At best it’s an homage. If it is supposed to be what became of Outset Island, then I hate it because it isn’t close enough and it’s incredibly sloppy work. There’s an entire continent behind Lurelin, and more immediately, much bigger mountains than the cliffs on Outset Island.

Is Geralt having two swords a video game only thing?

That’s not an advancement, just a preference. I don’t want all my games to have enigmatic lore I have actively dig up. I certainly enjoy— and expect it— in some games (like Dark Souls), but I definitely don’t see it as something that makes any game (including Metroidvanias) better.

Life’s a piece of shit, when you look at it!
Life’s a laugh, and death’s a joke— it’s true!
You’ll see it’s all a show; keep ‘em laughing as you go...
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!

Hm. Sounds like there should be a music video of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life edited from footage from NGE.

Ha, that animation you have doesn’t do a great job at highlighting the advantages of that perk, since it’s demonstrating a path easily traversed without it.

I have a strange relationship with NGE. I hesitate to say that I like it, though I have the DVDs. I do find it interesting, and I like discussing the show. There’s also a ton about it that grates on me. I do recommend it to people, because, it is something interesting to talk about, and it is a cultural touchstone, at…

Why am I just hearing about this now?

As a kid, I love how complete the world of Simon’s Quest felt, the way you could walk into town, the day/night cycle, how you’d actually have to travel between locations. But, also as a kid, I always generously presumed any difficulty I had with a game was my own failure, so I never realized how broken the game was…

“Iconic”? You don’t mean to say “baffling”?

Still creepy, but interesting.

I’m disappointed Tim said “gamers” instead of “game-likers”.

What does “ETA” mean in this context?

Speaking of which, that guy always creeped me the hell out. As a kid I, I always presumed things were intentional in a game, so I thought it was quite enigmatic, surreal, and even mildly horrifying a character would just stand there and say, “I AM ERROR.” Why would this character say that? What am I supposed to learn?…

Feels weird to talk about transgender in a setting about rampant transhumanism. (Also, shouldn’t “transsexual” be more accurate? It’s the body that’s on the wrong side, not the gender, right? Wouldn’t a trans person say they’ve always been the gender they identify as? I folks shy away from it since it’s had a ton of…

No, you’re right. I misread the sentence.

Oh, you’re right-- I over looked the Square reference in the statement.

Sorry, Baldur’s Gate combat is (still) amazing.

I like the fact that they have constant banter. I agree it could have been better. I’m also disappointed that they seem to lean in to the Americanized Mr. T version of Barrett, instead of the less... blustering.. Japanese version.

I’m definitely into what they’re showing here. If FF7 Remake will deliver on the promises made by the trailer, I’m gonna be into this game hard. And this is coming from someone who thought the last good Final Fantasy games was VI. Or, maybe, Tactics, if you’re counting that.