disagree but I’m not super enthused with the more 3D approach to the graphics. I think I would’ve preferred a return to spritework (albeit advanced spritework), as I find it less distracting/busy than this 3D approach that introduces a ton of distracting background details.

Same. I actually enjoyed Bloodborne’s gameplay more than Dark Souls, but I felt very burned by Sekiro. I’m not a rhythm gamer with perfect timing and I never will be, and the refusal to offer any other way to approach challenges or to get assistance left me wary of From games. I’m really hoping Elden Ring gives me…

This would be my first attempt. Take the median playtime for a game and if it’s under 2 hours, set the refund period shorter (X% of median game length). Maybe throw in a few rules (X number of plays) or QA checks to make sure the game isn’t a scam. Model this out and see what it would mean for qualifying games.

What kind of specs does Minecraft require these days? Surely you can find the parts you need unless you expect your kid to try (and need) to get a whole bunch of mods working.

It’s not exactly a new thing either. In the 1960s, ad agencies would panic if they were running ads for an airline next to news stories of a crash. Ad targeting and content classification technology has gotten marvelously better, meaning it should be easier than ever to avoid these situations. Shit still happens, but…

“Aim for the head”

This is me. I now have two major categories of games I play:

Even if it’s done intentionally, they’ll be bumped.

Ehh... I’m nearing the end of the third book, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant, and I have to say I’ve been disappointed in books 2 and 3. Seth has some wild ideas that are very different from the usual fantasy fare, but is in serious need of a strong editor / story editor to take all the bold worldbuilding and put it into a…

Ehh... I’m nearing the end of the third book, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant, and I have to say I’ve been disappointed in…

I’m out of the grays on Kotaku so I often forget when I’m auto-grayed on other forums, but yeah is quite weird to open up a poll and then... gray most people.

I’m out of the grays on Kotaku so I often forget when I’m auto-grayed on other forums, but yeah is quite weird to…

I haven’t read the second Founders book yet because it’s STILL not available in US paperback/the same cover style as Foundryside (though is finally coming out in October). That said, I liked Foundryside but not nearly as much as any of the Divine Cities books. Most trilogies wear out their welcome by the third book…

I haven’t read the second Founders book yet because it’s STILL not available in US paperback/the same cover style as…

I nominate Robert Jackson Bennett’s Divine Cities trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Cities-Trilogy-Miracles-Foundryside-ebook/dp/B07BD2B1CT

I nominate Robert Jackson Bennett’s Divine Cities trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Cities-Trilogy-Miracles-Foun…

Beautiful. Tilt-shift aside, reminds me a bit of Disco Elysium and Kentucky Route Zero.

“Oh he’s the best... and the worst!”

Bungie implementing a change that makes the game more fun and less frustrating? Why that’s in violation of the very spirit of Destiny!

I’m wondering if they can do this with other games that didn’t have any save transfer, like Control. I want to play my save with the benefits of the PS5 :(

While scalpers have been an issue, it’s been debunked that they have the majority of inventory. There just isn’t a lot of inventory and there is a lot of demand.