Ash Parrish's saved articles

Oh my god I feel seeeeen. Read more

My initial reaction to this was “jeez, I feel old, I was already in my teens when FFX came out” ...then I realized we’re literally the same age lol. Read more

I’m not a Final Fantasy fanatic, I’ve only played a couple, but from what I’ve played X is really my favorite. I don’t know how common that is—at the time it seemed that was a pretty unpopular opinion, but now that the game is 20 years old perhaps it’s been reevaluated? There’s some stuff in there that doesn’t work… Read more

It’s funny how these seminal moments in games garner different responses from us. 14 year old you took it in for what it was meant to be, something touching and intimate whereas 8 year old me just wanted to get back to fighting monsters. Took a few years, some hormones, and a replay of the game to realise that “Wait,… Read more

I enjoyed watching the bit at the end where we saw the hero’s path get drawn by the system...  Read more

Big ole spoilers for the ending of this game, but this is why I love its story: Read more

Analog sticks are good at leaving room to refine the direction and scale the sensitivity for a continuous input. They combine direction, pressure, and duration into one task for your thumb. This is ideal for tasks like movement in 3D space because there is a high degree of variance and subtle adjustments can be… Read more

The way I read it, Ash was playing with the buttons using the Joycons. I’ve read similar articles to the ones you mention, but it’s probably worth noting that in the cases where they praise the button controls, every single one of them was using a Pro controller. That probably makes a significant difference.
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What’s switching between button controls and motion controls like, practically speaking? Pause menu > settings menu > etc.? Or is there a quick toggle function right when you pause? I suspect I’ll want to do the same based on this preview. Read more

I think that if I grabbed a knife and growled “it’s time to clean house” my family would rightfully call the authorities and evacuate. Read more

We need and DESERVE a Nick Arcade stage with transitions.
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Bagging Sagging Barry, or we riot. Read more

I spent my childhood in training to make it through the temple, and to reach the top of the Aggro Crag Read more

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And Good Burger restaurant is a stage. Read more

Kenan and Kel as one fighter like the Ice Climbers in smash!
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WoW’s story jumped the Sha a long time ago. Read more

I don’t know what you’re on about. He clearly said “rumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumble” Read more

I’ve reached out to some of your writers about Final Fantasy XI and the private server community. Final Fantasy XI, in my eyes, is superior to FF14 in a lot of ways and especially the vanilla expansions of Zilart and Promathia.
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