Completely agree with this. I finished Zeffo and wanted to go hunting for lore and bits and bobs with the new powers. But because the levels are basically roller coasters and there’s no fast travel, I had to “redo” the whole level. The shortcuts help, but there are no real shortcuts BACK to the ship. There’s an…

Critics, in general, crave novelty. Probably because they have to play every single video game and get sick of same-y feeling stuff faster than most consumers. So, I get it.

This is a great breakdown.

100%. I’m not sure I could continue gaming at all as a dad without it. 

If I were to dismiss something as “for teen boys,” would that be internalized misandry? Or would it be that some books are more suited to certain demographics? You know, what the entire publishing business is based off and the purpose of genres?

Wow. You’d think a best-selling author would have a thicker skin. One person makes one negative comment. I don’t think it’s time for a Sarah Dessen benefit concert or anything.

Nothing like a bulging mouthful of nut juice to really start your day.

Heavy whipping cream in the coffee = delightful, and keto-friendly!

“Disco Elysium is best described as a cross between the seminal role-playing game Planescape: Torment and a LucasArts point-n-click adventure like, say, Monkey Island.”

I love translating this stuff:

A relevant Penny Arcade from 12 years ago. The more things change . . .

Yeah I forgot I was afraid of him.

SNLs demographic is mostly 40+ at this point.

Pretty much how my wife describes MOBAs and Real-Time Strategy games

I feel like every SNL skit could get a hard 50% cut and be ten times better.

No metaphors about Blizzard here, move along.

- Penny Arcade

I don’t really get the “burn” in this article. She asked a question and people, being not sociopaths, answered her.

Only as a joke to sound fancy.

I’m gonna guess that’s how it was supposed to read. You might call it some kind of lure or bait.