You're basically admitting there IS a debate, and then screaming that there isn't.

There was a parody of it on the Simpsons called "Immortal Wombat."

http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Immortal_…

I feel like it showed up somewhere else, as well.

Oh god, I was also heavily involved in that stuff. There were a few boards in particular that seemed to thrive on it. Roleplaying and Fan-Fiction obviously, but there was also LTU (even after it was renamed to Long-Timers, and 75 karma became "regular user" instead of "Long-Timer," the acronym remained), Vets, and…

Heads up: according to the e-mails received by my local GameStop employees, they're being told to repeatedly refresh the order page for the system, as its "out of stock" listing is being used to help throttle demand.

I can agree on writing off Ni no Kuni. It leaned far too much on its connection to Studio Ghibli to draw people in and didn't provide anything particularly compelling thereafter.

Actually, she does the opposite. She champions the idea that games reflect real-world perceptions and values. When those perceptions and values directly contradict, or disrespect, those held by the player (or potential player), it can create discomfort.

I think the recent backlash against Hatred is a great example of…

This takes place some time after the end of the first season, though. It's implied that he has raised his stats back up in the interim. In either case, they're certainly higher than those of a truly new-to-the-game player would be.

I can appreciate that and, as I said, I'm in no way defending his actions. His timing should have been better. Still, I can understand how completely overwhelming a situation like that can be. In his head, it's very possible he was justifying it with the attitude "It'd be better to just do it right away than lead her…

My dad, over the past couple of years, has been in and out of the hospital for a seemingly endless cavalcade of health issues. His mitral valve had to be replaced, then he was diagnosed with a very rare auto-immune disorder. After that, there were issues with his legs suddenly swelling up with insane amounts of…

This really outlines some of the major reasons I felt that Ninja Gaiden II was such a letdown after Ninja Gaiden Black.

It was already announced it would be used for smash attacks.

I'm also pretty sure they're not "bundles." The Persona Q one, at least, doesn't include the actual game. These are just "special edition" systems.

I don't know about anyone else, but I do find a distinct beauty in truly effective (and functional) martial technique.

Debatably. Journey doesn't use a lot of detail, but it's a 3D game that is immensely visually interesting. In fact, it's more visually interesting that games with far more detailed visuals.

Hey, don't confuse "business" and "marketing."

I was a member of the glorious, liberal arts, master race. I was an "English" major, thank you very much.

I'm calling it now. This is how things are going to go down:

I will say this: just like the brick head-smashing, it's not the technique itself, but the scale of the thing that is impressive. Jumping off of someone else's arms, breaking a board, and landing is a fairly standard TKD demo technique (there are more advanced versions that involve things like breaking multiple boards…

As much as it's Vita owners up in arms about this announcement, don't you think the decision to bring Type-0 to the West only on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is bit odd for everyone involved?

They are legally in the right IF what they've sold is actually a product. If, however, they have been selling code that doesn't actually do anything, or have the potential to do anything, I'm pretty sure that cuts the legality of their venture out from under them.

Not everyone who uses the PC as a gaming platform is a power user. There are an increasing number who are just buying gaming capable kits and then running Steam on them. People who aren't going to feel comfortable tweaking anything that borders on system settings.