Ari Notis's discussions

I made a delicious delivery order! Read more

Burning with envy rn Read more

I was hoping someone would do the math for me! Read more

Great tip! Read more

You’ll have to ask Nintendo, but I like to think that she’s glancing at her phone, drafting a text to the group chat about how ding dang fun video games are! Read more

This is another great non-recommendation! I’m now pulling Dishonored 2 off my backlog immediately. Read more

I’m with you on the launch PS4 thing, though I haven’t upgraded my storage... Compared to my 500GB drive—which only ever seems like it can hold 300 GB at any given moment?—a full terabyte sounds heavenly. A 4TB console? Well, I’d be happy for the rest of my days (or until Halo 9 clocks in at 6,000 gigs...) Read more

I can’t say for sure! I think it depends on a multitude of factors, including your TV, your sound system (if you have one), etc. For me, Boost was better than Midnight. But Midnight’s fantastic for playing around, well, midnight, when my roommates would get ticked off by piercing sounds and turn my apartment into an… Read more

Ugh, yeah, that level was doozy. I’m so sorry to report, but this one has a few like that, too. For the most part, they’ve been a bit more forgiving than that infuriating flooding water one you’re talking about. But I haven’t beaten the game yet, so watch me print out and eat these words in a level or two! Read more

Great catch! Thanks for flagging. Read more

Bingo. There are a couple of difficulty spikes in this game, and restarting after you’ve gauged the first one is a relatively small time commitment. Play games however they work best for you! Read more

At the risk of sounding like a corporate stooge... Not all games on these services are time-limited! (The frustrating thing is that Microsoft doesn’t announce end dates from the get-go, so when games leave, it’s a bit of a surprise. Sony, on the other hand, provides months of lead time.) And even when games time-out,… Read more

Well, food/drink in Manhattan tends to be more expensive than the rest of the city. And, short of a few tourist traps, the other boroughs truly have a lot more to offer as far as– Oh you mean the game!!

If you’re level 30 or higher—and at World Tier 5, as you are—you should be a-okay. Regardless, as detailed in the… Read more

Lol whoops! Great catch, and thanks for pointing out. Post has been updated. Read more

Yup, Faeria is also free this week. (Haven’t yet played it, though, so I can’t testify to its quality.) Read more

One hundred percent agree. I’ll add, though, that some late-game unlocks make them different enough. Doesn’t Jacob get that combat skill (Mutilate, I think it’s called) that all but turns the game into a hack-and-slash? Read more

Lol it’s hard AF Read more

Great point here. Thanks for adding.

And yes, ugh, the final boss is the WORST. I thiiiink I managed to find a strategy that’s replicable across play styles—one that I, somehow, was able to use to beat it without losing anyone. Might put together a quick post on that, too. Keep your eyes peeled! Read more

Readers: This is also a really good tip! (Another commenter pointed out below, as well. Many thanks to both of you.) Definitely sell at least one weapon from each unit at the start, whether that’s iron or steel—but, yes, consider the weight factor before doing so. Read more

But to actually answer your question... From my understanding (haven’t confirmed firsthand how the DLC affects vanilla gameplay), the new characters fit neatly into the four primary routes. You can recruit them into your house just like you can members of other, rival houses.

I’d urge you to at least try the DLC… Read more