Great call on "La Mer." I'll readily admit to never finishing Bioshock, but the use of that song at the beginning of the game was memorably horrifying.

At first I was disappointed he wasn't coming to DC, but then I was really glad, because after Tim and Eric and Hannibal Buress, my wallet has taken a beating.

I feel that way about a lot of difficult-to-play or challenging games. I tried playing Defenders of Dynatron City a while ago, and the hit detection is a mess. But I also remember playing a ton of it and loving it back in the day. Everyone must have just had a huge collective patience years ago.

So it has come to this: life is now imitating "Wacky Delly."

Should be fixed now, didn't close a link tag.

I realize that this applies to many mediums and not just games, but I find myself most scared by games that can horrify me when nothing is happening. Constant gore and torture can be tedious, so I'm most on-edge when I'm just… waiting… for something…

There was actually a remake, and it got re-released recently. Head to GoG. :)

I can't wait for the 90s 3D style revival. I want hyper-blocky textures, low-polygon models, and voice acting with an audible hiss in the background, goddammit!

Yep, the original version of Myst was a Hypercard "stack." It got eclipsed by Director, which was Windows-compatible and used to make a substantial chunk of the Myst-esque adventure games in the 90s, like The Journeyman Project and Spaceship Warlock.

Classic Mac OS aesthetic is the BEST aesthetic. I was curious about how this would look in practice, and it seems terrific, especially given the lower resolution. Gonna try this once I get back home.

#notyourjohnnyboy

I feel like the creators of licensed products are in sort of a PR lockdown where they have to speak "for" the brand and such, so it's nice to see them let their hair down a bit!

Okay, I think I misunderstood where you were coming from. Based on your examples like Handsome Jack and Ganondorf, I thought you were just sort writing off depictions of real people in games in general. I do agree that's true that those cases were fitting an actor to a character and not vice-versa.

I like that both options are available. If you're making something that requires a realistic style, you can have real people in the game if you want to. But you can also be highly creative and do something totally out there if it suits your style and purposes. (Dr. Breen isn't all an invented character: he's based on a…

Hoo hoo haroo! Rang forgives you, I forgive you!

This is the spiritual successor to Having Fun with Elvis on Stage that we've all been waiting for.

I feel you on that. I've seriously considered backing out of gaming too, because frankly I don't want to be associated with a community composed heavily of violent sociopaths. But gaming is not "theirs" to take away from me. They don't get that right.

Yesssssssss! I bought one during the first wave. Truly a wonderful thing to own and to wear.

Can someone use Teespring or Redbubble or something to print up "Leigh Alexander was right" shirts?

Don't worry, sanity is prevailing. Neanderthalic "gamer culture" is in its death throes, and we're all better for it. But it will be a long, long time before we can shake off the damage caused by the past two months.