Delisting always sucks, no matter the medium, but at least everyone but the games industry* has some sort of archive in place. They can pretend like emulation sites/emulators are the problem, but at least, it’s an attempt at archival. Big game publishers only care about their old games when it’s time to exploit your…

Good job, hunter! BSB was probably the tougher early-game boss for me, for whatever reason. Mind you, Gasciogne is still a pain (the first phase is a good primer for future Hunter bosses), but he doesn’t freak me out like BSB.

Hey, does this mean we’ll stop hearing about The Slap [insert echo effect here] for a while now? I mean, as long as interviewers continue to ask every celeb within earshot, they could keep this going for all year.

What the hell is the nonsense he’s spooning supposed to be? Is it the substance I’m supposed to eat before bed to...umm, eliminate belly fat? No thank you!

No love for Hudson Hawk?

I think the thing that has been missed in the many, many gushing reviews/recommends for Elden Ring is that, at its beating heart, it is still Dark Souls, just a lot more. Yes, there are a lot more options to your playstyle, including the option to just run/gallop away if things are going bad (most common enemies have…

Well...it’s a pretty good movie (probably mid-tier for Pixar because of the high bar they set) and I’m not sure it’s fair to blame the film or the filmmakers for a shitty fanbase. But, you do you, I guess...

I couldn’t stand La La Land, but I do have to admit that “City of Stars” was stuck in my head for quite some time afterwards. Whether that means it’s a good song or just a really catchy earworm I couldn’t say. A lot of time I just sang some mundane nonsense to the song’s tune.

I still can’t quite make heads or tails of it, but  I have no doubt you are very good at maiming and/or slaying.  Happy questing!

What a great idea, do a remake of Adventure (Atari 2600).

Jeez, what is that outfit in the first FFXIV screenshot? I mean, I play the SoulsBourne games, so I’m not immune to the charms of weird outfits (Elden Ring has a headpiece that is literally just a hollowed-out octopus whelp), but I just don’t where to start with that assemblage.  It looks like your character has a…

From the Wikipedia article:

I honestly miss Craigslist Personals. I’m not talking about the “Casual Encounters” part, which was maybe 99% bots or pimps or pimpbots, but rather the more chaste, looking for LTR part. I know it was removed because of an act to curtail sex trafficking (the knock-on effect being that real sex-workers have less way to…

Perhaps that’s why I didn’t watch it:  too many Daniels!

I’ve not read much of Sean O’Connell’s reviews so I don’t know what kind of critic he is. From my reading of the review, it just seems like he’s saying that he found the movie lacking—too frantic, too unsubtle, just didn’t “work” for him—but he presumes that there is a (small, by his estimation) audience out there…

Why Are Assholes Mad at ‘Turning Red’?

This sounds a bit like Michel Gondry or Taika Waititi after pounding a 4-pack of Red Bulls (or the French/Kiwi equivalent). I am on board with it. I should probably check out Swiss Army Men at some point.

aka Dad games!

The Dark Pictures series have been OK—not quite the high bar they set with Until Dawn, but still pretty fun to play with friends—so I’m hoping this is a return to form.  And I’m always happy to see Lance Henrickson.

I haven’t played the “Final Cut” version, but I did have a blast with the original version.  It’s such a unique experience, both narratively and mechanically.  You should take most of your assumptions about how the game will play out and forget them; behaving like this is a regular RPG or mystery will only serve to…