That sounds so much better than ‘man-baby gets his feelings manipulated by a weird old man’. I think it would also tie in really well thematically with the ethical and moral struggles of the Jedi as a whole in the prequels - pacifist monks who somehow get roped into becoming generals in a massive war, a role they’re…

I’m a season or so behind, mainly because I miss the excellent pacing and character development of the first couple seasons. It’s wild how quickly things moved in the early days, so ever since it felt like things slowed down, I’ve felt less compelled to keep up. This looks intriguing though, so maybe I’ll try to binge…

Really interesting project! It was also fun to see the drama that happens quite a bit with these kinds of DIY projects, where things go to shit unexpectedly and you have to improvise to get out of a jam. And while I think it’s a cool concept, it does feel like cheating to highlight the tiny size of the main box when…

Certainly helps that this game has a defined art style, another thing Sonic Frontiers lacks.

It’s exciting to finally get an update, but man, what a weird trailer. Obviously they’re teasing the flashback that Cloud narrates to the party in Kalm, but did they not have a few seconds of finished footage that wasn’t just Cloud and Sephiroth walking through the woods towards (presumably) Mt Nibel?

This sounds like Capcom suddenly remembered that Third Strike is part of this game’s lineage as well, and I’m loving it.

The US will do literally anything to not build new public transit systems.

What, no Ridge Racer???

I really wish that just once, Sega would take the time with one of these 3d Sonic games to really prototype the movement and get it right. Sonic has, without exception, felt like shit to control for the entirety of his time in 3d (with maybe the exception of the two Adventure games, which are old enough to get a pass…

Look, either the big marketing bonanza you just showed off completely lacked huge parts of the gameplay loop, or it was accurate and your gameplay loop is concerningly thin. Don’t tell us we’ve got it wrong if we’re just reacting to what you’ve provided.

I mean, the best possible interpretation in my mind is “sure, 1000 worlds, but as in real life planets with life will be exceedingly rare, so we’ve carefully and thoughtfully designed those specific planets to be really special.” I would hope for like 20 of those tops, each incredibly varied and unique, with many…

I agree. It’s frustrating that Microsoft was a few years ahead of everyone else and just dropped the ball at marketing, and Sony gave up on innovation as a result for the entire generation (as well as UI updates, services, etc). Microsoft’s done a ton of work over the past decade to make up for that E3 debacle, which…

Right. Game Pass is great in that aspect because the base plan is an incredible value, and then you can upgrade to Ultimate if you want more specialized portions (EA’s library, PC games, etc). When you recommend Game Pass to a friend or hear someone talking about it, everyone knows what it is and what’s included. It’s…

I’d hope there’s a beefy FFXVI trailer with at least a 30sec FF7R2 teaser at the end. I’d imagine they don’t want Remake to absorb all the hype for the next mainline entry, but it’d also be great to get a little taste since it’s already been two years since the first part came out.

I’d be a lot more excited about PS Plus Premium if the PS5 wasn’t currently handling PS1 emulation worse than my phone.

Some people here are saying that Studio Ghibli should be ashamed of being involved with this project, but so far as I can tell / assume, they’re not. Ghibli was involved in the first Ni No Kuni, but weren’t even involved in the second main game - A character designer who formerly worked at Ghibli was in charge of…

The cheap-looking 3d versions of flat-shaded 2d characters reminds me quite a bit of Simpsons Road Rage & Hit and Run, two car-focused games that a) are both far better than they should be; and b) surprisingly never led to the easier success of a Simpsons kart racer that I’m aware of.

Something I’ve been wishing for the past few years, as my game libraries on Switch, Steam, and Game Pass grow to infinity, is an easy way to sort games by estimated completion time (through HLTB or otherwise). I sorted most of my Steam library that way a couple years ago, which was a massive pain but feels worthwhile…

Man, I can’t wait to see this movie end with Old Indy impaled on a broken tree during a brawl with a younger clone of himself created by the Nazis, and Shia Lebeouf sadly saying a meaningful quote about a cowboy as his last breath leaves his body.

Agreed. He was already pushing suspension of disbelief 14 years ago, and that movie wasn’t worth it. Why are we doing this again?