The value of the pack and unexpected timing of extended support for an old game are so cool that I’m willing to overlook the shortcomings. That’s around 50 cents per track if you’re paying or free if you’re an Expansion Pack subscriber. The marketing and incentives are brilliant. Gotta give Nintendo props for this…

The first paragraph in this report is very telling. Kotick resigning is not going to change anything. If the board is firmly in his corner right now, then whoever replaces him will just be a spoke on the wheel. This is not just about one man. It’s about a complete cultural shift within the company.

Well they have decided to start balancing things with this one. It’s not just balance. It’s making each one special in terms of moveset and graphical presentation. It would be extremely jarring if we had the game not looking up to par on Switch or having the choice to have some Pokemon look low res while others…

The national dex cut was bound to happen at some point. It just so happens that we have arrived to the point of an oversaturated amount of Pokemon which are impossible to balance out on terms of gameplay. Some of their abilities and stats will also have massive crossovers and it’s impossible to make every one out of…

You’re right. I chose my words poorly. What I was trying to say is that focusing the critique on the pillars and how well the game is built should be the meat of early impressions or a review. However, the analysis on the narrative and how the game presents itself, while a vital part of the critique, shouldn’t be the…

I think the mixed reactions comes from two minds when critiquing the game in question; one that’s focused towards the strength/weaknesses of main pillars such as graphics, music, gameplay, and plot...and the other is how the game is presenting itself and taking the player through its narrative.

Seems that gameplay is quite decent and the role-playing mechanics work well as you claim. It’s just that the setting isn’t explored to its fullest potential and the narrative is questionable. The latter critique is obviously a very subjective one, not to mention the fictional setting of its universe doesn’t…

He seems to be one of those people who keep his profession until he dies. So yeah, essentially there will be a successor at some point in the future once he passes away.

People tend to forget that Sugiyama is 88 years old. The fact that he is still composing music to this day is admirable. It makes sense why he still uses outdated MIDI samples and the compositions (catchiness) for XI aren’t up to snuff. Age has caught up with him and he’s set to a certain work loop and is unable to cha…

Good point. I’m curious of an example of someone conservative that is walking that fine line. I feel that Colin is very level headed, but again that’s just my impression of him on Twitter and his YouTube videos which focused on American politics. You can definitely disagree with his takes, but it’s not like he puts…

It’s unfortunate really that one can’t agree to disagree in this day and age anymore. 

So what is the measuring stick of a controversial figure in terms of US politics? I’m curious. Because if those two can be labelled as problematic, then practically everyone on the conservative end is problematic. I’m saying this because, again, I have not seen or heard of Colin stirring up the pot or being…

I think labelling both people as controversial is misinformed. I’m the last guy to ask when it comes to American politics as I’m not a US citizen, but Colin in particular has never forced his views onto someone else. He’s not “in your face” on his political views. He has opinions, sure, but who doesn’t in this day and…

While this was to be expected eventually, the implementation is rather odd. You’d think that Mario Kart 8 would be the first game to receive VR support due to the nature of the game. Picking Odyssey and especially BotW is weird. For one, we know the resolutions are going to suck and gameplay is less suitable on VR for…

To be honest, these decisions shouldn’t be as controversial as they’re portrayed by gamers. Everyone who is complaining isn’t looking at the big picture and have forgotten certain aspects of the full story.

“This developer has chosen content matter and a way of representing it that makes it very difficult for us to help them do that.”

In essence, don’t blame the engine; blame the director using said engine. Bethesda really needs to expand its bugfixing team before taxing its engine with online capabilites. As the article suggested, the reason why Fallout 76 looks and performs the way it does, warts an all, is because all the manpower was directed…

The bad sound quality is due to Sugiyama (the composer) being 87 years old. Respect for the dude continuing to make well-composed music. However, don’t expect him to venture outside the same soundfonts he is used to using for more than 20 years or so. On the other hand, since Sugiyama owns the music of Dragon Quest,…

The way I see it, the crowd started it. They’ve been booing these players during the whole tournament just because they picked Bayo, not because they were acting like assholes. Both players played the game fairly and followed the rules. While the crowd does have the right to boo or cheer, they should expect the same…

I’m not a Destiny fan, but this is insanely cool! It’s rare to see a game point to a reward in the real world, part of which you take back in-game. Respect.