I literally commented on another Kotaku article that dropping Destiny was one of the things that allowed me to even address my backlog haha. I’ve been at it for a bit because I quit it before Destiny 2, but I’ve chipped away a decent amount of my backlog because of it. 

I hit the same realization into my 30s, and other than the fact that it’d be nice to be able to play everything since I’m in and around the industry and I teach game design, I really don’t feel bad about it at all. I still just naturally have a bit of completionist in me, but I’ve learned to save it for games I really…

Oh man, this reminds me of how hyped I was for Clayfighter 63 1/3 thinking exactly that (that it would kick ass like Street Fighter), only to finally rent it find out that it was a dollar store rip off of pretty much every popular fighting game at the time haha.

As someone who used to do this with NBA 2K, Madden, and WWE games until a little over a decade ago, it really does make a huge difference haha. Once I dropped those and kicked Destiny to the curb, I could actually say hello to my backlog.

I feel attacked by this question. Attacked!

I only wish this was some awesome “Sonic & Knuckles Lock-On” type of tech that actually put Dante into whatever game you slap the sticker on haha. 

This is what I came here for 

As did I, and I actually did managed to find Bloodstorm at a single arcade inside a mini golf place. I thought I knew the game pretty well, but it moved and controlled VERY different from how I expected it to haha. Crazy how there were so many games back then that I felt intimately connected to before I had any idea…

Oh snap, Double XP with the deep cut! I totally remember that Daniel Pescina Bloodstorm ad.

I now genuinely want all of this to happen haha

I just came to say that I don’t play Outriders, but every time I see an Outriders thumbnail like the one in this article I think it’s about a new Darksiders game and I get really excited. Then I see that’s not the case and get really disappointed haha. 

Pretty much all my thoughts exactly (except I’m a bit younger, graduated high school in ‘01). If I have to pick a retro style it’s 16-bit pixel art by a long shot, and that was the predominant style in my real formative years as a hardcore gamer.

He never lost the arm, just bound it so he wouldn’t accidentally kill his opponents haha. If you look at the ultimate versions of his super arts that require full meter in 3rd Strike, he reveals both arms for them since they require all his power. 

Nope, never. But I’m pretty mild-mannered. I’ve gotten pissed at some games and flipped out a bit, but never to the point where I take it out on anything other than like slapping the couch or something haha.

A lot of competitions, from word games to sports, are about adhering to specific rule sets even if it requires un-training actions and reactions that feel natural to you. This is just one of those things. The fact that we have been taught to add “and” when listing items is neither here nor there where the game is…

Hah! Good one 

I personally don’t care about backwards compatibility because with responsibilities and other hobbies in the picture, I really don’t have it in me to be bothered to play old games when I have a mountainous backlog as it is; and I guess I prioritize new experiences. Every once in a while I might get a passing desire to…

Trips definitely looks the part these days, but maybe they’d want a better actor haha. I wish Christopher Judge was a bit younger, he’s already got the voice.

I will tell my children, and my children’s children of your Kinja abilities

This post and all the replies are giving me some real nice nostalgia warm & fuzzies.