I was able to guess exactly which Mega Man X clip that link was going to be. So, so terrible. I want to say we're past those kinds of terrible localizations, but I probably just don't know any recent examples.

I've only read a handful of Sherlock Holmes' short stories, but I've always meant to read more. It's comforting that I could do so for free from Project Gutenberg, although I can't say I'm accustomed to ebooks as of yet.

Regarding Llewyn Davis: I don't think it's that odd that people find it serious. It can be wry or absurd when it wants, but it's essentially about a homeless singer who's only able to survive on the generosity of others. Even when he tries to better his situation, he either undermines his own success or fails because…

I read Batman: Dark Victory. It was a good follow-up to The Long Halloween; it did retread a lot of similar ground, but in ways that made sense. The writing and the art were about as good, so it was a good read.

The headline says "tiny record players" and somehow I fail to realize it's referring to the Grammy statue. It actually reminded me of this paper record player, which uses a piece of paper and a needle to play a flexi disc. I mean, the sound quality is awful, but it's neat, even if it's just a novelty.

Bad food, huh? Well, when I'm jonesing for a quick bite, I'll usually go around punching garbage cans and dumpsters until I find a pizza, a hamburger, or if I'm lucky, a turkey (seriously, a whole turkey with all the fixings!) but one time, it turns out it was rotten. Poisoned! Took all of the herbs I had on me to…

I don't think you can gift anything you "own", only things that are in your inventory. That's also where games go when you buy them as a gift instead of for yourself.

It's going to be me, my friend who owns the game, and two people who haven't played the game before, so I suspect we'll stick with one of the default two maps for beginners' sakes. That narrows it down to the US or Germany, if I remember correctly.

My spending habits were at their worst for console games, mostly on Gamecube/PS2/Xbox era games. I had the irrational fear of, "If I don't buy this now, I'll never find it again!" There's a grain of truth in there, surrounded by a very stupid pearl.

How do I manage my backlog? Poorly. More accurately, I don't.

But mostly, I accept that I'm a collector, and "having" games is enjoyable in its own way.

I was being a bit glib, since I can't resist a good quote, but it's more of a "man is the real monster" vibe. But enough talk; have at you! you should play it at home and see for yourself.

I'll forgive the game's slightness, as it was made in a weekend for a Ludum Dare game jam (the theme? "You only get one").

The game is short enough that I beat it twice. It's alright, if insubstantial. The mechanics are competent enough and the game has a definite tone, but I don't feel like there's much to the ending other than the fact that it has a "Surprise!" moment. Probably because it feels like a rough outline for exactly what Shado…

Virus Wars is a fun little game; I don't believe it's the first game to use those mechanics, but it adds some variety. It's hard to make great tactical decisions, though, since there's not enough time for much more than split-second judgements and all-out charges.

From the L.A. Times article:

Perhaps someone more familiar with the issue can clarify something for me: is this change limited to distribution, or will it affect production, too? I can see the latter earning some ire, even if I don't have any personal stake in the matter, but the article makes it sound limited to the former.

… the movie in which Keanu Reeves knows kung fu, again…

Hooray for The Incredibles! Still my favorite Pixar movie.

You forgot to accidentally add an extra ingredient to the concoction: Chemical X!