Haha oh for sure! I agree on the last point about Nintendo in general, they definitely make some games that inspire feelings in people.

Yea I could see that! I actually found myself missing the N64 controller. I loved that weird, strange beast... 

I am going to say I am squarely in the “this game is hella fun and I don’t get the hate camp”.... Well, I guess I shouldn’t say that, it is a pretty strange game. I can see it might not appeal to a lot of people.

This is an incredibly cynical and just plain inaccurate view of this game. I don’t know what you are referencing at all. I just finished the campaign on Monday (dusted it, loved it), and it doesn’t play like that at all. The game is a HUGE love letter to Marvel and comic books, and being a fan in general. A huge beat…

YES! So much yes. The wii controls were pretty non-invasive, but I never fully clicked with them. This is a very welcome change to a great game. 

Kotaku is a shell of it’s former self and it’s sad. It’s fallen from grace so fast and so hard.

Yup, that’s me! At my company (health care company in CA, IT job) we get our 3 or 4 weeks PTO a year, depending on how long you’ve worked here, and that is it. You use that for medical leave, bdays, child being born. Doesn’t matter. PTO or nothing. 

Yea, I was gonna come in and say the same thing. I’m not defending it, it sucks. But at my IT job we have PTO that is earned each pay period, and that is it. You use that for sick days, birthdays, anything. It’s all PTO and that is it. 

No, that’s not what they’re saying at all! That’s quite a reach by you, I would say. They are saying that yea, this is how most jobs are in the US. Is it shitty? Absolutely. But it’s the truth.

Hard agree as well. Thank god for latest tab. This new look is absolutely horrendous. 

God, 12 year old me would have salivated at this game in the N64 age. Would have absolutely played this game!

God, it never ends. I’m a newish homeowner, and I still haven’t really gotten used to the stress. I’ll wake up in the middle of the night sometimes like “What is that DRIP?!”

Oh does it get harder? That’s good to hear. I assumed (hoped) it would get a little harder once I get to the other maps...

Awesome news on the harder difficulty!! I was just talking to my coworker this morning about this...

Soooo, Native Americans are the only ones who can use the word spirit?

FOR REAL! I’m not defending Ellen or anything, but that person sounded pretty intense. I mean, we can’t say spirit animal now? That seems a little ridiculous. It’s just a dumb saying with no meaning at all. Like the word “spirit” belongs to one culture? 

ok, I’m not really going to argue or say you’re wrong. But the “KILL DOGS LOL”  is absolutely untrue. There is nothing in this game where it ever makes light of the violence in it, or makes you feel good about it. The dog you kill in a cutscene, very much makes it known that it’s fucked up. 

I just finished the game for the 1st time (loved it), and I am absolutely embarrassed by some of the discourse online. The messages and reactions, and just overall words some people use make me feel embarrassed to even call myself a gamer.

I do like that little audio cue that happens when people can see you though. I don’t really know how to explain it, but its kind of like this “wooooosh” sound that plays when you step out of cover, and can be seen. Not necesarily that you ARE seen, but just that you can be. The audio in this game in general is so good…

Yup, seconded what you all said! I am playing on Hard as well (didn’t mess with any sliders) and it’s perfect. It almost seems like it should just be “normal” to me. It’s not overly hard, it makes it feel just right to me. I found TLOU 1 to be a little too easy on normal.