Dogs can be arseholes too...but mainly cats.

When I was 8 I insisted on inviting the boy from my class (who had behavioural problems, due to a poor family life) to my birthday party. Other parents took my mum aside to ask her ‘if she was sure’. My mum was worried and checked with my, and apparently I replied that I knew he didn’t get invited to parties a lot,…

And this is why I like my dogs more than most people. Shame on the parents who turned down the invite.

It’s a bummer that you mistakenly feel like people can only care about one thing at a time AND that you think animals are merely some sort of Cartesian clockwork tool you can dispose of when they are no longer “useful.” I see your smug self-righteousness and raise you an “I think your callous disregard for life is…

That’s why QA was taken way more seriously and treated with way more respect by developers back in those days. I tested Dreamcast games, and believe me, we had to make sure those things were as bug free as possible. I’ve been out of the console game for many years now, but it seems like those QA teams get ignored, or…

Patches happened in the past, too. I received a 5.25” floppy in the mail with an update for Quest for Glory after contacting Sierra support about a crash. I guess you just distributed updates to the people who bothered asking for it.

So my question is about video game torrenting. Okay I know alot of people say it’s bad and stuff, but how come video game companies don’t really crack (pun intended) down on it? Does it really hurt big gaming studioes like they say it does or is it just a ripple in the pond?

I think you answered the question. The way I read it was essentially “what happens if a company releases a completely broken game and they can’t fix it?”

Nah, millions of people could have the same problem and never know each other, so it would never become a public issue.

Most larger games - if it was a total recall and it’s a physical game - you are (pardon my french) - fucked. Financially it’d be enormous. Not every studio’s survival hangs on by their current game - but something of that magnitude - likely would kill all but the strongest.

Not sure I completely understood the question…

I'm curious what happens to a major game when some kind of backlash or controversy happens, but in the past....if that makes sense. Sure now you can do patches and everything happens over the internet but what about older games that didn't have that kind of "tech"?

It looks like a monster you'd find in Don't Starve.

Huh? What are you talking about?

The two cross over most of the time :P

Takes more effort to make it engaging story and environment-wise and not a pew pew pew gameplay reliant slogfest.

I’m not sure “elitist” is the correct word; narrow-minded, perhaps.

A story you walk around in is still a game. Might not be your cup of tea, but there’s no reason to get all elitist about it. Not every game needs to have challenges or obstacles.

As opposed to what, a game about walking, talking, and killing?

Because quality comes with effort.

PS: that's also basically the secret of life.

Because effort! Why hold your phone in 2 hands when you only have to use one!