Getting the "true" party (as I like to call it) takes a weirdly long time in this game. In fact, everything takes a weirdly long time. It took me 60 hours to beat the final boss (about 20 longer than what is usual for Tales), and I'm STILL trying to beat the EX Dungeon because the bosses are level 120+, and EXP gain…

Like Final Fantasy, the games aren't connected and the gameplay is more or less consistent throughout. The DS remakes of IV, V, and V are a great place to start. IX is on DS as well.

If it makes you feel any better, there's a sequel on the way, so that gives you a bit of a longer window to upgrade, maybe?

It's totally competent, to be sure. I played The Last of Us so I'm somewhat familiar with Naughty Dog's setpiece-driven gameplay.

Fuck me, Xenoblade Chronicles X comes out so soon. I both love and hate that open-world RPGs are so in vogue right now.

I hear you, I beat it once on Good karma and started to go through again for the Evil trophies but I just got so burnt out on it, to the point that I don't know that I'll go back and finish, at least not anytime soon.

I just recently got a PS4 so hoo boy do I have a lot of catching up to do. In between sessions of plugging through Tales of Zestiria's post-game/DLC/NG+, I've been messing with Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (yes I typed out the full title otherwise what's the point) and Uncharted, a…

Huh, I played Infamous: Second Son recently and that was more or less my reaction to it.

I just started reading Battle Royale! It's a newly remastered version and there are already 12 dead kids so it's moving along at a nice clip.

Oh for sure, I live in the Southern Ontario "big city" and there was a muslim candidate in my riding (Conservative, hilariously enough) and many, of his signs were defaced with shit I won't repeat here.

There's discourse and then there's being a cruel, thoughtless piece of shit, which I don't think deserves affirmation, ever.

*obligatory GIF of Malory Archer throwing her drink into the fire*

These assholes: fuck them!

There's a town in Ontario called Peterborough where a mosque was set on fire in the wake of the attacks. I posted a nice story to my Facebook page about the community gathering to help. Some girl (that I've known for a depressingly long time, apparently) had this to say: "lol that's hilarious. it won't be the last.…

I feel like this would get cancelled after 3 episodes on network TV. But seeing as it's Netflix it should be good for at least 3 seasons.

Wait, are we talking about Mulaney?

I honestly have no way of knowing if Falk is actually an LCD Soundsystem fan or not, based on this episode.

They were having an argument. As Vikram points out in the review, they're likely rehashing a common fight about Rob's midlife crisis.

I don't understand why this wasn't a Married crossover, except I guess Russ and Lina aren't as "cool" as Gretchen perceives Rob and Lexi to be.

I made a face when Justin Kirk came on my screen but damn if the new couple didn't just fucking nail every second of it. All hail You're the Worst!