Because that’s all it’s been? The biggest games of the year were two Nintendo originals that redefined series that were already storied. They added excellent indie ports(Thimbleweed Park/Oxenfree/ soon to be Night in the Woods) that play just as well as their mega console/PC counterparts and they are mobile and we’re…

Yeah. Except the game was designed around a team game which requires specific hero balancing. The OW forums are riddled with threads now asking for a Battle Royale mode but I cannot imagine a map with 100 Torbs or 50 tracers. It would be hilarious for about a day an then just sort of stupid because the heroes are…

Someone missed about 100% of their humanities classes didn’t they! Artist intent can matter very little. Because even what an artist intends may not be conveyed clearly or well. And you don’t simply make art devoid of your biases and thoughts - your own view of the world — in all its skewed glory — will shine through.…

You do realize that people that harass people aren’t just doing it for the sexual kicks? A lot of times it’s just about power. Some may be doing it because they are just horny, but a lot of men do it to women because they know they won’t get in trouble and even just making someone uncomfortable makes them feel like…

Kind of comparing apples to oranges here because A. It doesn’t take that long to get the master sword b. i got that from just playing through the critical path plus hitting shrines in game — which is what was intended in the design and how MOST people got it. I think part of the criticism here is borne from a game…

You lack empathy. I could give a crap about my “game” experience[and i have a secret for you - these publishers don’t care about your experience either]. But I’m not a jackass who lives and dies by my video games. I would rather the workers that develop this game work in a healthy and sustainable industry and aren’t…

They are predatory. They are exploitative. I would argue any loot box is. I don’t care if all you get is a non-critical pet or skin. They are designed and programmed in the same way slot machines are - to entice you to keep spending money to up your chances of “winning”. It creates and exploits addiction. And the…

So you’re struggling to understand the letters M and B. B stands for billions -1 billion dollars is the amount of money Overwatch made in a single year over sales the game and most of that being their loot boxes. M stands for millions - the few millions is how much Zenimax made over a much longer period of time from…

I love Arthur and his ridiculous 3rd season plotline with PBS sinkhole was hilarious.

There is a pirated version of Sims 1 that someone put together that has all the expansions - you can’t buy the game ANYWHERE. It’s not a bad torrent(I normally don’t advocate that but at this point Sims one is practically in abandonware territory). Sims 2 did put them all together and the Sims 3 did have different…

Sooo they didn’t want to bother console players with making a battle.net account so kind of ignored it across the board. And now it’s a mess. I mean...did the people that make this game emerge out of a fallout shelter last year and ignore all media about how terrible online communities are??? Like what is is this? Is…

My facebook is RIDDLED with this stuff. More so than the politics. I get why. I know most of the women(it’s mostly women) participating are struggling with money and college debt. I feel bad because I’m watching my entire generation flounder because there is just NO way they are making any money off of this.

Yeah...I get the challenge but there is a point where it’s like ‘can you try?’. like teh recent games on my PC are ABSURDLY bloated. i ahve 3 harddrives so I don’t have to futz around with them and in the last year I’ve had to start cleaning things out and making room, and digital downloads for console games has been…

Yeah - this is true. I’ve spent (too long) time in the Dragon Age fandom to view criticism with her very evenly as it’s usually (THINLY) veiled racism. She’s a good character because she pushes back on the protagonist and she is wholly realized. Her opinions are absolutely consistent so she doesn’t bend when you give…

I love Vivienne. People hate her because she has a strong opinion and tends to go against really popular player choices - like being nice. Or essentially just doing what you want. But in game she’s an asset and and incredible ally. I wish there were more characters like her. She was so good.

i am - from like an RPG pespective. the relationship is incredibly jacked up. which makes it so fun to play. like i love that dorian’s romance is there for happy fun times and then you have solas. this doomed and really deeply unhealthy relationship. which is sort of fun to watch - it’s such a train-wreck.

Yes. I wish I could take it before I even leave and I can just be carted to and from the airport like my luggage. Travel days are just horrible.

Oh no. A mild criticism of a plot point that has been in use in the same franchise for every game in the series for the last 30 years. It is actually genuinely lazy writing[which is actually what he pointed out - that it was tired and overused] and given how excellent and fresh the gameplay is the fact that Nintendo…

Same. My dad was like ‘here are some edutainment games - learn math’. I had the spelling one and my dad would diligently add my elementary spelling lists into them every week. I liked the gizmo and gadgets one where you had to build the cars. i miss those days.

This. The game requires an actual healer and an actual shield tank. This is a design problem. Either they need to buff the healing of the other two main healers or they need to add another healer that can take her place. I don’t blame people for wanting to player - she is easily the least fussy healer that actually…