Well, without getting too theological about it, it is certainly clear that the Pharisees are alive and well.

Well stated.

I pretty much bludgeoned my way through AC1, so I kind of disagree.

There are different applications of the term.

Well, no... not really.

The core of modern-day "evangelicals" is a splinter group of Christians that reacted strongly against the militant fundamentalism of the 1920s and 1930s, and broke off from it as a result - so I agree with you in that it makes it all the more ironic that the author conflates the two. It's been mentioned that…

While that is indeed one meaning of "evangelical," I'm speaking of a particular movement which began specifically as backlash against that type of fundamentalist outlook. "Neo"-evangelical perhaps.

I had the impression "evangelical" was originally coined specifically because of the negative connotations that were beginning to form around the term "fundamentalist." Tangentially, it seems "evangelical" is becoming a bit of a dirty word as well.

You are contradicting your original point that the gameplay changes were to reflect a decreased level of fear for Isaac, since he is now very experienced.

I think we do... It just gets expressed in different ways because of the very different cultural lens. I think the whole hipster subculture thing is one of our responses, for example.

Counterpoint: just as the main character is growing in experience, so is the player. So there is no need to translate "less scariness" into gameplay modifications to intentionally make it less scary. It will naturally be so to players who have gone through DS1 and DS2.

Your son is awesome. That is all.

If this article and many of its attached comments were intentionally ironic, it would be an astounding bit of satire. If.

Genesis puts it at the confluence of the Tigris, Euphrates, and two other rivers (Pishon and Gihon) that are nowhere to be found.

Being an old-school X-Com fan, I'm surprised to be the only person here agreeing with you... but probably not in the way you intended.

Lol. In all seriousness, I'd rather they stay. I hope the new game captures even a little of the magic for everyone now, that it did for me back then.

In about twenty years, some person may come along and say the same thing regarding a beloved current-generation game of yours - one that offers such amazing gameplay that it could not be destined to be anything other than an utter classic - and on that day, when said beloved current-generation game is being remade and…

It is actually Islamic. And while it does require the man to say stuff three times, there are periods of waiting/action in between that are placed therein to encourage reconciliation. Once it is uttered the third time, it is irrevocable.

I'm actually more of a Platonist, so I believe it to be objective. But I agree... hopefully we never stop asking!

I told a girl that, back in college, she hit a stage where she was pretty "chunky."