Cloud gets impaled and Tifa gets slashed. That should happen fairly early in the game too, so more likely to be in the submission to the ESRB.

True, Cloud also gets impaled by a sword in the original game, he’s just much better at not dying about it. 

doesnt someone get stabbed in the flashback at the Mako reactor too? could be that. 

yuffie: unironically (no one was looking at her)
aerith: flirtily (as a maybe-joke)
cait sith: as a joke
cloud: as a joke in an affectless monotone after someone (i.e. aerith or tifa) sees his chiseled chest
barret: i think its possible but only if he thinks that its hip to say with the kids. he embarrasses the rest of…

It’s not a slow year for RPGs at all. Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty, Colony Ship, WH40K: Rogue Trader, Sea of Stars, FF16, Diablo 4, Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn, Wartales, Persona 5 Tactica, Star Ocean: The Second Story R, For the King 2, etc.

Starfield was not ghosted, it wasn't deserving. 

Maybe? But I feel like they set themselves up for it. Microsoft literally described Starfield as one of the most important RPGs ever made, and then it barely even made the list of nominees. I think if they’re going to oversell it like that it’s fair to call them out.

What, there’s no category for ‘game that managed to completely meet everyone’s expectations both positive and negative?’ No award for ‘game that contained not a single surprise’? Voted number one in the category of ‘sure is the kind of game you’d expect this company to make in 2023 without any internal shakeups or…

Call me crazy but this marketing vehicle gussied up as an award show is not where I care to hear takes regarding Middle East conflicts.

Worked in QA for 15+ years now, around 4.5 of that at Microsoft Games. So I can truthfully say that 99% of the time any bug you found in a game post release was something that QA did in fact find, but was “won’t fix” or otherwise deemed not worth the time to fix. Sometimes it’s punted for a patch, other times it’s a…

I know it is unkind to gloat, but I’m an Ohioan and GODDAMN does this feel good tonight. Republicans in Ohio have had their boots on the necks of us women for far to long, and it has been excruciating listening to their whinging for the past few months about how “extreme” and “radical” it is to ensure that women can…

Dear GOP: Turns out access to abortion and weed are popular. Please continue to oppose these things to your own detriment.

damn, so the memelords didn’t turn gamestop into a roaring success with a solid business plan towards actual profitability and growth?

Some people just love the taste of boot leather and polish, and will say or do anything in the distant hopes that Daddy CEO will let them partake one day.

I actually bought SpiderMan-2 at my local GameStop. Figured the people there have to love gaming more than anything. I was right! The guy at the register asked me about my Pro account (which I don’t have) and then joked it’s not even worth it for him. Thursday before it released I witnessed a great group of employees…

Then they get X times nothing. 

“Fortunately for productive, Better examples of the species, vermin like you have no authority whatsoever to dictate anyone’s wages.

CEOs should cap at X times their lowest paid employee salary. They only go up if everyone does. 

Institute a ceo to lowest employee salary and benefits max ratio

“Last month, Cohen promised every player on the Texas Rangers a $10,000 GameStop gift card if they won the World Series”