Jeremiah Johnson was, for a reasonable percentage of Millennials I’d wager, one of those Dad movies that was required viewing (like Patton). Maybe my childhood household had an above-average saturation of Western films from the mid-20th century.

It’s definitely a classic from that golden age of 70's Cinema.

Clearly, Lil Nas X and Orville Peck need to collab. 2019 has been a good year for gay cowboys and the only thing I require now is more.

A buddy started tackling Dark Souls 3, so I’ve started up my own first playthrough. I’ve probably more than a weekend left in it, but I’m planning on trying to make some serious headway there when I’m not trying to finish installing hardwood flooring in my living room. The weekend is gonna be jam packed!

Secret of Evermore was something pretty special. It’s a weird little gem that was going to be my suggestion too. That game has a lot of charm and it’s not quite like anything else out there. It’d be a good one to revisit.  

Otherwise, how do you feel about Ogre Battle? :D

Detox with Bob Mould? That’s like getting a flavor out of your mouth by swilling wallpaper paste. super great very good

Played a bit of the Project 1999 server to relive some highschool nostalgia. That lacks some of the quality of life improvements this anniversary version has (including a map), but in an age of Souls-alike games, I thought it had aged quite well. It doesn’t hold your hand. It doesn’t tell you where to go except…

Choosing where to land is mostly about time management. If I’m new to the game and trying to practice combat, I’m trying to land with the most amount of people to just grind out kills and get comfortable with scrappy, close quarters engagements.

Just got Tokaido for Christmas, but I’m stuck playing it as a 2 player game. For 2 players, I’m underwhelmed, but I can see 3-4 really opening it up. Thoughts on 2 player Tokaido?

Just got Tokaido for Christmas, but I’m stuck playing it as a 2 player game. For 2 players, I’m underwhelmed, but I…

This guy: I signed an NDA, but I’ll talk on the condition of anonymity!

Guess you should have watched the video ;)

I do hope we get a gallery of Kotaku staff costumes at some point (and reader costumes in the comments!)

Yikes! That sucks. I wonder if they’d let you retake it to get a better result. I guess they didn’t anticipate readers not having that information and ended up making a busted quiz...

For sure. The hardest part going from PC gaming to console gaming for me are the controllers without enough buttons! Those Elite controllers are a great step in the right direction. Give it a couple of years until we have Naga-esque keypads on a controller grip and maybe we’ll have a Dota or Starcraft pro ditch the mou…

I think the argument was “The only way that 4k monitor is 200 bucks is because it has a much lower refresh rate”.

And as long as you’re not playing the same character with different sensitivities and getting confused, you’d establish different muscle memory for each character. That wouldn’t hurt ones play. It could be…

Those temps do seem a bit high. I’d be worried the AIO solution wasn’t pulling its weight. Those should perform a little better than an air-cooler, assuming you’ve mated the right AIO to your CPU. I’m of the opinion that you should try a decent air cooler (Coolermaster evo 212 or better) if only just to compare. Give…

Welcome back, Fahey. You’ve been sorely missed ‘round these parts.

We didn’t meet our dancing-Idol-pantsu-karaoke quota this past quarter and site engagement has likely cratered as a result. We’re counting on you to make this right!

How do you feel about Mega Man (or MMX) games? Granted, the bosses are easier the second time around and the boss rush goes by at a pretty quick clip. Is that still a no go?

I think it’s because Hollow Knight’s a game about exploration that these mechanics make sense. The map quirks are a clear nod to the map-less exploration in Dark Souls - without a map players are forced to engage with a game more intimately and that investment gives players more ownership of a space. More than…

You said it! I know I write a letter to the editor everytime my newspaper publishes an opinion column or a human interest piece. What a waste! They should be finding more news happening and writing about that! /s

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