Ari Notis's discussions

anotis
Ari Notis
anotis
Staff Writer, Kotaku

Oh, yeah, such things are definitely a matter of preference. Pretty visuals and smooth framerates are great! But I’m definitely among the crowd more impressed by features and fun factor and such. Read more

If the rumors are true, you may* be in luck! https://screenrant.com/ghost-tsushima-pc-steam-release-port/ Read more

Also, few kills funnier or more satisfying than a from-the-grave with a disruptor Read more

So, the shock value of Dread’s E3 announcement was tempered somewhat by the total lack of even the barest news about Metroid Prime 4—not just at E3 but also throughout the rest of the year, including a prime (heh) opportunity at TGA 2021—so I didn’t think it quiiiite rose to the ranks of the absolute best surprises... Read more

Cool stat! I wonder what the percentage is for the skulls in the first two levels, since you can’t (at least not yet) backtrack to grab them... Read more

Oh yeah, that’s definitely a significant critique of the current framework. I’m hopeful they’ll add some sort of way for players to earn credits by playing well, since it’s such a common suggestion (and since they’ve already shown initiative to implement the broad requests that make sense, like a Slayer playlist, Read more

That there’s no way to tell whether this was intentional or not makes it all the funnier! Read more

The boss fights in Halo 5 were the WORST—easily my least favorite part of the game. The fights in Infinite are way, way more tolerable (if only because they’re actually, y’know, different, and not just the same damn annoying encounter over and over and over again). Read more

You’re good! Happy to help. Let’s see... Read more

So, can’t get into too much detail for obvious reasons but tldr is: It’s the first time I or any peers I’ve asked have seen anything like that. (Funny story: I didn’t fully realize until I’d spent some time unlocking MP cosmetics, then went back to the embargo and read the fine print and—whoops!) Read more

Hey, thanks so much! Glad you liked it. Read more

Interesting! I so often hear from people expressing a desire to just play slayer, rather than the other game modes. But in either case, yes, introducing mode-specific playlists would be a fix. Last week, 343 said they’re taking a data- and feedback-based approach when it comes to adding new playlists — I’m guessing Read more

I was confused about this as well! And I’ve got a query out to Microsoft about it, but who knows when they’ll get back to me. Of course we’ll be putting something on the page the second I find out. Read more

Seeing these pics together really clarifies how damn good-looking this game is Read more