I am so damned happy about this. Schadenfreude or not, after Diablo 3 this is a genuine relief.

Good article, but I’d have mentioned Borderlands (the original) in this, for its various critical animations, and certain weapon parts that result in enemies being thrown back.

Entertainingly, I just checked Marvel Heroes 2016 the other day to see if Mystique had been implemented in it. I can sympathize with your interest in Rogue’s power set, but personally I prefer shape shifting as a basis for advancing powers. I also happen to love Mystique’s backstory and character, which I feel gets…

While I appreciate that Xenogears was included, I have to admit I’m disappointed that you omitted Wild Arms 2, which despite its minimal fame has what I would consider perhaps the best soundtrack of any JRPG. I’m also disappointed that you skipped the first Grandia in this.

Knowing what type of switch you want is important, I know it might seem intimidating, but before you decide anything else you need to figure that out. Personally I ordered a switch tester from Amazon (a little piece of plastic with a set of fake keys, one of each switch) and tried that. If you don’t want to bother…

Ocarina of Time. Which actually makes me think a bit about how some of its design can be applied to more modern entries in the genre. Ocarina of Time’s world felt alive, and meaningful, it made you engage with it. That’s something that I think we could use more of.

Thank you. I honestly never understood the fondness for the early entries in the series, I mean even back then I liked other games better (Star Tropics anyone?). Yeah though, the first FF game I actually thought was good, and arguably which is still worth playing is FFIV.

Still on Stardew Valley, just coming around towards my second spring now. Trying to get enough sprinklers set up to not have to water manually when season turns over, that and constantly paying Robin to build things to get them out of the way.

Stardew Valley, finally started. Time management is amusingly stressful, despite knowing the game never ends.

Ouch, one of my favorite MMO developers, I’ve always admired how dedicated they were to their games. This hurts.

Cleaning up Dragon Age: Inquisition, left it late I know. If I finish that, I might pick back up Witcher 3. Not sure, could also buy some indie stuff off the Steam sale (still haven’t played Stardew Valley).

Good timing on this, I just replayed this game earlier this year, and realized it still holds up. It’s a good argument both for JRPGs in general, and for the inclusion of little extra touches in them (something that regrettably became less popular after the 90s).

Maybe it’s just me, but I have to admit I have basically zero interest in the DQVII rerelease, simply because I’ve played the original. Don’t get me wrong, it’s actually my favorite game in the series, but I haven’t heard anything about the remake that gets me interested. Quite the opposite really.

A big thing about this for me, is that when the trailer first showed I went, “Hmmm, is that Oregon?” then realized the studio was from here. I’m just absolutely loving these environments.

That guy in the WTF tshirt almost seems like the focus of this preshow.

... I can’t help but approve of the popcorn.

Thanks mate, that was frustrating as all hell. Ruined the Titanfall 2 trailer for me, and crashed my PC just as I was shutting it off.

What’s wrong with his microphone? I can hear someone else talking behind him, driving me nuts.

I genuinely do not understand giving people who use third party programs to cheat in a PVP game a second chance. This wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t a ‘mistake’, it was flat out actively going and finding a way to harm other players.

I thought this was weird too, so I checked his bio on the wiki, he’s 7'4, and based on his Legendary victory pose the hammer is a bit taller than him in his armor.