She looks a bit too childish which is perhaps where my dislike for it is coming from. It’s like she’s suddenly 12.

When any and all logic says you’d get punished for doing that, why would I ever even consider doing it?

So... Nioh and Nier Automata in February... Nintendo Switch, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mass Effect Andromeda and Horizon: Zero Dawn in March.

“mobile”

That’s the thing about MGS, it recognizes itself as a game and thus follows game logic. Much like the stealth mechanics, it plays off the logic, if you are in grass you won’t be noticed, if you are on ground you might be noticed, if you wear proper camo you won’t be noticed.

Compare Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy XIII. Then compare Doom to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, or Ultima to Skyrim. Then tell me again about JRPGs not evolving.

Every time I read one of your articles I feel like it's invalidating years and years of professionally written JRPG hate on the internet. So maybe gaming news outlets confuse the various design choices with design flaws. Linear = bad and open world = good and there there is no wiggle room or preference involved in…