I just want to take a second to back you up here. The silent majority looks at this type of thing, shakes their head, and gets on with their lives. And you are correct. Years of gamers mindlessly pre-ordering lazy overpriced iterations and special edition bundles year after year based only on brand recognition is…

What are you basing this on? I still play Mass Effect 3. Prefer its multiplayer mode and community to Andromeda’s. Ive got a buddy who, last I checked, was still all over 360-era Battlefield games. It’s not like EA is just killing servers a year after every sequel.

I cut right to the chase and bought that Playboy mansion simulator.

Halo 5 has micro-based loot boxes. Barely a word outside of minor launch grumbling.

Doubtful. Disney called up EA and chewed ‘em out about screwing up their image a month before major film launch. They probably don’t want to risk losing the license over some loot crates.

He never jests. And don’t call him Shirley!

UI’m going to call ya on this one. Goku doesnt sound that different now from, well, ever. And she has been doing the role for decades. People usually complain that they think she sounds too high-pitched and fitting a child...Including yourself earlier in this thread. So, either Goku sounds too high and childish, or is…

From what I can tell over the years, Japan is a little better with privacy on this stuff than we are. So details will probably only be fully known after they investigate and if her family wishes.

He brings up country-oriented view because that is a normal practice here. Not universal (Naruto, any future-oriented ep of the Simpsons maintains Bart’s voice actress, etc). In japan, especially shonen anime, it isn’t as common. They want gruff masculinity for certain character types, but for a shonen hero (usually…

I understand the opinion, but question the time and place. I’m sure this isn’t how you meant to come off, but it reads-

This is the most annoying part of the timers. It feels backwards. In D1, people didn’t like getting kicked to orbit on a wipe, so they changed that NF mechanic. Now with D2 they have instead installed an auto-wipe mechanic with orbit kick.

I’m not trying to knock it. Just agreeing with Jason’s point about subjectivity and nostalgia informing his list to a degree. I was sharing an anecdote of how my own experiences would lead me to a subtle shift where I writing my own list.

Absolutely. For example, Mario RPG was the second RPG I ever played all the way through, behind Chrono Trigger. And I missed the Earthbound boat in the 90s. So, to me, I would absolutely have flipped your #5 and #6. First thing I do when I get a new device/phone/what have you that can run emu is test SMRPG to this day…

Maybe gouging out your eyeballs is tricky business lol

I’ve been pointing curious friends who’ve expressed this to Destiny lore channels on Youtube. Anyone who wants to play Destiny for the story as some sort of primer for D2 will find the experience unfocused at best. And, as you say, the effort that will go into a new player putting together a raid party...Unless you’re…

It’s the nature of the beast they built. Destiny has always been about moving forward, chasing that carrot. The first thing I did upon opening Destiny 2 was uninstall D1 for space. This wasn’t premeditated. D2 needed more space, D1 took up more than was necessary. Seemed like a sensible swap. And, like that, and…

Nice backpeddle lol. Just edit the “2" out of your first pos lol. Nobody says “I’ve never liked...” about a new release.

I’ve held off on reading this manga, though I did watch the 2011 series.

I’m starting up Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition. Apparently the saves are transferable, so I’m starting it on my phone and going to test the transfer on my laptop later. I’m also going to play Cave Story +. Held off on the Switch version due to price, but the same version is on sale for $10 on Steam.

If you can stomachs PlayStation era dungeon crawlers, the first 2.5 games aren’t bad. Dated as hell, especially the first. P2 has a fantastic story, though.