Every game does it, but not all under the guise of freedom and choice. I would go back to the Pinewood Chop quest or a series of other story related quests in FFXII. FFXIII quests were part of the overall story, and they did a decent job of connecting it all back to the story, even the hunt for the Chocobo and the…

Except, FFXII only made the absence of choice less visible. You could only wonder off for so much, and the game denied you access to things until certain events were completed. The License Board was great, especially if you wanted to grind, but it would behoove you to only unlock the Augments because the Accessories,…

What's your evidence that we are becoming several new species. I'm really curious. Last I checked interbreeding was still possible, and not many of us, save for very very few, are in isolation so much so that they become genetically incompatible for producing fertile offspring.

You can look to California has a classic example of what is wrong with what you are proposing. Its a state with a lot of referendums, where their legislative body is held to whatever the people say on election night. It makes the act of actually governing extremely difficult.

I'm actually trying to look into the campaign stops for governors and presidential candidates in political system different than hours, and see what the actual results are.

Well, it's not. There is no two ways about that. And this is one of the major flaws of the Electoral College, individual votes don't matter as much or in some cases at all. The follow up to that is whether or not this drawback is outweighed by the benefits of the Electoral College, that forces candidates to compete…

I've watched that video before, and he raises a lot of issues about the current system and makes a very strong case about why the system is aligned with our common concept of a democracy. I get it. And yes, mathematically a candidate has to venture outside of city limits to get enough votes to win a majority, so that…

What RobNYC said, and several states require electors to vote with whoever won their state total. Though, I suppose in a very technical sense, if you live in a place like Nevada where 90+ of the state (in geographic terms) votes for Romney but Las Vegas and Reno votes for Obama and they carry the state, Obama gets…

I get the annoyance of the Electoral College, the system isn't perfect, but the system does have its benefits. More so, it's how the system was designed to be done, and the alternative while more aligned to our conception of an ideal republic isn't without its flaws.

How are they determining what constitutes killed? I'm assuming the bulk of Mao's numbers are derived from his failed and corrupt economic and social polices, with some general dictator slaughtering of innocent people. If that is the case, I think attributing all of those deaths to him as some evil guy is a bit unfair,…

Isn't the general consensus that Square rushed the game to help Sony with sales of the PS3 at the time when it wasn't selling too well. Plus, Versus is, or maybe was at this point, part of the XIII collection. So it kinda made sense to release some info all at the same time.

Muhammad isn't a deity though, just a prophet for Allah, and Jesus technically serves similar function in Islam. So it's kind of covered. What they should do is bring Zeus into the mix, because he's a total Bro, and just bangs anything that walks on two le...heck, if it just walks he'll bang it.

Do you want a Shiny Dratini or a Shiny Gible (you get one or the other depending on the game you get), do you want Challenge Mode to make the game harder or Assist Mode to make the game easier?

It's not in the first gen games at all. Ash (Red) comes face to face with Giovanni on several occasions (the casino, Silph Co, and the Viridian City Gym), unless Giovanni left before he was born and Red and his mother, or Oak, literary never talked about him the two would have recognized each other. Plus, Giovanni is…

An official multiplayer would make this great even more fantastic. I can see simply having other players jump in on your game becoming a pain rather quickly. But if it was orderly and you could go help out other players take over bases by providing cover or driving the getaway car would be amazing.

Maybe because Versus isn't Final Fantasy XV. I honestly do not understand what the issue is here. The company says they are working on the game. They screwed up releasing too much info too early, but that is understandable because it was part of the XIII collection but the game will take however long it will take to…

Count to when 90% of Pinterest becomes full of porn...10...9...8

I'd buy it if this guy is in it. Plus, they need the money.

If FR/LG is taking place at the same time as Emerald then Gen III is first i.e. happening at the same time of Gen I. From there everything lines up pretty perfectly. Gen II is the sequel to Gen I, and from there everything of what TakoTamer said.

Janine is in. Koga is not in because there are no Elite Four members. Just Gym Leaders and Champions. Weird I know.