My point was that, thanks to the social media echo chamber, it would be an order of magnitude worse today. Back then, people complained on the IGN message boards. Today, people would be doxxing Miyamoto’s daughter and sending her rape/death threats.

Can you imagine the shitstorm that would have happened if the internet in 2001, when Nintendo first showed Wind Waker, was like the internet of today?

Is this confirmation that Zelda Wii U will be released in 2016?

I think Metroid would qualify, but only if it came from Retro. They hinted at Star Fox last year at E3, so that’s a possibility too.

I agree that we will never know if any of those games would have been made without Kickstarter, but consider that nobody was making big-budget games in those styles prior to Kickstarter.

Well, there’s the 2 you listed, for starters. It’s unlikely any publisher would have funded an isometric RPG in 2012, and Obsidian definitely didn’t have the cash on hand to fund it themselves. Similar for Broken Age, but substitute “isometric RPG” for “point-and-click adventure”.

The fundamental difference between Kickstarter and a preorder is that with a preorder you are paying money now for something that will exist regardless of whether or not you preorder it, but with Kickstarter you are paying money now for something that will never exist without your money. The benefit of paying in…

Maybe he found an answer to the question, “What can change the nature of a man?”

No, you’re right, this is the uncanny valley of food. It does seem to look a lot better when the camera is further away from it.

Pikmin 3 has absolutely gorgeous fruit. Granted, that’s only fruit, but it’s obvious they spent a lot of time getting them looking right.

You say “absurd difficulty”, I say “doesn’t coddle the weak”.

The game is a physical good, except in Maryland and Virginia, where UCITA was passed. In the other 48 states, software falls under the Uniform Commercial Code, like every other physical good I have ever purchased. Once money changes hands, I outright own the software.

Speaking of flawed premises, “pays money and receives a benefit” is not how EULAs work. Let’s say I buy a game on physical media. I pay money and receive a physical good. At that time, both myself and the store I bought the game from have received consideration. When I get home and install the game, I get the EULA…

“That guy isn’t a lawyer” - is this some kind of reverse appeal to authority?

I was going to write up a long reply, but this guy lists the 3 reasons I was going to bring up, plus 2 more: http://thewaronbullshit.com/2007/09/05/eul…

It probably violates consumer protection laws in several states. The fact that there’s an NDA involved, which is a real contract as opposed to an EULA, might shield them from being sued over this.

Charge shot / sniper rifle. Hold the fire button to charge, but while you’re holding the button you walk slower. It’s the most difficult to just pick up and play, and since there wasn’t a tutorial for each weapon a lot of people probably never figured out how you’re supposed to use it.

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Did you know that the guy who currently owns the domain is selling email service, so you can get a @goatse.cx email address?

From what I understand, the console can support up to 4 gamepads simultaneously, but doing so divides the frame rate by the number of gamepads being used - so 2 would run at 30fps each, 3 at 20, or 4 at 15. This doesn’t affect the frame rate on the TV. The reason no games have been made to support this is because…