Mike Rougeau's discussions

I simplified a bit to avoid describing every beat of this battle, but after using Dark Void the Smeargle used a rather weak water attack (don't recall what it was) that hit both Hawlucha and Dragonite for a small amount of damage. That's when the Red Card activated. Of course the item itself did not directly boost… Read more

One of the Kinect's much-touted features is that it can quickly read QR codes, which will theoretically save players a ton of time when it comes to entering download codes and the like. But after trying on two separate Kinects, we couldn't get it to read QR codes off of phones, suggesting that it might only be able to… Read more

One cool addition: The Xbox One's triggers can each rumble independently down along the controller's grips, which allows some games to convey a surprising range of physical feedback. Forza's tires skid under your brake finger, Ryse's spears shudder under your grip. It's as-yet unclear whether multiplatform developers… Read more

It's exactly as you described it, not more convoluted. If both types are weak, it's 4x damage. If one is weak and one is resistant, they cancel out and it's neutral. If both are resistant then…you get it. Read more

There are a few like that that screw me over regularly when I forget about them and then fall victim to an unexpected super-effective attack. Read more

lol. I tried. Read more

I am a Dune fan and now I won't be able to think of anything else. Read more

Ooo I like that! Read more

I really need to get me one of those. I love my Azumarill, though, and I don't know if I can just two Fairies on my team. Read more

Sometimes I wonder whether Peter Pan is even real fairy canon. Read more

That's great - I never thought about it before reading your comment / the Awkward Zombie comic. I always just pictured a bird in a cave-in and felt it rather obvious that that would suck for the bird. Read more

This is awesome and awesomely relevant. Can't believe I'd never seen it before. Read more

It's very old school, turn-based, first-person like the dungeon crawling. You choose an attack for each of your four characters (lots of customization there) and the turn plays out. Rinse, repeat. I like it a lot. Exploring the dungeons and drawing the maps is fun too, although it occasionally gets a bit tedious. Read more

I'm glad! Me too, in case you couldn't tell. Read more

Might be worth it for Pokemon, Etrian Odyssey IV, Monster Hunter, and Zelda: LttP2 to be honest. I'm sure there are others I'm missing. But those (besides Zelda) allow for pa-lenty of grinding. Read more

Just be thankful you're not as obsessed as I am. It's a black hole for free time. Read more

Probably for the best. Read more

Typo! Thanks. Read more

One of the things I love most about these games - that we're still discovering stuff like this. Global launch was the best idea ever. Read more

Say hi to the last of the Dwarves for me. Read more