Phil Owen's discussions

It totally is. Those three games basically have a sub-universe at this point. Read more

All right, you got me there. Read more

This is exactly my read on it. Plus, SWTOR (KOTOR 3) is still ongoing. Read more

Everybody is different. And I'm speaking for myself in this piece. And for me, it's not feeling that I can't overcome my circumstances, but feeling that I can't overcome what I perceive to be my circumstances. But that's just a small part of the reasons I've had for wanting to kill myself. Even within my own context… Read more

Well, when I write articles like this one there's always a really great sense of solidarity amongst the suffering masses, as we are. We who work in media or otherwise have a high platform talk about this stuff so sparingly that tons of depressed people just think they have a massive character flaw they should be… Read more

You got at probably the most harmful part of any psych ward experience: lying to the doctors so you can get the fuck out of there. I wish I could have been honest, but I knew every night spent in that hellhole was just going to make me worse. No phone, no internet, no chance to go outside for a smoke. Stunning how… Read more

That's happened to me twice, and the weird thing about the ward I've been put in was they didn't even have beds, just those pullout chairs that hospitals have for people who stay with a patient. And yeah those bills. And both times I went I was forced to ride in an ambulance, also not cheap. Both of those experiences… Read more

The text narration is crucial and beautiful. Similar concept to the memories from Lost Odyssey, and just as effective. Read more

I've had the sequel sitting in my account for a while, but because I feel the ending of the first provides perfect closure and the second wasn't by Starbreeze, I can't make myself play it. Read more

It still looks good, yeah, just significantly less stylized with resource-draining effects. These are things the new inFamous still has on PS4, though, but Sucker Punch has the luxury of working on a single platform. Read more

I think the first thing to hope for is that Marvel will invest real cash into games the way it did the movies. Not as much as that, obviously, but tens of millions of dollars into production would be nice. Read more

I will owen this weekend so hard. Read more

Seems it's queued up pretty far, but after ordering it on Sunday and getting the "We'll notify you via e-mail when we have an estimated delivery date for this item" deal all week last night they said it would arrive on the 20th, and then today it shipped and they say it will be here tomorrow. Read more

Er, no. "Drinker" is not an insult label. I'm not sure what your beef is. Read more

They aren't gay? Read more

So I live in LA, and I have an Ultraviolet account I share with a friend in Alabama so we can watch the movies each other purchases. Like this Xbox thing, the Ultraviolet account is intended to be shared by families, but we've been doing this for year with no problem. Read more

That would be accurate here. I am a perfectionist, and I believe I should be the greatest ever at everything I do. Obviously, those expectations are a wee bit too high. Read more

Ah. Thanks for clarifying that. Read more

I'm glad I could help, and I appreciate you sharing this with us. I've found that when I am at my worst, the best thing I can do is to just tell somebody exactly what I am feeling. I am lucky enough to have several great friends who would never think to judge me for the terrible things that go through my head. Read more

That's pretty Sisyphean of you. I assume you're a drinker? Read more