Jesus Christ.

After seeing some really cool videos on possibilities, my project last weekend was finally taking the plunge and jailbreaking my launch Switch. It was a little terrifying because it’s my main console these days and Nintendo seems so ready to ban people, but I also figured that a) I’m a sucker who will be buying a…

Ugh, fuck off with your hyperbole. I don’t give two shits about the outdated console wars like it’s fucking 2004, neither’s perfect by any stretch. I’m pointing to the facts that Microsoft has recently nearly removed the walls around their console garden through xCloud streaming on all kinds of devices, Game Pass on…

Given Sony’s annoyingly aggressive exclusivity tactics (timed exclusivity and console exclusive DLC for multiplatform games especially), if the tables were turned and they were the ones buying Zenimax, I doubt this would even be an article worth writing - we’d all just be lamenting the future Elder Scrolls, Fallout,…

I totally agree - since the pandemic started I’ve been gradually getting my old SNES, Gamecube, and PS2 to play nice with my 4k tv and modernize their play experience (like wireless controllers and playing PS / GC games off SD cards to prolong the life of the lasers and discs). Just feeling the physical delight from…

Back when I was more into online games, I would always turn off voice chat as soon as possible. I’m not there to hear someone’s music playing over their mic, listening to them mouthbreathing, or to hear a bunch of preteens say racist shit, I’m just trying and failing to be decent at Overwatch (or whatever other game I…

Ooooohhh nice - a tournament movie! With different themed rival teams! Welcome to the writing team!

This shit sounds like it was written by a half-baked Hollywood algorithm, one that was specifically fed Ready Player One because some exec thought it was successful and should be copied.

I know they’ll probably just revise the Pro Controller to add headphones if they do at all, I just don’t want to have to buy a new one for the feature.

I’m dying for some fucking folders, and I have been for years. I’m sure there are some great forgotten games installed on my Switch, but going to that Library screen is just anxiety inducing, so I just keep playing the same things to avoid my backlog. Let me sort out the games I’ve finished, currently focus on,…

And EVO! Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia, etc!

FINAL SMASH: *Fei sitting on a stool under a spotlight in a black void, trying to explain some philosophical anime nonsense. Screen fades to black*

For sure. I think there’s some convenience and sense to genres congealing as they’ve matured and forming their own control standards, but it also makes innovations feel few and far between. Broadly speaking, action games all feel like Dark Souls now, FPS all feel like Call of Duty, etc. As AAA games have become far…

Really depends on your tastes, but there’s something for everyone! Burnout Revenge is my favorite “racer” on the system (lots of crashing, but still counts), it holds up really well and I still prefer it over Burnout Paradise. The Tekken and Soul Calibur games are exceptional 3d fighters, and I also like Capcom vs SNK…

“We thought about putting Rex into the game, but instead I wanted to include my waifus. I mean, look at those thighs. Please understand.”

Always fascinating to have Sakurai’s updates on the coronavirus situation at Japan - I hadn’t realized things were still so challenging there. Also always great to see his incredible home TV setup (#lifegoals), I can only aspire to show all my consoles with that incredible balance of refinement and easy access.

And a SNES collection please! Especially with some of the oddball ones that never made it here, like Bahamut Lagoon and Treasure of the Rudras!

God, I’d kill for Xenogears remaster that cleans up the shit translation and adds some other QoL features. I’ve been 1/3 of the way through that game for a while and it’s surprisingly hard to go back to compared to other JRPGs.

Even though I came to both of the consoles at least midway through their generations, I have very fond memories of the PS1 and PS2 being, in my mind, the height of conceptual creativity in gaming (potentially only beaten by recent indie developers). I’m sure much of this is nostalgia, but it was phenomenally exciting…

Agreed - I’d much rather have games at 1080p with a locked 60fps and the equivalent of High / Ultra detail settings than 4k at 30ish on Medium across the board. I do the same on my PC (1440p in that case, unfortunately not an option for most tvs) and it’s a much better experience than when I was always compromising…