Alexandra Hall's discussions

Oh, it’s that bad? I haven’t bothered with that show yet. Read more

So far I’m rolling my eyes at the derivativeness of it all but I’m hoping the action will start to shine when I get past the opening stuff. Read more

Murderous Zelda is my fave.

Yeah it really isn’t. I hope you can find a better balance. Read more

Well put. Read more

> A mild case of not finishing games, but that’s it...

In case this helps at all, BotW is a big departure with very little gameplay connection to prior games. If any Zelda game is good to jump directly into without need for prior-game experience, it’s this one. Read more

Very much so. Read more

Yeah, starting a game before 10 p.m. is like a huge accomplishment in my book. ADD brain ftl. Read more

Good posture while gaming is literally impossible. I will not hear otherwise as I refuse to be shamed. Read more

That’s very funny. Read more

It’s interesting watching to see how the megatexture stuff actually affects the look of the world. So far I do feel like, the canyon walls and such that I’m navigating tend to have a lot of visual variety and a certain natural quality many games lack. There’s less obvious tiling. Read more

Same. I also do this with tv shows. I try to avoid spoilers while still compulsively seeking out internet tidbits on my latest object of inquiry and you can imagine how well that goes. (It goes very badly.) Read more

Yeah wow I feel this one. So many entertainment choices available to us these days, but nothing sounds good cuz the brain chemicals aren’t right. Read more

Who has time to wait for the VA? They’re always so slow!  Read more

Oh god, yeah, this is me too. When games tie map reveals to towers or whatever I get obsessed with uncovering the entire map first thing, have many adventures along the way, and then I’m done/burnt out before I get to the actual plot. Did this in AC Odyssey last year, and only unlocked like half the map. (I found it a… Read more

It’s funny, I have this huge bias against young kids’ skill and intelligence these days, like I’m in denial that they can actually be good at video games. I think of them as daft or something. Read more

Yeah, for sure. Ninja Saviors was one of my favorite games / best surprises in recent years. Read more

Hehe. Hey, I said worse Doom is still pretty good! Read more

Yeah, they were a very productive dev house that usually seemed to deliver decent, playable games. Read more