Yeah but we’re the games you list still mega franchises? I’m not saying gta wouldn’t need to evolve if it started fizzling out in sales growth.

Yeah I know what you mean - like when they walk they tend to exaggerate how the arms are held. They’re such a big company you’d think it had to be a stylistic decision at this point - or the animation guys there are institutions and stuck in their ways.

Yeah I like how with GTA they haven’t really moved away from the core experience. The worlds just get richer . I often wonder why developers feel they have to deviate (looking at you DICE and what you’ve done to the Battlefield franchise after Bad Company 2) when dealing with a massive, loved and successful franchise.…

I can see how the game mechanic is boring for some people. I do a lot of it begrudgingly but I like so much of the rest I ride it out -although I didn’t finish the first game because I hated some of the missions and how their formulaic nature broke the world for me (the final straw was the mission where in Mexico you…

Personally I hope they tone it down a notch. I didn’t really like some of the over the top characters from the first game. But I get that’s a taste thing.

Wait, what!? I haven’t heard about this. At launch, what’s the cheapest version of the game missing, that the most expensive version will have? I don’t read stories about the different launch editions because I’ve never cared for fancier packaging or one or two extra weapons or outfits. Are you telling me it’s actual…

“...especially given that he parked out of sight to let the juveniles out of the vehicle...Blackwell however, insisted that Terrell only thought that a fight would take place...”

Ugh, as a dad I live in fear of this. My oldest is 15 and I can’t tell what is “normal” teenage interest how she looks because of her awareness of her self as a young women, and what is the shite unattainable image stuff she’s getting from the trashy “celebrities” she follows on Instagram. One thing’s for sure - we’re…

I hate that I’ve grown to respect him because from all I’ve read that cult damages people.

Seems some people answering your post didn’t realise you wrote “years” on purpose.

They were two unfortunate but correct things that happened. Greizmann didn’t dive. IMO there was enough contact - drawing the foul and flopping is a legitimate tactic I’m afraid. However as a neutral I hated that it lead to an own goal.

Yeah, BF1 had a horrible menu experience outside the gameplay and no one talks about that anymore. I’ve been playing BF4 agina lately and it’s sooooo much better when browing menus etc...

Cool, I’m a graphic designer, and when someone tells me one piece of design is a rip off of another, I know enough about my subject matter that I can both see how similar they are and yet I appreciate the wider context of my subject matter to know how common, popular, and functional the elements are, and why and how…

My kids often mistake one song for another, especially at the start. So do I sometimes. We’re humans, we recognise patterns, especially ones that effect us - which is why and how we make and enjoy music (and other art forms) in the first place.

I think they are alike but they’re not copies. They just - like with Blurred Lines - share several popular and complimentary musical elements.

That’s my takeaway. Where I’m from a hoodie is basic attire for a number of different social strata in the colder months - and what constitutes a hoodie anyway? There are so many items of different aesthetic qualities that could qualify as a hoodie, from classy to trashy. It would be easier to make the rule about pants…

Oh Ronaldo has made me respect him more and more these past weeks. I’m usually a Messi fan - not because I hate Ronaldo, but because I prefer how Messi plays. But Ronaldo looks like the one more interested in football these past months.

Beckham had everything except the cool personality.....so close. But I guess he still made everything else work for him. Seems to me he understands this and isn’t a very “talky” celebrity.

I want to know more too! I dont’ even have to see it, just want to know what it’s like.

Oh god, that car better be derivable whenever I want it to be.....beautiful.