Alexandra Hall's saved articles

Ah yes, all the proprietary everything that was 90's PC gaming.

Jumpers and Soundcards and Voodoos, oh my! Read more

As an avid Monster Hunter fan I’d agree with this! Although I think its much more in conversation with Rise and World than the rest of the series, and given that they launched in 2018 and 2021 respectively I can see a case being made that their influence here was limited. Read more

Once you get past the aesthetics of Ghost of Tsushima there really isn’t enough there to separate it from other Big Map Lots to Do games, which is a damn shame. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, but gameplay wise there isn’t much sunlight between it and any of the newer assassin’s creed games.

It was also really… Read more

So it’s about what I figured then. If you thought Ghost was a 6 originally, then this is more 6. If you thought it was a 9, then this is more 9. That’s fine.
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This is a very good commentary. Read more

Take one look at the Facebook post. Now look at who left a Laughing reaction. Those people are all incels and sociopaths.
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It’s just us editors and writers so it’s hard with a small staff, but we’re always looking out for anything that’s inappropriate! Read more

The only thing that needs to be burned down is toxic gamer culture.  Read more

“I spent one of my early jobs watching the final seconds tick away as I anxiously hunted for that one square foot of grass I’d somehow missed”. Read more

The whole point of Nintendo multiplayer games, specially Mario Kart, IS the constant ruthless betrayal of love and friendship Read more

I actually see this shows as a real life translation of the romance mechanics of some games, a very transactional way of looking at relationships. Read more

I new all I needed was two lockets to get a statue rake! They don’t teach this in schools!
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I have been laughing maniacally at the words “the sex bush” for the last 5 minutes. Thank you.
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There’s absolutely a game jam here unifying the ideas of “left at the altar”, “house burned down”, “mysterious mansion”, “possibly killer grandma”, “fiancé faked his death”, “possible incest with grandma”, “clandestine bush assignations”, etc. where every entry would be more compelling than the actual game here. Read more

holy crap you’re right Read more

“...the Ready Player One-ification of the game...”
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Good for you! I’m a certifiable workaholic in my forties now and have just recently (in the last year) started to pursue a healthy work/life balance. I’ve spent the last 20-25 years working (on average) 60-90 hours a week. I’m lucky enough to have enough sway and trust at my job to pretty much come and go whenever I… Read more

As a QA Professional of 10 years all I can say is FUCKING UNIONIZE!
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I was surprised how much I did NOT enjoy Yooka-Laylee. I am right in the target audience for it. I got maybe halfway through the first level, and nothing about it was fun. Gigantic empty worlds with no sense of progress, and every task is weirdly broken and frustrating. Maybe I’ll try it again someday, but there are… Read more