I'll get you entered, definitely need more for Pokemon Y. Might be picking up Mario Kart 7 soon!

Have you noticed any metagame changes since the Pokemon Bank got up and running? It's been weeks since I last tried to play some competitive matches, and I'm hesitant to jump back in now that everyone will be running some of the old standards (fuck you, Heatran).

I think it's far better than either of its mediocre to outright bad sequels, but it really depends on how you enjoy the combat system. Check out some videos on Youtube, and see if you find it engaging enough to draw you in (because that story takes a staggering 15 hours to get going).

The tragedy of Red Dead Redemption is that there are several great characters (John Marston, Bonny McFarlane) stuck in a Dan Houser story that is shallow, narrow-minded, and reductivist until its somewhat satisfying denouement.

I'll be the first to say that Brutal Legend and Iron Brigade, despite some misgivings, are two of my favorite games of the last decade. It's a testament to the extent of sharpness in the writing, the intricacy and detail of the world design, and the clever use of mechanics to further the tale Double Fine tells in…

I found the key to getting through to hell always requires the shotgun, but I love just how much each playthrough changes in Spelunky. I didn't get into it until Patrick Klepek started his "Spelunkin' with Scoops" feature, but man, the last month has been awesome.

Since I finally have gotten moved into my new place, I'll have a weekend free to enjoy some games. However, I've built up one hell of a backlog in the last few weeks, so I don't even know where to begin…

I feel like Double Fine's entire catalogue (minus Psychonauts) could be accurately described as great writing, characterization, and atmosphere/world-building with average to sub-par gameplay elements.

I love Brutal Legend in spite of itself, which is to say that the story and atmosphere (and soundtrack, dear god, that soundtrack) outweigh any of the combat wonkiness. I'd also say that the solo "Bring Down the House" (?) where a zeppelin crashes onto the field is equally useful in the latter stages of that game,…

I dunno, they're still very prolific. Hell, Lamarche did almost 1/3 of the voices for Futurama alone, and Paulsen is in a lot of early childhood TV and is in the new TMNT. We may not get them together as often (don't we all miss Pinky and the Brain?), but they're still doing great work in a number of different shows.

Rob Paulsen's monotone reading as Snowball/Snuffles makes this episode. It's just perfect.

I'm impressed that they ever made it out of Pallet Town, score one for cooperation!

That game was batshit crazy is the best way possible, so much so that it's near impossible to describe it to someone and do it justice.

Hence why MTV's only real hit in the last five years is Jersey Shore.

That was the height of MTV's desperate attempts to keep the ever-deserting 18-35 audience during the advent of internet video.

I've been addicted all week, constantly stealing away time at work to play. It's a problem, but a very fun math one. Plus, it's on sale for $1.99 last I checked (it's $2.99 normally).

It shows an understanding on Atlus's part that game design evolution is vital to keeping an RPG series fresh, and that making things more intuitive and easier to manage doesn't mar the experience. Rather, it enhances it, and I love that Persona 4 Golden is essentially the distillation of every advancement they've…

Which is a shame, because he was infinitely more tolerable in XIII-2, one of the only notable improvements that game presented.

There's certainly a lot of the same re-envisioned Europe going on in both. I really enjoyed how both addressed the eugenics/xenophobia elements present in early 20th century Europe as well, even if they're a bit blunt about it.

Honestly, both of you should skip XIII-2 (the game was just all over the place, and not particularly enjoyable). Just watch the cutscenes online, catchup on the story (not much really happened), and jump on in.